Student Age

A child's school cap rests at center, its felt crown darkened with use, the band worn to a pale ochre.

The cap sits almost alone on the surface, drawing the eye inward through soft tonal shifts. Around it, the background settles into muted slate and warm grey while the cap itself carries deeper charcoal tones with faded ochre on the band. Light arrives from one side, gentle and low, modeling the curve of the crown and laying a soft shadow at its base. The brushwork stays controlled—thin layers and dry touches that let you feel the grain of the felt, the worn edge of the brim. Nothing hurries here. The air holds this small object as if it were a memory.