Labrador Study

## Labrador Study This intimate study captures a fleeting moment of canine awareness, rendered with a remarkable economy of mark. The artist’s swift, layered brushwork builds form not through precise delineation, but through shifting values of umber and ochre. Light seems to pool across the subject’s muzzle and brow, drawing the eye to an expression of gentle curiosity. The composition is deliberately close, almost cropped, creating a sense of immediacy and inviting a reciprocal gaze. A restrained palette and textured surface imbue the work with a quiet, atmospheric quality, suggesting a memory held close—a momentary connection between subject and observer. The study feels less a portrait, and more an exploration of light, form, and the subtle language of animal presence.