Soundcheck

11" x 14"

acrylic on canvas panel

This painting is a fearless study of modern masculinity—grounded, self-possessed, and unapologetically physical. The figure sits low and open, his powerful legs forming the architectural base of the composition: thick, solid, and immovable. They anchor the work with a sense of weight and dominance, conveying strength not as aggression, but as certainty.

The body is rendered with deliberate tactility—inked skin, dense muscle, and warm flesh brought forward through layered brushwork and intimate scale. The pose is confrontational yet calm, inviting the viewer into a charged exchange of looking and being looked at. There’s no performance here, only ownership: of space, of body, of desire.

What makes this work compelling is its confidence. Masculinity is not idealized or sanitized; it is heavy, grounded, and aware of its own magnetism. The exaggerated proportions and direct gaze flirt with eroticism while remaining firmly within the language of contemporary figurative painting.