Modern Prayer miniature Blue Istanbul

Blue Istanbul

and restraint renders a profound moment of emotional stillness

The zebra’s bold stripes evoke motion-dazzle camouflage—a survival tactic in which zebras align stripe-to-stripe within herds

Balinese river stones are hollowed out and make the perfect vessel for any contemporary and organic environment

and gaze becomes offering—a moment illuminated

Modern Prayer miniature Blue IstanbulModern Prayer, 2017 Oil on Linen 48 36 in 121. 9 91. 4 cm Frame included Modern Prayer (2017) marks the beginning of Sean Rushs Prayer Seriesa contemplative exploration of the space between prayer and meditation. Executed in oil on raw Belgian linen and measuring approximately 48 36, the painting uses the unprimed linen as a natural mid tone that anchors the compositions tonal structure. Rushs technique balances realism with restraint: the figures