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Where the first series was painted on smooth hot press paper, this series was made on cold press — a rougher, more porous ground that absorbs the watered-down acrylic washes differently, pooling in the texture of the paper and creating a ground that feels warmer and more inhabited than the figure alone could account for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe figure is built up with palette knife and paste medium, then worked with sgraffito through the surface to reveal the layers beneath, followed by successive acrylic washes that settle into the texture of both the paste and the paper. The warm amber and teal palette is shared with the companion Series I work, but reads differently here — drier, more granular, closer to earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe painting is presented in a substantial black wood frame with a warm gray mat, framed size 12×12 inches, painted image 6×6 inches. A companion piece from Series I — painted on smooth hot press paper — is listed separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eSigned on back. 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