velvet rabbit

2025

Velvet Rabbit is an original oil painting by Charleston-based artist Chris Harmon, exploring themes of softness, elegance, and containment. A poised, reclining female figure is rendered in rich oil on canvas, surrounded by a dramatic black surface textured with damask patterns and bordered in luminous gold leaf. Her presence is both luxurious and restrained, as though held within a quiet frame of introspection.

This figurative painting merges realism and design, combining classical oil techniques with contemporary mixed media elements. The gold border suggests both a window and a boundary, inviting reflection on themes of beauty, identity, and agency. The interplay of dark velvet textures and luminous skin tones is designed to evoke a dreamlike stillness—at once intimate and iconic.

Oil, acrylic, gold leaf and black leaf on canvas

21 x 21

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