Alma Fernández Tercero
JardinInquire about availability
- Year
- 2017
- Technique
- Oil/Canvas
- Dimensions
- 76 × 61 cm
- Status
- Inquire about availability
- Palette
- mint green, chalk white, chocolate brown, dusty pink, flesh ochre
- Brushwork
- Polished and blended brushwork in the carnations and draperies, combined with dense, linear strokes in the hair and direct touches of impasto on the corollas.
Curatorial analysis
Curatorial analysis
A weightless mass of dark curls dominates the upper half of the canvas, expanding like an organic dome that redefines the silhouette of the portrait. Within that dense, circular volume, small clusters of white petals are caught among the strands, acting as the primary bridge between the female figure and the atmosphere that envelops her. The background, executed in an ethereal mint green modulated through subtle glazes, avoids any reference to a recognizable architectural or natural space; it transforms the setting into a suspended plane where dozens of detached blossoms float without apparent gravity.
Contrasting with the botanical dispersion of the surroundings, the figure is sustained by rigorous drawing and unmistakable bodily restraint. The upright collar of the garment structures the torso, while the arms crossed over the chest introduce a deliberate physical barrier. It is an attitude of withdrawal that collides with the preconceived softness of the pastel hues. The model diverts her gaze toward a point outside the frame, withholding direct complicity with the viewer; her light eyes and sealed lips convey an introspective vigilance, far removed from mere decorative fragility. The rendering of the face, modeled through delicate transitions between the warmth of the skin and perimeter shadows, endows the expression with precise psychological weight.
This contrast between spatial openness and emotional seclusion finds its technical counterpart in the application of the oil paint. While in the hair the mark becomes graphic and dense, gathering curved lines that generate tactile volume, across the flesh and the sleeve folds the paint settles with a velvety smoothness. The white corollas dotting the background do not operate as mere ornamental embellishment: they are a suspended rain enclosing the woman within her own silence, consolidating an image where botany externalizes the quiet complexity of her inner world.
More works by Alma Fernández Tercero
30 works
Available works
Inquire about availability
- Desde el JardínInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- AbrazoInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- RitualInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- EstirpeInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- Dulce RecuerdoInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- A la EsperaInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2018
- Encuentro InesperadoInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- NubeInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- Rosas BlancasInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2018
- MusaInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2017
- Corazón RojoInquire about availabilityAlma Fernández Tercero · 2018
Similar works
By subject, palette and style
- Luz de Jardín AzulÁlvaro Gómez · 2017
- Capricho en FlorRamón Chirinos · 2010
- Una Ventana a la NaturalezaRamón Chirinos · 2011
- Fruta de la NaturalezaRamón Chirinos · 2010
- Blanca FloraciónInquire about availabilityÁlvaro Gómez · 2015
- Alrededor del CuerpoInquire about availabilityÁlvaro Gómez · 2019
- Primavera PerladaInquire about availabilityÁlvaro Gómez · 2017
- Jardín de SecretoSoldCristian Navarro · 2021
- Desde el Rojo JardínSoldÁlvaro Gómez · 2016
- Jardín PrimaveralSoldÁlvaro Gómez · 2016
- Jardín Naranja JardínSoldÁlvaro Gómez · 2016
- Siena JardínSoldÁlvaro Gómez · 2025
