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Working title: The Basic Evolution of Time
Date: 2025
Medium: Oil on canvas (hand-worked), ready to hang
Origin. I set out to build a painting that feels like time recorded—not dramatized. Layers accrue like strata; decisions remain visible. The recurring cube appears here as a simple, honest marker: a day kept, a choice made.
Composition & process. Horizontal bands of sienna, iron, and slate move across the canvas like sediment. A cool blue “window” at lower left opens to a distant ridge; two small cubes punctuate that view as temporal anchors. A single linear incision carries the eye laterally, while a low ember-orange bar behaves like a time-stamp glowing from within the field. Surface work alternates between smooth gradations and lightly abraded edges; measured masking and transparent glazes keep the geometry calm and precise.
Back story (in my voice). I wanted the simplest elements—a horizon, a cut, a few intervals—to hold an entire season of thought. When the image finally settled into place, I recognized it as my most distilled take on the motif: the basic evolution of a moment into memory.
Viewing notes. Read the work from a distance for its slow, horizontal rhythm; step closer to track the incision line and the quiet temperature shifts inside each band. Let the eye pause at the blue opening, then return to the ember bar near the base—two beats that pace the whole piece.
Title & presentation. Titled on the back; documented and studio-stamped. Available directly from the studio.
Collector highlights
Signature vocabulary: integrates my recognized cube motif as temporal markers within a landscape field—instantly legible within the practice.
Engineered calm: horizontal “strata” rhythm and measured edges create a contemplative presence that rewards prolonged looking.
Material discipline: layered oils with controlled masking and transparent glazes; edges kept clean while preserving purposeful abrasion.
Installation-friendly palette: neutral-to-warm earths balanced by a single ember-orange interval and a cool blue opening—pairs naturally with modern or organic interiors.
On-hand & documented: studio-stamped with accompanying documentation for provenance.
One-of-one: unique oil painting (no prints); made to live with and deepen over time.