Un-censorship: Suspended Between Concealment and Revelation

Acrylic on canvas
24 × 20 inches
2020
$400

Crease is an intimate study of internal pressure made visible through the body. The tightly framed composition draws the viewer close—so close that the tension becomes almost palpable. Hands overlap the face in a protective yet compressive gesture, creating literal and metaphorical folds where emotion gathers and holds.

Leasure’s nuanced handling of color animates the figure with subtle shifts of warmth and coolness, suggesting conflicting emotional states beneath the surface. Highlights trace the contours of knuckles, tendons, and skin, emphasizing fragility while revealing strength in restraint. The cropped perspective denies full context, mirroring the experience of being caught within one’s own thoughts—compressed, inward, unresolved.

The title Crease speaks to moments where pressure leaves a mark—where repeated strain reshapes the self. It is a quiet but powerful meditation on anxiety, self-protection, and the unspoken weight carried in stillness.

As one of the more intimate works in the series, Crease offers collectors a deeply personal point of connection—an evocative piece that rewards close looking and emotional reflection.

Confined

Acrylic on canvas
24 × 48 inches
2021
$1,000

Confined captures a raw and intimate moment of internal tension—where vulnerability, isolation, and resilience coexist. The figure curls inward, shielding the face while the body remains exposed, creating a powerful contrast between emotional withdrawal and physical presence. The elongated vertical format intensifies the sense of compression and containment, pulling the viewer into the psychological space of the subject.

Bold, expressive color shifts ripple across the figure, suggesting emotional turbulence beneath the surface. Warm and cool tones collide, emphasizing the complexity of human experience—strength and fragility, protection and exposure. The dark, minimal background allows the figure to emerge almost sculpturally, heightening the immediacy and intensity of the moment.

This work speaks to universal feelings of confinement—whether emotional, mental, or situational—making it deeply relatable while remaining visually striking. Confined is a compelling statement piece that invites prolonged reflection, offering collectors a work that is both emotionally resonant and visually commanding.

Ideal for collectors drawn to figurative work with depth, honesty, and expressive power.

  Crushed

Acrylic on canvas
36 × 48 inches
2020
$1,200

Crushed confronts the viewer with a visceral portrayal of emotional weight and internal collapse. The figure is tightly folded into itself, limbs entangled and compressed, suggesting the physical manifestation of psychological pressure—grief, overwhelm, and endurance all held in a single moment.

The artist’s bold use of color elevates the piece beyond realism. Vivid blues, reds, and greens pulse across the body, mapping emotional intensity rather than natural light. These chromatic shifts create a sense of movement and tension, as if the figure is vibrating under the strain of unseen forces. Against the stark black background, the body emerges dramatically, isolated yet undeniable.

Despite its sense of confinement, Crushed is not a work of defeat—it is a study of survival. The strength in the figure’s musculature and the deliberate composition speak to resilience, capturing the quiet power of holding oneself together when everything feels too heavy.

This striking figurative work is ideal for collectors drawn to emotionally charged contemporary realism and expressive color theory. Crushed commands space and attention, offering a raw, honest reflection on the human condition that lingers long after viewing.

Acrylic on canvas
24 × 48 inches
2020
$1,000

Collapse captures the moment when endurance gives way—when the body and mind can no longer hold their shape under emotional weight. The figure folds inward, arms wrapped tightly around the legs, head bowed, creating a closed, protective form that speaks to vulnerability, exhaustion, and self-preservation.

The artist’s expressive use of color transforms the body into an emotional landscape. Iridescent hues of pink, blue, green, and violet ripple across the skin, suggesting shifting states of feeling rather than physical light. These colors pulse against the stark contrast of the dark lower form, emphasizing the tension between visibility and disappearance, presence and retreat.

Unlike a depiction of defeat, Collapse feels deeply human. It honors the act of pausing, of breaking inward rather than outward. The posture becomes an act of survival—a necessary surrender that allows for eventual release and renewal.

This work resonates strongly within contemporary figurative practice, offering collectors a piece that is both visually striking and psychologically intimate. Collapse invites prolonged viewing, reflection, and emotional connection, making it a compelling addition for collectors drawn to narrative-driven, expressive figurative art.

 Tense

Acrylic on canvas
30 × 40 inches
2020
$1,000

Tense captures the charged space between restraint and release—the moment when emotion coils tightly within the body, refusing to settle. The figure folds inward, hands raised defensively near the face, fingers clawed in a gesture that suggests anxiety, vigilance, and internal pressure. This is not a scream, but a held breath.

The artist’s bold, prismatic use of color transforms the figure into a living register of emotion. Saturated blues, reds, greens, and violets fracture across the skin, revealing tension beneath the surface. These hues do not describe light; they describe feeling—stress mapped directly onto the body. Against the stark, minimal background, the figure feels exposed, isolated, and psychologically present.

The composition pulls the viewer close, cropping the body tightly so there is no escape from the emotional charge of the pose. The raised hands become both shield and signal—an instinctive attempt to protect while simultaneously revealing vulnerability.

Tense speaks to the quiet, constant strain of existing within one’s own mind. It resonates deeply with contemporary audiences who recognize this posture—not as weakness, but as survival. For collectors, this work offers a striking, emotionally intelligent piece that balances expressive color, technical control, and raw human truth.

