South Haven Autumn Rain
11 X 14 inches, oil on vellum paper, 2025
This expressionist landscape transforms a familiar park setting into an emotionally charged field of color and movement. Vivid reds, blues, and greens are applied with assertive, tactile brushstrokes, privileging sensation over description and energy over realism. The winding path, simplified figures, and glowing circular lamp function as rhythmic elements, guiding the viewer through a scene that feels remembered rather than observed. Color operates independently of naturalism, aligning the work with a Fauvist sensibility in which hue and gesture carry the emotional weight of the image.