In Moonrise Over Abiquiu, a luminous circular form rises above a richly layered field of warm, earthen color, evoking the quiet drama of Northern New Mexico at dusk. The composition is divided across two panels, creating a natural tension and balance that echoes the vastness of the landscape while introducing a subtle sense of interruption and alignment.
The lower portion of the painting is built through layered applications of ochre, rust, and muted neutrals, suggesting terrain shaped by time, weather, and memory. The surface is active yet controlled, with visible marks and textures that reveal the process beneath the image.
Above, a soft green-gray sky holds the glowing orb of the moon, its edges diffused and atmospheric. The vertical seam between panels runs directly through this form, reinforcing the diptych structure while adding a quiet conceptual layer—division within unity, separation within continuity.
Painted on reclaimed canvas, the work carries an added sense of history and renewal, aligning with the timeless qualities of the landscape it evokes. The piece captures not just a place, but a moment—still, expansive, and deeply rooted in the rhythm of the high desert.
• Diptych: two framed panels, each 33 × 14 × 2.5 in.
• Acrylic paint on reclaimed canvas
