ARTIST:
Shadowmyst Art, Sharon O’Shea Wood.
MEDIUM: Digital Painting
TOOLS: Procreate, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro
STYLE: Painterly realism
ORIENTATION: Portrait
CREATED: 2026
STATUS: Private collection
DIMENSIONS: 11 x 14 in
Jubilance (noun): a feeling of extreme joy, triumphant satisfaction, and exultation — a state of overwhelming happiness or gladness. Some moments are simply beyond a smile. Head back, eyes lifted, completely given over to it. This is that moment, and this is that face.
Artist’s Process:
Created entirely in Procreate on a 13” iPad Pro M5 with an Apple Pencil Pro, bringing depth and texture to life through layered digital brushwork. Each portrait begins with structural drawing to establish accurate proportions, followed by layered color blocking, value refinement, and detailed work on skin, light, and texture. The loose wave and curl pattern of the hair required extensive layered strand work across the full composition, with auburn highlight passes to achieve volume and movement. A painterly brush treatment was chosen throughout — including the background — to give this piece the quality of traditional pastel or colored pencil work, distinguishing it stylistically within the portrait series. The soft scattered background light draws focus forward onto the subject’s expression and accentuates her emotional intensity.