Faces of Unmasked Shadows: Figurative Portrait Painting | Remove the Mask Series | 16x20"

A Call to Lay Down the Masks That Shield and Constrain Us

“Faces of Unmasked Shadows” presents five intertwined figures emerging from a deep black background, their muted tones and sharply contrasting features capturing a fragile, uneasy tension. These somber, anguished expressions speak to the weight of hidden truths and the fragmented selves we carry within.

Bold lines and vivid accents cut across the composition, suggesting both rupture and connection as these figures navigate the struggle between their true selves and the personas they leave behind. This painting extends a simple, urgent invitation: to lay down the masks that shield and constrain us.

Created as a reflection on authenticity and courage, this work is a call to confront yourself without pretense and to live from a place of invincible truth. It offers a quiet moment to consider what remains when all disguise falls away.

Artwork Details

• Themes: Authenticity, inner truth, vulnerability, persona vs. self, transformation

• Style: Contemporary figurative expressionism

• Color Palette: Muted flesh tones against deep black with vivid accent lines

• Key Imagery: Five intertwined faces, bold linear elements, deep black background

• Dimensions: 16" x 20"