Description

This portrait was created in response to a singular moment in the game — watching Leon Draisaitl reach his 1000th point in the NHL. Rather than depicting the milestone itself, the work focuses on the quiet intensity that precedes achievement: the concentration, restraint, and presence that define sustained excellence.

The painting explores the space between motion and stillness, capturing not celebration, but resolve. Through layered blues and deliberate mark-making, the piece reflects the accumulation of time, discipline, and momentum that lead to moments history later names.

Inspired by that milestone, this work stands as a study of focus — of what it means to arrive through consistency rather than spectacle.