Untold Story, Self Portrait

60” x 77”, mixed media and textiles on canvas

Framed in a black float frame

Untold Story is the fourth piece in my Self Portrait series—an ongoing exploration of identity through layered materials, raw emotion, and intuitive process. Created over several months, this large-scale work (60 by 77 inches) slowly unfolded as I returned to it again and again, adding new textures, emotions, and discoveries with each layer.

Crafted using a rich mix of acrylics, pastels, spray paint, charcoal, string, and sewn-in yarn, the piece holds a physicality that mirrors its emotional depth. Strings hang organically from the surface while fibers are stitched directly into the canvas, creating a sculptural presence that pushes the boundaries between painting and textile art.

The layers in Untold Story are dense—both visually and symbolically. Every mark holds a fragment of something once unspoken: memory, reflection, vulnerability, and truth. This is not a portrait of a face, but of the inner self—revealed slowly through process, texture, and feeling. The title reflects its essence: a collection of stories still living in my subconscious, not yet spoken or fully understood. It’s a visual processing of truths I don’t yet have words for, but that live in color, movement, and material. Untold Story is a layered, unfinished narrative—deeply personal and profoundly human, waiting to surface.