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“Feel the Blue III” by Ritchelly Oliveira, 2025

“Feel the Blue III” by Ritchelly Oliveira is a visually arresting work from 2025 that fuses portraiture, symbolism, and bold chromatic contrast. Executed in charcoal and acrylic on canvas, this 100 x 80 cm piece portrays a striking Black woman holding a bird atop her head, set against a vivid orange background. The subject’s calm yet alert expression, combined with the sculptural rendering of her hands and the feathered creature, gives this painting a dreamlike, ritualistic presence.

This artwork stands out for its balance of realism and abstraction. Oliveira’s technical mastery in charcoal brings a deep tonal range and volume to the figure and bird, while the vibrant orange field—painted in flat, saturated acrylic—provides a graphic and contemporary visual punch. The unexpected color pairing and symbolic placement of the bird evoke questions of identity, transformation, and inner strength, making it a compelling choice for collectors of modern figurative works.

As part of the “Feel the Blue” series, this work reflects Oliveira’s interest in creating spaces of presence and narrative through contrasts, between color and grayscale, nature and figure, stillness and movement.