After the Bath

This artwork beautifully captures a serene and intimate moment of a woman sitting on a rock by a gentle stream, wrapped in a soft, white cloth. The natural setting is lush with green foliage, and the artist has skillfully rendered the play of light and shadow, creating a warm, glowing atmosphere, particularly around the figure's shoulders and the upper part of the scene. The woman’s pose, slightly turned away and looking down, evokes a quiet introspection or peaceful contemplation.

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Biography

Richard Kimball Jolley, American oil painter, b. 1954 –

R.K. Jolley graduated from Utah State University with a Bachelor of Arts
Degree in Fine Art, and has been painting professionally for 38 years.

Jolley has a strong attraction to rich, tonal color, expressed in a variety of
styles, particularly, realism, tonalism, and impressionism.

He paints a wide range of subjects including, landscape, figurative, wildlife,
birds, and an occasional non-representative work.

His paintings can be found in collections throughout the United States and
abroad.

Artist’s Statement

What inspires me are, those fleeting moments of patterns of light.

I believe I am mainly influenced by tonalism and impressionism. For the most part, what concerns me the most when creating a work of art is, good color, believable light quality, and making strong, interesting value proportions. I apply these principles to all my subjects, whether they are realistic portrayals or non-representative works.