Between Light and Shadow

Artist: Imashi Jayasinghe
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 16 × 12 inches (40.6 × 30.5 cm)
Year: 2026
Framing: Unframed

Between Light and Shadow is a realistic portrait built on the play of light across a face. Warm, earthy tones and soft highlights model the features, while deeper shadow gives the sitter depth, weight and a quiet sense of character.

About the artist

Imashi Jayasinghe is a Sri Lankan artist working in realistic portraiture and figurative art, moving between acrylic painting and monochrome drawing to capture expression, emotion and the way light shapes a face. Read the full biography