The Gloaming 

Sarah Joncas created "The Gloaming" using oil on a birch panel. Joncas came of age in an era saturated with digital art. Her work often carries echoes of both traditional painting and contemporary illustration, exploring the terrain between the real and the surreal. The androgynous figure in "The Gloaming" has been marked by nature, as we see tree branches tracing the contours of their bare chest. Joncas invokes a sense of feminine power, but not one that conforms to traditional ideals. Her figures often display a quiet strength, resisting the male gaze and celebrating female agency. The setting evokes a dreamlike state, heightened by the cool color palette and the distant moon. The title itself, "The Gloaming," suggests a liminal space, a place between light and darkness, known and unknown. Joncas invites us to contemplate the complex relationship between identity, body, and environment. It resonates with an awareness of our own fleeting existence, and how the body exists as part of nature.