Faye Trickett

Soft Flesh

Acrylic on canvas, oak frame

62 x 92 cm ( framed )

Original artwork, 2026

Soft Flesh is a powerful contemporary figurative painting exploring vulnerability, bodily presence, and the tension between softness and strength. Through layered acrylic paint and expressive, tactile brushwork, Faye Trickett captures the female form with striking honesty rejecting perfection in favour of something far more human, intimate, and emotionally resonant.

The composition immediately confronts the viewer with direct eye contact and an unapologetic physicality. Subtle folds, texture, skin tones, and painterly marks are rendered with sensitivity and realism, allowing the body to exist without idealisation or performance. Trickett’s handling of paint gives the surface a living quality, where every brushstroke contributes to the emotional atmosphere of the work.

Muted neutral tones and soft greys create a quiet, almost cinematic backdrop that pushes the figure forward with intensity, while the raw intimacy of the pose introduces themes of identity, femininity, self perception, and embodied experience. There is both fragility and resilience within the painting — a tension that makes the work feel deeply contemporary and psychologically charged.

Balancing classical figurative influence with modern emotional realism, Soft Flesh sits within a growing movement of contemporary female led painting that prioritises authenticity over perfection. The work carries a strong collector presence, equally suited to contemporary interiors, curated private collections, and gallery focused spaces seeking emotionally immediate figurative art.

Professionally framed in natural oak, the piece retains a refined gallery finish while preserving the instinctive energy and raw painterly surface that define Trickett’s practice. A compelling statement work for collectors of contemporary figurative painting, feminist contemporary art, and emotionally driven portraiture.