Tehom, 2026 Framed Drawing

Tehom, 2026
Original drawing in pencil on paper
Framed in Black Walnut
 
210x148 mm (Unframed)
300 x 400 mm (Framed)
 
This drawing has been framed using Tru Vue Conservation UV Filter Picture Frame Glass. Conservation glass protects your artwork from fading/damage caused by UV light with very low reflection. 
 
I framed this drawing in 25x30mm Black Walnut with a slight bevel. It has been given two coats of Black Bison Wax and a coat of Finishing oil to give it a rich polished finish.
 
Please note that this frame has a small amount of damage in the bottom right-hand corner as seen in the images above.
 
Tehom (2026) I designed as an immersive study of the reverse of a dahlia, where form begins to shift between observation and abstraction. The petals overlap and fold into one another, creating a dense interior space that feels less botanical and more structural; like something in the process of emerging or dissolving. The tonal range is carefully controlled, drawing the eye inward toward a darker centre where detail gives way to ambiguity.
 
The title Tehom, taken from the Biblical Hebrew word meaning “the deep” or “the abyss” speaks to this sense of inward movement. Rather than presenting the flower as a surface object, the drawing suggests depth without clear boundary, a space that is layered, obscure, and difficult to fully grasp. In this way, the subject becomes a kind of threshold; something at once delicate and expansive, intimate and unknowable.