This 16×20 mixed medium painting by Stephen Stocklin presents a vertical composition of stacked, overlapping rectangular forms in soft grays, whites, and pale beiges with bold black gestural marks creating energetic linear patterns across the layers. A striking crimson-red dash pierces through the middle section, while thin ochre lines trace delicate connections between the fragmented shapes. The overall effect is one of weathered paper or found materials assembled and marked, with white paint creating soft, clouded edges around each form.
The painting evokes the archaeology of memory—like unearthing layered journals or letters, each page marked by time and experience. The stacked rectangles suggest how we accumulate moments one atop another, while the single red mark reminds us that certain experiences cut through all the rest, remaining vivid no matter how much we build above them.
This 16×20 mixed medium painting by Stephen Stocklin presents a vertical composition of stacked, overlapping rectangular forms in soft grays, whites, and pale beiges with bold black gestural marks creating energetic linear patterns across the layers. A striking crimson-red dash pierces through the middle section, while thin ochre lines trace delicate connections between the fragmented shapes. The overall effect is one of weathered paper or found materials assembled and marked, with white paint creating soft, clouded edges around each form.
The painting evokes the archaeology of memory—like unearthing layered journals or letters, each page marked by time and experience. The stacked rectangles suggest how we accumulate moments one atop another, while the single red mark reminds us that certain experiences cut through all the rest, remaining vivid no matter how much we build above them.
