Contemporary Abstract Expressionism I Golden Stream

This painting is rich and layered, with a warm, golden glow and a strong vertical rhythm. Olive, mustard, and honey gold fill the right side and upper left, softening into a bright, hazy light in the upper right, like sun shining through. Through the upper centre, a tall stroke of thick white sweeps downward like a waterfall or a beam of light, with pale aqua, blush pink, and soft blue around it. Just below it, a small triangle of ochre sits in the dark, like a sail or a lit roof. The lower half is deeper and more complex. Dark navy, charcoal, and brown gather in the centre, cut by a strong vertical stripe of cobalt blue and olive green. On the left, burgundy, plum, and bright red run downward in streaks beside a pale white line. In the lower right, thick curls of white and cream are pressed into the dark like foam, petals, or crumpled paper, while the bottom right corner warms into rust and orange. The paint is very textured, laid on with a palette knife in thick, sculptural strokes, then dragged and scraped so earlier layers show through. You can see the canvas weave in the thinner areas. It reads as a forest stream in autumn light, a waterfall in golden woods, or an old harbour at sunset.