The most extreme close-up of the collection, this piece cuts tightly to the right side of a woman's face, focusing entirely on a single, piercing green eye. She holds a flawless, clear double-terminated quartz crystal up to her cheek, acting like a literal prism. The skin surrounding her eye is painted with flecks of bright green and pink, beautifully mirroring the light refracting through the gemstone.

Prismatic Gaze

Clusters in Sight

Prismatic Envy

The Crystal Goddess

Poised Elegance

Prismatic elegance

Foresight intuition

A Dancing Star

The Dancing gemnast

The Dancing Gem

Reflective Thoughts

The Alchemist Gaze

The Crystal Keeper

The Crystal Oracle

The Alchemist of Veridia

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The Amythist Oracle

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The Alchemist's Keep

The Eye of the Beholder is a meditation on perception, value, and the deeply personal nature of beauty. Through expressive palette knife strokes, vibrant layers of color, and the inclusion of raw crystalline forms and gilded fragments, this series explores the idea that what we choose to see ultimately shapes our reality.

Each portrait captures a moment of introspection, a gaze turned upward, inward, or beyond the visible world. The gemstones serve as symbols of hidden potential: formed under pressure, imperfect in structure, yet treasured for their rarity and brilliance. Gold leaf appears throughout the works not as a symbol of wealth, but as a reminder that value is often assigned by the observer. What one person overlooks, another may consider priceless.

The subjects themselves become mirrors. Their faces are constructed from countless strokes of unexpected colors, suggesting that identity is never singular or absolute.

Nathan Jackson Artist 

Diane

The Eye Of The Beholder