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Afterlight 🖤Charcoal, light and shadow. Imagined in a collector’s home.Michelle Eva May | Contemporary Figurative Artist...
20/10/2026

Afterlight 🖤

Charcoal, light and shadow. Imagined in a collector’s home.

Michelle Eva May | Contemporary Figurative Artist

14/10/2026

Unspoken 🖤

From the first marks to the finished portrait.

Charcoal, layering, erasing and pulling the light back through the darkness.

Michelle Eva May
Contemporary Figurative Artist

Four studies in shadow.A small selection of my recent charcoal figure studies — exploring femininity, light and shadow, ...
05/10/2026

Four studies in shadow.

A small selection of my recent charcoal figure studies — exploring femininity, light and shadow, and the quiet emotion found in a moment of stillness.

I’m drawn to faces that don’t reveal everything. The areas left in darkness can sometimes say as much as the features themselves.

Charcoal, light and instinct — working directly onto paper.

Which one speaks to you most? 1, 2, 3 or 4? 🖤

30/09/2026

From the first marks to the finished portrait. 🖤

Charcoal, pastel, gouache, gesso and Conté — built up, erased and layered until the light began to emerge.

I love seeing how much a piece can change from those very first marks.

Michelle Eva May
Contemporary Figurative Artist

23/09/2026

From the first marks to the finished portrait. 🖤

Charcoal, gouache, layering, erasing and pulling the light back through the dark.

A little look at the process behind this one.

Michelle Eva May
Contemporary Figurative Artist

22/09/2026

First layers of a new charcoal drawing. 🖤

Building the darks, pulling back the light and letting the face slowly appear.

More tomorrow.

Michelle Eva May
Contemporary Figurative Artist

Quiet Reflection. 🖤I love seeing how artwork can transform an interior — adding atmosphere, character and something deep...
20/09/2026

Quiet Reflection. 🖤

I love seeing how artwork can transform an interior — adding atmosphere, character and something deeply personal to a space.

Quiet Reflection — an original A2 charcoal artwork by Michelle Eva May.

19/09/2026

From the first marks to the finished piece. 🖤

A charcoal portrait built through light, shadow and layers of charcoal.

Michelle Eva May

17/09/2026

Quiet reflection. 🖤

A glimpse into the process of this charcoal portrait — still taking shape.

Michelle Eva May

Oil on Canvas Portrait | 70cm x 100cmFigurative Art | Contemporary Fine ArtThere’s something powerful about capturing em...
28/11/2025

Oil on Canvas Portrait | 70cm x 100cm
Figurative Art | Contemporary Fine Art

There’s something powerful about capturing emotion through light and shadow. This new oil on canvas portrait explores quiet strength, femininity, and presence — a balance I’m always drawn to in my figurative work.

I love working with blurred edges, soft transitions and minimal detail, allowing the viewer to feel the atmosphere before noticing the features. This painting is part of my ongoing exploration of intimate, expressive portraiture.

✨ Medium: Oil on canvas
✨ Size: 70cm x 100cm
✨ Artist: Michelle Eva May
✨ Style: Figurative art / contemporary portrait painting

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