Artwork Statement
"Where Warmth Starts to Slip (Pull)" is the second piece in "The Anatomy of Goodbye", and it lives in the moment when connection is still present but no longer secure. The hands are separating, yet one fingertip remains in contact. That single point of touch becomes the entire weight of the image. It’s the last bit of warmth, held in place by tension instead of ease.
This drawing is about pull as a feeling, not just a gesture. The hands reach away from each other while still tethered, like two forces acting at once. The skeletal anatomy is intentional because it carries that hollow, empty sensation that can show up when something begins to change. Bones read as structure without comfort. They turn the touch into something almost fragile, as if what’s holding the connection together is thinner than it used to be.
The soft graphite haze around the forms acts like residue, a quiet atmosphere that lingers even as distance grows. This piece isn’t about a clean ending. It’s about the strain of staying connected while beginning to slip, and the way even the smallest contact can feel significant.
