Tom Waring's *Duell* (2021) is an oil on linen painting that channels a sense of tension and confrontation through the artist's considered use of the medium. The rich, tactile surface of the linen supports Waring's painterly language, where oil paint is deployed with both precision and expressive energy. The work invites viewers to contemplate themes of opposition and encounter, rendered with a quiet intensity that is characteristic of Waring's practice.