Chance Meeting, 48" x 60"

The work has a bold, abstract structure, relying on large, sharply defined planes of color. Two vertical elements — a blue form to the left and a yellow form to the right — divide the canvas into contrasting regions. These verticals are irregular, with soft undulations that suggest movement, keeping the piece from feeling static. The background alternates between expanses of red and black, providing depth and a sense of layering.

• Red and Black: Create a strong, almost theatrical backdrop, evoking intensity and contrast.
• Blue (light and teal): Cool, calming, and cutting through the composition with clarity, offering balance to the heat of the red.
• Yellow: Bright and energetic, acting as a counterweight to the blue and helping to create a dynamic push-pull tension across the piece.

The palette is both striking and harmonious, relying on primary and secondary tones that are instantly eye-catching.

The juxtaposition of sharp contrasts (black/red vs. blue/yellow) conveys a sense of encounter or tension — fitting with the title “Chance Meeting.” The vertical blue and yellow forms resemble figures or paths that have intersected briefly, surrounded by the shifting landscape of color fields. There’s a suggestion of motion, dialogue, or fleeting interaction.

“Chance Meeting” is a visually commanding work. It balances spontaneity with structure and uses color dynamics to suggest narrative without explicit representation. The simplicity of form belies the complexity of feeling evokes tension, harmony, and the ephemeral nature of encounters.

The eye is immediately pulled upward by the verticality of the blue and yellow forms. They feel almost like sails or ribbons, catching unseen currents. Their asymmetry — the left being cooler, layered in turquoise and sky blue, while the right is warmer and a single band of yellow — creates a subtle dialogue. This dialogue feels like two presences that are distinct yet aware of each other.

The surrounding fields of red and black shift between ground and void. The black areas have the quality of negative space — an absence or silence — while the red feels like energy or atmosphere pressing in. The alternation between them heightens the sense of a fleeting meeting: the figures emerge from emptiness, brush past each other, then recede again.

The piece is bold yet contemplative, simple in form yet layered in meaning. It embodies ephemeral beauty — something sudden, striking, and transient. The colors pulse against one another, creating a rhythm that feels almost musical, like two distinct notes briefly harmonizing before fading back into silence.