Contemporary Abstract Expressionism I Amber Tree

This painting stands out for its texture. The whole surface is covered in thick, sculpted paint that has been pressed and pulled into raised ridges and cells, like crackled glaze, tree bark, frosted glass, or the veins of a leaf. In the upper part, the ridges fan out in long curves, as if radiating from a point near the top right. The colours sit beneath and within this texture. Soft sky blue fills the left side, curving up toward the top like an open sky. The rest of the canvas is a warm neutral of champagne, taupe, and khaki, with pearly white highlights catching the light on the raised edges. On the right and centre, warm colour glows through: amber, honey gold, burnt orange, and soft rust, gathered in a tall shape that rises from the bottom toward the middle. It looks like an autumn tree, a flame, or sunlight breaking through the textured surface. Small patches of white near its upper edge add brightness. The thick, relief-like paint gives the piece a strong physical presence, and it will change a lot as light moves across it during the day. It reads as an autumn tree against a pale sky, sunlight seen through frosted glass, or the patterns of nature captured in stone.