Description
Hold Your Head Up is a large floral painting. It is a luminous, emotionally charged mixed media painting that brings movement, color, and a steady sense of presence into a room. Built through layered intuitive mark-making, the surface feels alive ~ full of sweeping gestures, softened revisions, and energetic strokes that create depth and rhythm from every angle.
A glowing blue vase anchors the composition, offering structure beneath expressive blooms of magenta, crimson, coral, and warm rust. White marks arc across the painting like flashes of light ~ lifting the color, creating motion, and adding a sense of air and sparkle. Up close, the work reveals a rich conversation of transparent layers, bold brushwork, and delicate line, giving the piece both complexity and cohesion.
For interior designers, this painting is a statement-maker with versatility. Gallery wrapped after it was painted, the sides offer an expansive infinity view. The cool blues stabilize the palette while the warmer tones energize a space, making it ideal for living rooms, bedrooms, entryways, and modern office settings. The composition holds attention without overpowering the room ~ it creates atmosphere.
Hold Your Head Up pairs beautifully with its companion painting, Keep Your Head Up. While they are not a diptych, they share a visual and emotional relationship ~ two works that speak to one another through color, gesture, and light. Together, they create a collected, intentional feel for anyone designing a space with warmth, personality, and lasting impact.
This piece is perfect for both seasoned collectors and those buying original art for the first time ~ bold, uplifting, and made to live beautifully in your everyday life.
Exhibited:
* The Art Center, Dover NH: Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
* Heart Work: Art That Moves Us, an online juried exhibition presented by Art Agent Maine, Feb 14-Mar 14, 2026
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