This 16×20 mixed medium painting by Stephen Stocklin presents a somber, architectural composition dominated by deep grays and blacks with a striking crimson band along the bottom edge. The work features layered geometric forms suggesting abstract building structures or cityscapes, with overlapping rectangles and angular shapes creating depth. Small touches of ochre yellow and muted orange peek through the darker layers, while textured brushwork and scraped surfaces add a sense of decay or erosion. A thin vertical line punctuates the center, drawing the eye through the stratified composition.
The painting evokes the sediment of urban life—layers of history, routine, and forgotten stories compressed into the architecture of daily existence. The blood-red foundation suggests that beneath our constructed realities lies something vital and urgent, a reminder of the passion or pain we build upon and sometimes bury.
This 16×20 mixed medium painting by Stephen Stocklin presents a somber, architectural composition dominated by deep grays and blacks with a striking crimson band along the bottom edge. The work features layered geometric forms suggesting abstract building structures or cityscapes, with overlapping rectangles and angular shapes creating depth. Small touches of ochre yellow and muted orange peek through the darker layers, while textured brushwork and scraped surfaces add a sense of decay or erosion. A thin vertical line punctuates the center, drawing the eye through the stratified composition.
The painting evokes the sediment of urban life—layers of history, routine, and forgotten stories compressed into the architecture of daily existence. The blood-red foundation suggests that beneath our constructed realities lies something vital and urgent, a reminder of the passion or pain we build upon and sometimes bury.
