Fragility, 2025, mixed media, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

Fragility, Valerie Kalmenson, 2025, mixed media, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

Pencil charcoal acrylic on canvas

This explores the fragile line between tenderness and pain — where love endures even in the face of loss. Through the bowed figure and burning red tones, the painting reveals how grief can hold both ache and devotion in the same breath.