At the Window

Painting Description: At the Window
Artist: Valeria Notarnicola
Date: January 2025
Medium: Mixed media on canvas (pencil, acrylic, and ink)
Dimensions: 60 cm x 50 cm

Artist Statement

At the Window captures a moment of quiet intimacy and contemplation, portraying a woman seated in her undergarments, turned away from the viewer, absorbed by the view outside her window. The palette is restrained—earthy browns, muted creams, and subdued greens—giving the work a gentle warmth and stillness.

Rendered with a combination of careful linework and soft washes, the figure is both sensuous and introspective. Her posture, slightly twisted and engaged, suggests a natural gesture—perhaps stretching or adjusting—yet the overall composition feels considered, even staged. It’s a domestic tableau framed by a moment of solitude.

Outside, a trio of stylized trees punctuate the green horizon, their whimsical, sinewy trunks echoing the feminine curves within the room. The interior is sparse but evocative: an open jar, a wooden stool, and an organic pendant lamp create a rustic, almost timeless setting. These objects ground the viewer in a familiar but undefined space—more symbolic than literal.

This work plays with the boundaries between public and private, interior and exterior, seen and unseen. The woman's face is hidden, offering anonymity and universality—she becomes a stand-in for anyone caught in a moment of pause between action and reflection. The open window doubles as both escape and frame: the outside world beckons, yet the viewer remains enclosed within.

At the Window is a quiet meditation on selfhood and solitude, inviting the viewer not to intrude, but to observe—to consider how the most personal scenes can become the most quietly profound.