Michele Mikesell, Standing Watch: Jackal Wearing a Suit, 2025, Oil on Canvas

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Standing Watch (the Jackal) Oil on canvas 60 x 72 in 152 x 183 cm Michele Mikesell’s Standing Watch (the … Read more Standing Watch (the Jackal) Oil on canvas 60 x 72 in 152 x 183 cm Michele Mikesell’s Standing Watch (the Jackal) presents a mesmerizing anthropomorphic figure — a jackal-headed being dressed in a patterned teal jacket that merges sharp tailoring with painterly abstraction. Set against a layered, geometric landscape of ochres, moss greens, and sky blues, the composition pulses with rhythm and repetition. The creature’s upright posture and steady gaze establish it as both observer and guardian, its animal features softened by a distinctly human intelligence. The surface is richly worked, full of Mikesell’s signature scraped textures and veiled transparencies. Circles, grids, and dotted motifs echo across the background like coded symbols, giving the painting an otherworldly logic. The jackal itself, rendered with refined brushwork, bridges myth and modernity — a surreal being caught between instinct and awareness. In Egyptian mythology, the jackal is tied to Anubis, the god of the afterlife, yet Mikesell reinvents it as a contemporary watchman — stylish, solitary, and enigmatic. Standing Watch (the Jackal) is both elegant and unsettling, a powerful example of Mikesell’s figurative surrealism and her ability to translate archetype into allure. Ideal for collectors seeking bold, large-scale statement works that merge fine art craftsmanship with narrative depth. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
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