Acrylic on canvas
18 × 24 inches
2020
$400

Conceal explores the instinctive act of self-protection—the moment when visibility feels unsafe and retreat becomes a form of survival. A raised hand interrupts the viewer’s gaze, shielding the face while simultaneously drawing attention to what is being hidden. The gesture feels immediate and human, echoing a universal impulse to withdraw when confronted by judgment, scrutiny, or emotional exposure.

Vivid, fractured color washes across the skin, transforming the figure into an emotional landscape rather than a literal portrait. Blues, pinks, and warm flesh tones collide against the dark background, suggesting internal conflict beneath the surface. The contrast between the illuminated hand and the partially obscured face heightens the psychological tension of the composition, creating a powerful push and pull between revelation and concealment.

The cropped framing places the viewer uncomfortably close, reinforcing the intimacy of the moment. There is no narrative resolution offered—only a suspended emotional state that invites reflection. Conceal asks the viewer to consider what it means to be seen, what it costs to hide, and how often the two coexist.

As part of this emotionally charged series, Conceal offers collectors an accessible yet impactful work—one that speaks quietly but resonates deeply, making it an ideal entry point into the larger body of work.

Acrylic on canvas
36 × 48 inches
2020
$1,200

Writhe captures the body in a moment of visceral unrest—caught between resistance and release. Suspended against a stark, open ground, the figure twists and contorts, untethered from gravity or place. The pose feels involuntary, as though the body is responding to an internal force rather than conscious choice, embodying a physical manifestation of emotional turbulence.

The figure’s darkened silhouette contrasts sharply with luminous passages of color that pulse across the skin. Iridescent hues—greens, reds, blues, and warm flesh tones—bleed into one another, suggesting motion, tension, and the shifting nature of inner states. The face, partially illuminated, hovers between serenity and strain, reinforcing the ambiguity of whether the figure is unraveling or transforming.

Hair and limbs arc outward, amplifying the sense of motion and instability, while the dramatic foreshortening pulls the viewer into the figure’s orbit. There is no fixed orientation; the composition resists a single point of balance, mirroring the psychological disorientation the piece conveys.

Writhe speaks to moments of profound internal conflict—when emotion becomes physical, when the body bears the weight of unspoken experience. It is a commanding work within the series, offering collectors a bold, emotionally charged statement piece that confronts vulnerability without restraint.

 Grip

Acrylic on canvas
16 × 40 inches
2020
$600

Grip captures a moment of raw, instinctual tension—where the body responds before the mind has time to intervene. The elongated vertical composition draws the eye upward, emphasizing the reach of the figure and the vulnerability embedded in the gesture. The head tilts back into darkness, hair cascading in fluid motion, while the hand tightens in a grasp that feels both protective and desperate.

Leasure’s luminous use of color transforms flesh into something almost otherworldly. Iridescent highlights ripple across the figure, suggesting movement, breath, and emotional charge beneath the surface. The stark black ground isolates the form, heightening the psychological weight of the moment and allowing the gesture to speak without distraction.

The title Grip operates on multiple levels—physical tension, emotional restraint, and the act of holding on when release feels equally possible. The ambiguity of the pose invites the viewer to project their own experience into the image: is the figure bracing against collapse, or reaching toward liberation?

Intimate yet powerful, Grip offers collectors a compelling entry point into the series—an emotionally resonant work that speaks quietly but lingers long after viewing.

 Clawing

Acrylic on canvas
36 × 48 inches
2020
$1,200

Clawing captures a moment of raw emotional release—where containment gives way to urgency. The figure’s hands press upward, gripping at the face and air itself, as if searching for breath, clarity, or escape. This visceral gesture becomes the central language of the work, communicating struggle without the need for narrative explanation.

Leasure’s use of heightened, prismatic color fractures the body into emotional planes, allowing tension to ripple across muscle, skin, and shadow. The exaggerated highlights and saturated tones suggest internal conflict made external—pain, longing, and resilience coexisting within the same physical form. The upward tilt of the head introduces a sense of desperation, but also defiance, as if the figure refuses to remain unseen or silenced.

The title Clawing speaks to the instinctual act of reaching when words fail. It reflects moments when survival becomes physical—when emotion demands space and acknowledgment. This work stands as one of the more commanding pieces in the series, both in scale and emotional intensity.

As a large-format painting, Clawing offers a powerful presence for collectors drawn to figurative work that confronts vulnerability head-on. It is a statement piece—unapologetic, expressive, and deeply human.

 Prone

Acrylic on canvas
24 × 24 inches
2020
$600

Prone captures a quiet yet heavy moment of inward collapse. The figure folds into itself, head bowed and supported by the hands, embodying exhaustion, surrender, and the weight of internalized emotion. Rather than dramatizing the moment, Leasure allows stillness to do the work—inviting the viewer into a space of vulnerability that feels deeply personal and universally recognizable.

The restrained composition intensifies the emotional impact. Cropped tightly within the square format, the body feels contained, almost compressed by the edges of the canvas. Subtle shifts of color—cool greens, warm reds, and soft highlights—move across the figure like emotional residue, suggesting inner turmoil beneath the calm surface.

Unlike works that depict struggle through motion, Prone speaks through pause. It represents the moment after resistance, when the body gives in not to defeat, but to honesty. This sense of emotional exposure aligns powerfully with the themes of Un-censorship, where concealment is replaced by presence.

At an intimate scale, Prone offers collectors a deeply contemplative work—one that draws viewers in slowly and rewards prolonged looking. It is a piece that resonates in quiet spaces, speaking softly but with lasting emotional weight.