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Still Becoming – Original Pastel Drawing on Archival Paper by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
Still Becoming is an original pastel work on archival paper exploring identity, movement, and the unfinished nature of becoming.
The composition is built through color, gesture, and loosely defined forms that seem to gather and disperse across the surface. A central vertical structure holds the eye while brighter circular shapes and shifting marks create movement around it, giving the work a sense of energy without resolving into a single fixed image.
Pastel allows the surface to remain immediate and tactile. Marks can be softened, layered, interrupted, or left exposed, and that visible process becomes part of the meaning of the piece.
Still Becoming reflects the idea that identity is rarely static. We carry earlier versions of ourselves forward, revise them, resist them, and sometimes rediscover them. The work holds that tension between recognition and change.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: Still Becoming
Year Created: [Confirm Year]
Medium: Pastel on archival paper
Artwork Size: 11 W × 14 H in
Frame Size: 16 W × 20 H in
Style: Contemporary / Figurative Abstraction
Subject: Identity, transformation, movement, self-reflection
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Included
Original Collector Artwork
This is a one-of-a-kind original pastel work on archival paper. Its individual marks, layered colors, tonal shifts, gestures, and surface details are unique to the original artwork.
The piece is presented in a 16 × 20 inch frame and includes a signed certificate of authenticity documenting the title, artist, year, medium, dimensions, and original status of the work.
Additional Information
Still Becoming moves between figuration and abstraction without settling completely into either. Familiar forms appear briefly, then dissolve back into color and gesture.
That ambiguity is intentional. The work reflects the instability of identity and the way memory, experience, and perception continually reshape how we understand ourselves.
The 11 × 14 inch original creates an intimate viewing experience, while the 16 × 20 inch framed presentation gives the piece greater visual presence without losing the immediacy of the pastel medium.
Collector Price
$600
The collector price includes the original one-of-a-kind artwork, 16 × 20 inch frame, signed certificate of authenticity, protective packaging, handling, insurance, and standard ground delivery to one address within the contiguous United States.
Shipping and Local Pickup
Standard insured shipping from St. Louis, Missouri, to one address within the contiguous United States is included in the listed price.
The framed artwork will be carefully protected and packaged for transport. Expedited shipping, specialty handling, or other delivery requirements may involve an additional charge and will be arranged before shipment.
Complimentary local pickup is available in the St. Louis area by prior arrangement.
Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and international destinations must be quoted separately.
Fine-Art Prints
Archival fine-art prints of Still Becoming may be offered separately.
Prints are reproductions of the original artwork and do not include the original frame or the certificate of authenticity issued with the original work. Available sizes, substrates, framing options, and pricing may vary.
Still Becoming – Original Pastel Drawing on Archival Paper by Erin McGrath Rieke
About This Artwork
Still Becoming is an original pastel work on archival paper exploring identity, movement, and the unfinished nature of becoming.
The composition is built through color, gesture, and loosely defined forms that seem to gather and disperse across the surface. A central vertical structure holds the eye while brighter circular shapes and shifting marks create movement around it, giving the work a sense of energy without resolving into a single fixed image.
Pastel allows the surface to remain immediate and tactile. Marks can be softened, layered, interrupted, or left exposed, and that visible process becomes part of the meaning of the piece.
Still Becoming reflects the idea that identity is rarely static. We carry earlier versions of ourselves forward, revise them, resist them, and sometimes rediscover them. The work holds that tension between recognition and change.
Artwork Details
Artist: Erin McGrath Rieke
Title: Still Becoming
Year Created: [Confirm Year]
Medium: Pastel on archival paper
Artwork Size: 11 W × 14 H in
Frame Size: 16 W × 20 H in
Style: Contemporary / Figurative Abstraction
Subject: Identity, transformation, movement, self-reflection
Original Artwork: One-of-a-kind
Frame: Included
Original Collector Artwork
This is a one-of-a-kind original pastel work on archival paper. Its individual marks, layered colors, tonal shifts, gestures, and surface details are unique to the original artwork.
The piece is presented in a 16 × 20 inch frame and includes a signed certificate of authenticity documenting the title, artist, year, medium, dimensions, and original status of the work.
Additional Information
Still Becoming moves between figuration and abstraction without settling completely into either. Familiar forms appear briefly, then dissolve back into color and gesture.
That ambiguity is intentional. The work reflects the instability of identity and the way memory, experience, and perception continually reshape how we understand ourselves.
The 11 × 14 inch original creates an intimate viewing experience, while the 16 × 20 inch framed presentation gives the piece greater visual presence without losing the immediacy of the pastel medium.
Collector Price
$600
The collector price includes the original one-of-a-kind artwork, 16 × 20 inch frame, signed certificate of authenticity, protective packaging, handling, insurance, and standard ground delivery to one address within the contiguous United States.
Shipping and Local Pickup
Standard insured shipping from St. Louis, Missouri, to one address within the contiguous United States is included in the listed price.
The framed artwork will be carefully protected and packaged for transport. Expedited shipping, specialty handling, or other delivery requirements may involve an additional charge and will be arranged before shipment.
Complimentary local pickup is available in the St. Louis area by prior arrangement.
Shipping to Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. territories, and international destinations must be quoted separately.
Fine-Art Prints
Archival fine-art prints of Still Becoming may be offered separately.
Prints are reproductions of the original artwork and do not include the original frame or the certificate of authenticity issued with the original work. Available sizes, substrates, framing options, and pricing may vary.
