Name: Necessity of Tenderness
SKU: 27839

Necessity of Tenderness

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$9,990

Necessity of Tenderness
Mixed Media on Canvas

Necessity of Tenderness is a commanding diptych that explores the essential role of compassion amid strength, memory, and change. Spanning two canvases, the composition unfolds as a continuous visual dialogue—where layered forms, handwritten reflections, and expressive mark-making create a landscape of quiet emotional power.

A palette of warm ochres, muted blush, slate grey, olive, and charcoal builds depth through successive layers of paint, graphite, collage, and abrasion. Architectural forms and fragmented passages emerge and dissolve beneath the surface, while drips and gestural lines reveal the artist’s process, allowing the history of the work to remain visible.

Expansive in scale and rich in texture, Necessity of Tenderness is both contemplative and architectural.

36″ × 84″ | Unframed

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The Backstory

DJE original art is an expression of life’s journeys and relationships, using shapes, patterns, color and texture as a symbolic interpretation of how things felt at the time. Wood, fabric, paint and plaster on canvas are all in play. For DJE, making art is a path for personal understanding and clarity. If the art speaks to you the viewer, if it captures your imagination, raises questions, evokes emotion, one man’s process may enlighten another’s. In this way, art is personal and transcendent.

CUSTOM COMMISSIONS: Art originals are indeed just that: one-of-a-kind creations. Please know, however, that DJE loves personal commissions. Perhaps an already-sold work of art speaks to you. Maybe you’re intrigued by piece, but desire a change in size, palette, material or content. The creative process can even be collaborative with regard to dimensions and color preferences. Where to begin? The custom process starts with an email.