This is an original portrait drawing on antique drawing paper, made with antique colored pencils.

This piece captures the quiet tragedy of surrender. As the figure takes form, the background deepens like rising water — a slow, symbolic drowning. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Ophelia, she becomes a vessel for emotional overwhelm: love, loss, silence. A portrait not just of a woman, but of the moment before she lets go.

The drawing is substantial in size — a statement-making 18 × 24 inches. It has been preserved in an Indigo Walnut Round frame. The final dimensions of the piece are 19 × 25 inches. The piece arrives framed and ready to hang.

Limited edition prints can be found here.