ashar

oil on a wooden panel 30x30x5cm
Somewhere Between is a delicate orchestration of form, colour, and quiet symbolism. The canvas is bathed in soft hues of blue, white, and pale grey, creating a serene atmosphere that feels suspended in time. A large, pale rectangular shape occupies the centre, subtly blending into the background like a veil or threshold—neither fully revealed nor entirely concealed.
In the upper left, two faint circular forms and a series of short vertical lines suggest celestial bodies or coded signals, adding a sense of rhythm and mystery. At the bottom, three small blue rectangles align horizontally, grounded and orderly, while four red marks beneath them introduce contrast and emotional tension—like echoes or footprints.
Minimalist yet rich in nuance, Somewhere Between explores the liminal space between clarity and ambiguity, presence and absence. It’s a visual meditation on balance, transition, and the quiet beauty of things not fully defined.

I use oil pastels, oil sticks, markers, scrapers, charcoal, pigment sticks, newspaper, and graphite, as well as gold and silver leaf, to make marks whichever fits the moment. UV protected, signed on the back. The work is on a plywood panel and is ready to hang. No further framing is needed.

There’s a place I go, inside myself,
Where nobody else can be,
And none of my friends can tell it’s there –
Nobody knows but me.
It’s hard to explain the way it feels,
Or even where I go.
It isn’t a place in time or space,
But once I’m there, I know.
It’s tiny, it’s shiny, it can’t be seen,
But it’s big as the sky at night …
I try to explain and it hurts my brain,
But once I’m there, it’s right.
There’s a place I know inside myself,
And it’s neither big nor small,
And whenever I go, it feels as though
I never left at all. by Dennis Lee

Ref: 23/01