This 16"x20" Oils, Acrylic on Canvas painting by Stephen Stocklin features a densely layered abstract composition with a rich interplay of earth tones, blacks, grays, and whites, punctuated by unexpected pops of deep magenta, olive green, bright yellow, and crimson red. The surface has a heavily textured, almost encrusted quality with areas of stippling and dry-brush technique creating a weathered, archaeological feel. Dark forms and gestural marks overlap throughout, while white passages break through like light piercing dense foliage or fog, creating a push-pull between opacity and transparency.
The painting evokes the complexity of accumulated experience—layers upon layers of moment and meaning compressed together, where nothing is completely lost but nothing remains entirely visible either. The bright color fragments suggest flashes of clarity or emotion that persist through the sediment of time, reminding us that even in our most tangled and complicated inner landscapes, moments of vividness continue to glow beneath the surface.
This 16"x20" Oils, Acrylic on Canvas painting by Stephen Stocklin features a densely layered abstract composition with a rich interplay of earth tones, blacks, grays, and whites, punctuated by unexpected pops of deep magenta, olive green, bright yellow, and crimson red. The surface has a heavily textured, almost encrusted quality with areas of stippling and dry-brush technique creating a weathered, archaeological feel. Dark forms and gestural marks overlap throughout, while white passages break through like light piercing dense foliage or fog, creating a push-pull between opacity and transparency.
The painting evokes the complexity of accumulated experience—layers upon layers of moment and meaning compressed together, where nothing is completely lost but nothing remains entirely visible either. The bright color fragments suggest flashes of clarity or emotion that persist through the sediment of time, reminding us that even in our most tangled and complicated inner landscapes, moments of vividness continue to glow beneath the surface.
