On a vast, immaculate field of pure white, delicate layers of translucent pastel color drift and intermingle like veils of auroral mist suspended in perfect stillness. At the serene center, a soft cluster of cooler tones pulses quietly: overlapping irregular polygons, rounded ovals, teardrop forms, and gentle curves in aquamarine turquoise, minty greens, pale lavender, and soft pinks merge with luminous subtlety. Where these shapes intersect, hues blend and glow—turquoise deepens to ethereal teal beneath mint, lavender warms to rose where it touches pink—creating halos of blended light and faint afterimages that suggest depth without solidity.
A single, vivid bright yellow streak slices horizontally across the lower left, its sharp energy cutting through the hushed palette like a sudden ray of sun piercing fog. This warm accent contrasts the dominant cool serenity, injecting a quiet spark of vitality and directional pull while remaining translucent enough to harmonize rather than dominate. Surrounding the central bloom, forms thin and scatter: smaller shards and curved tendrils float outward in airy dispersal, their edges feathering softly into the white ground, evoking slow, meditative unfolding rather than abrupt motion.
The composition floats asymmetrically—clustered gently toward the center with generous white space embracing every element—turning the panel into an expansive, breathing cosmos of near-weightless presence. Thin acrylic washes allow light to seem to pass through each layer, evoking stained glass, underwater shimmer, or the quiet play of filtered dawn; no heavy opacity anchors the forms, only luminous transparency and subtle overlap that breathes gentle rhythm into the stillness.
Notice how the central cool cluster draws the eye inward with its soft pulse, while the yellow streak releases it laterally—creating rhythmic tension between quiet convergence and fleeting escape, harmony and subtle disruption. The interplay of cool pastels (turquoise, mint, lavender) infuses meditative calm and clarity, balanced by the warm yellow spark that adds fragile joy amid the chance arrangement.
Part of the "Tychist Objects" series, this painting embraces tychism—Charles Sanders Peirce’s philosophy that genuine, objective chance is a real creative principle in the universe. Algorithmic procedures using random numbers guided decisions in form, placement, orientation, and color relationships, yet each translucent layer was hand-painted with deliberate care, merging mechanical indeterminacy with human sensitivity. The result is a luminous emblem of serene beauty arising from true randomness: fragile order emerging as if by miracle from uncertainty, a quiet hymn to the unseen forces that shape existence.
In its ethereal hush, the work invites prolonged, contemplative looking—how does this tender drift of light and pastel awaken your own sense of stillness, luminous emergence, or the gentle poetry of chance suspended in breath?
Technical notes.
Painting, acrylic on board. Unframed dimensions: 18” high x 20” wide. Framed dimensions: 20-3/8” high x 22-3/8” wide x 1-7/16” deep. White painted modern style wood frame permanently attached. Signed by the artist on the front, dated 2017.
On a vast, immaculate field of pure white, delicate layers of translucent pastel color drift and intermingle like veils of auroral mist suspended in perfect stillness. At the serene center, a soft cluster of cooler tones pulses quietly: overlapping irregular polygons, rounded ovals, teardrop forms, and gentle curves in aquamarine turquoise, minty greens, pale lavender, and soft pinks merge with luminous subtlety. Where these shapes intersect, hues blend and glow—turquoise deepens to ethereal teal beneath mint, lavender warms to rose where it touches pink—creating halos of blended light and faint afterimages that suggest depth without solidity.
A single, vivid bright yellow streak slices horizontally across the lower left, its sharp energy cutting through the hushed palette like a sudden ray of sun piercing fog. This warm accent contrasts the dominant cool serenity, injecting a quiet spark of vitality and directional pull while remaining translucent enough to harmonize rather than dominate. Surrounding the central bloom, forms thin and scatter: smaller shards and curved tendrils float outward in airy dispersal, their edges feathering softly into the white ground, evoking slow, meditative unfolding rather than abrupt motion.
The composition floats asymmetrically—clustered gently toward the center with generous white space embracing every element—turning the panel into an expansive, breathing cosmos of near-weightless presence. Thin acrylic washes allow light to seem to pass through each layer, evoking stained glass, underwater shimmer, or the quiet play of filtered dawn; no heavy opacity anchors the forms, only luminous transparency and subtle overlap that breathes gentle rhythm into the stillness.
Notice how the central cool cluster draws the eye inward with its soft pulse, while the yellow streak releases it laterally—creating rhythmic tension between quiet convergence and fleeting escape, harmony and subtle disruption. The interplay of cool pastels (turquoise, mint, lavender) infuses meditative calm and clarity, balanced by the warm yellow spark that adds fragile joy amid the chance arrangement.
Part of the "Tychist Objects" series, this painting embraces tychism—Charles Sanders Peirce’s philosophy that genuine, objective chance is a real creative principle in the universe. Algorithmic procedures using random numbers guided decisions in form, placement, orientation, and color relationships, yet each translucent layer was hand-painted with deliberate care, merging mechanical indeterminacy with human sensitivity. The result is a luminous emblem of serene beauty arising from true randomness: fragile order emerging as if by miracle from uncertainty, a quiet hymn to the unseen forces that shape existence.
In its ethereal hush, the work invites prolonged, contemplative looking—how does this tender drift of light and pastel awaken your own sense of stillness, luminous emergence, or the gentle poetry of chance suspended in breath?
Technical notes.
Painting, acrylic on board. Unframed dimensions: 18” high x 20” wide. Framed dimensions: 20-3/8” high x 22-3/8” wide x 1-7/16” deep. White painted modern style wood frame permanently attached. Signed by the artist on the front, dated 2017.
