Surprise by Nicole Marra Size:M - 50 x 70cm their forms silhouetted against a

their forms silhouetted against a soft

the low sun casting long reflections across wet ground in the foreground

the fine linework and botanical detail are reproduced with complete fidelity

grounded by a pale

Compositionally the work holds its vertical orientation with confidence

Surprise by Nicole Marra Size:M - 50 x 70cm their forms silhouetted against aSurprise captures a fleeting human moment with the economy and confidence that defines Nicole Marra's illustrative voice. A female figure caught mid reaction fills the portrait frame her expression open, unguarded, lit by a palette of warm skin tones set against flatter, graphic fields of colour. The line work is controlled yet expressive, oscillating between crisp contour and deliberate looseness to suggest spontaneity. There is an immediacy to the