Abstract Expressionist Cubist Portrait

Contemporary abstract expressionist oil painting, powerful Black woman, Afro modern figurative art, fragmented cubist portraiture, Dutch Master chiaroscuro. Vertical 4:5 canvas. Monumental face dominates upper composition, head slightly tilted, one cobalt blue hand resting against jaw, eyes direct and defiant. Bold exaggerated features: broad sculptural nose, full lips, prominent cheekbones, almond eyes. Skin in saturated Yves Klein cobalt blue with ultramarine and indigo shadows. One side intact with thick impasto strokes; opposite side fragments into overlapping planes of cobalt, indigo, crimson, antique bronze, raw cream. Hair: extravagant abstract wrapped textile forms, oversized scarlet calla lilies dissolving into red brushstrokes. One hammered antique bronze asymmetrical geometric earring. Background: midnight indigo, distressed black, weathered bronze, exposed warm cream, crimson interruptions. Heavy impasto, palette knife scraping, dry brush, pigment drips. Unapologetic, regal, painterly. No text, no frame, no photorealism. --ar 3:4 --v 8.2