Tender Heart 2019

Rose Freymuth-Frazier painted ‘Tender Heart’ with oil on canvas. The image seems to grow right out of the making process, as if the colours and forms came together through feeling as much as observation. Look at the heart shape over the chest. It's like the painting itself is undergoing an operation, exposing something raw and vulnerable. The surrounding brushwork is loose and suggestive, blurring the line between figure and ground. It reminds me that painting isn’t just about depicting something, but about creating a space for something to emerge. The overall effect is a balance between control and accident, intention and intuition. It makes me think of Paula Modersohn-Becker, who also captured the essence of human experience with such sensitivity and emotional depth. Art is like a tender heart, open to endless interpretation.