Piece Title : The Edges of Summer II
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 50 cm x 70 cm
Year: 2026
Series: Spring Leaps into Summer
About the piece: The second panel deepens the narrative, moving from emergence into immersion. Here, sweeping blues and verdant greens anchor the composition while vivid oranges and yellows pulse through the canvas like retained sunlight. The painting carries a more fluid and expansive cadence, suggesting the season settling into maturity while still retaining the unpredictability of spring’s final energy.
Layered marks and sweeping arcs create a sense of movement that feels almost environmental — wind through trees, water reflecting light, petals scattering after bloom. The tension between transparency and density gives the work emotional complexity, balancing exuberance with introspection.
Together, the gestures across the surface suggest memory rather than landscape: fragments of heat, movement, scent, and color experienced simultaneously. The work becomes less about observing nature and more about inhabiting its emotional force.