Created in 2001, Nicole is a blind-contour portrait of Nicole Kidman that channels both the raw immediacy of Abstract Expressionism and the structural explorations of Cubism. Executed in sweeping black lines over a gestural, Pollock-inspired ground of splattered and layered color, the figure emerges in a tension between spontaneity and control. The interplay of fractured contours and textured fields recalls Georges Braque’s experimentation with form while embracing the chaotic energy of action painting. A pivotal work in John McCaskill’s practice, the piece reflects an early synthesis of gesture, abstraction, and portraiture that continues to inform his mixed-media approach.