Midtones are the space between extremes. In music, it is the sound field where the voice carries, where warmth and fullness arise. In visual art, it is the transitions between light and dark - the nuances that give depth and life.
 In this painting, the midtones point to what is not clear, but is nevertheless crucial. The fragments of light and shadow, the silences that arise between the colors, the fragile transitions that hold the whole together.