On an immaculate expanse of pure white, delicate veils of translucent pastel color drift and entwine like petals suspended in a silent, invisible current. At the composition's gentle heart, a large, sweeping orange-peach triangle enters boldly from the right, its edges softly graduated into warm glow, anchoring the airy assembly with quiet confidence. Layered beneath and around it, smaller forms overlap in hushed harmony: mint-green triangles rise like distant sails, pale lavender arcs curve tenderly, translucent teal bends into subtle crescents, muted pinks and beiges bloom softly, while slender vertical tendrils in vivid lime and bright yellow stretch and drip downward, adding rhythmic flickers of ascent and release.
The acrylic is applied in thin, luminous washes—each shape semi-transparent, allowing underlying hues to shimmer through. Overlaps create glowing intersections: peach deepens to coral where it crosses lavender, mint green brightens to chartreuse beneath yellow, teal mingles with beige into ethereal jade. Sharp-angled polygons coexist with smoother, organic curves and elongated, leaf-like extensions that trail off gracefully, their edges feathering into the white ground rather than cutting abruptly. No heavy opacity weighs the forms down; instead, light seems to pass through layered tissue or stained glass, generating subtle halos, blended afterimages, and a sense of breathing depth within the flat plane.
The arrangement floats asymmetrically—clustered toward the right and center with generous white breathing room above, below, and left—evoking gentle dispersal: fragments drifting together, intertwining briefly, then continuing on their separate paths. Slender vertical elements introduce quiet upward pull, countered by downward-dripping tendrils and curving arcs that suggest slow, meditative circulation. The pure white field is active space, cradling every hue with crystalline clarity and amplifying the overall lightness, as though the entire assemblage hovers weightless in infinite calm.
Notice how the dominant peach sweep draws the eye inward from the right, then releases it along curving paths and trailing tendrils—creating rhythmic ebb between convergence and gentle scattering, presence and dissolution. Warm tones (peach, coral, yellow) infuse quiet warmth and vitality, while cooler pastels (mint, lavender, teal, icy blue) add serene clarity and airiness, balancing the chance-born harmony.
Part of the "Tychist Objects" series, this painting channels tychism—Charles Sanders Peirce’s philosophy that genuine, objective chance is a fundamental creative force in reality. Algorithmic random-number processes guided decisions in form, placement, orientation, and color relationships, yet each translucent layer was hand-painted with deliberate sensitivity, merging mechanical indeterminacy with human nuance. The result is a poetic emblem of fragile beauty arising from true randomness: structured yet free-floating joy, luminous order emerging as if by miracle from uncertainty.
In its hushed radiance, the work invites prolonged, quiet looking—how does this tender, drifting assembly of light and shape awaken your own sense of emergence, harmonious impermanence, or the gentle poetry of chance caught in bloom?
Technical notes.
Painting, acrylic on board. Unframed dimensions: 18” high x 22” wide. Framed dimensions: 20-3/8” high x 24-3/8” wide x 1-7/16” deep. White painted modern style wood frame. Signed by the artist on the front, dated 2017.
On an immaculate expanse of pure white, delicate veils of translucent pastel color drift and entwine like petals suspended in a silent, invisible current. At the composition's gentle heart, a large, sweeping orange-peach triangle enters boldly from the right, its edges softly graduated into warm glow, anchoring the airy assembly with quiet confidence. Layered beneath and around it, smaller forms overlap in hushed harmony: mint-green triangles rise like distant sails, pale lavender arcs curve tenderly, translucent teal bends into subtle crescents, muted pinks and beiges bloom softly, while slender vertical tendrils in vivid lime and bright yellow stretch and drip downward, adding rhythmic flickers of ascent and release.
The acrylic is applied in thin, luminous washes—each shape semi-transparent, allowing underlying hues to shimmer through. Overlaps create glowing intersections: peach deepens to coral where it crosses lavender, mint green brightens to chartreuse beneath yellow, teal mingles with beige into ethereal jade. Sharp-angled polygons coexist with smoother, organic curves and elongated, leaf-like extensions that trail off gracefully, their edges feathering into the white ground rather than cutting abruptly. No heavy opacity weighs the forms down; instead, light seems to pass through layered tissue or stained glass, generating subtle halos, blended afterimages, and a sense of breathing depth within the flat plane.
The arrangement floats asymmetrically—clustered toward the right and center with generous white breathing room above, below, and left—evoking gentle dispersal: fragments drifting together, intertwining briefly, then continuing on their separate paths. Slender vertical elements introduce quiet upward pull, countered by downward-dripping tendrils and curving arcs that suggest slow, meditative circulation. The pure white field is active space, cradling every hue with crystalline clarity and amplifying the overall lightness, as though the entire assemblage hovers weightless in infinite calm.
Notice how the dominant peach sweep draws the eye inward from the right, then releases it along curving paths and trailing tendrils—creating rhythmic ebb between convergence and gentle scattering, presence and dissolution. Warm tones (peach, coral, yellow) infuse quiet warmth and vitality, while cooler pastels (mint, lavender, teal, icy blue) add serene clarity and airiness, balancing the chance-born harmony.
Part of the "Tychist Objects" series, this painting channels tychism—Charles Sanders Peirce’s philosophy that genuine, objective chance is a fundamental creative force in reality. Algorithmic random-number processes guided decisions in form, placement, orientation, and color relationships, yet each translucent layer was hand-painted with deliberate sensitivity, merging mechanical indeterminacy with human nuance. The result is a poetic emblem of fragile beauty arising from true randomness: structured yet free-floating joy, luminous order emerging as if by miracle from uncertainty.
In its hushed radiance, the work invites prolonged, quiet looking—how does this tender, drifting assembly of light and shape awaken your own sense of emergence, harmonious impermanence, or the gentle poetry of chance caught in bloom?
Technical notes.
Painting, acrylic on board. Unframed dimensions: 18” high x 22” wide. Framed dimensions: 20-3/8” high x 24-3/8” wide x 1-7/16” deep. White painted modern style wood frame. Signed by the artist on the front, dated 2017.
