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Banana Cake
Banana Cake
Acrylic on Cardstock
8.5” x 11”
2025

This painting unfolds as a layered meditation on rhythm, repetition, and quiet disruption. Organic arcs and floating forms drift across a textured ground, creating a sense of movement that feels both deliberate and instinctive. The palette balances earthy warmth with cooler blues, allowing the surface to breathe while revealing the history of marks beneath it. Each layer feels earned, as if the painting remembers every decision that led to its final state.

The shapes suggest familiarity without offering certainty. Curved forms echo natural patterns while resisting clear definition, inviting the viewer to project their own meaning onto the composition. Scraped textures and softened edges hint at erosion and time, while brighter accents interrupt the surface like sudden thoughts breaking through calm. The work lives in the space between abstraction and recognition, where emotion guides interpretation more than narrative.

At its core, this piece is about process and presence. It reflects the act of building, covering, and revealing, allowing imperfections to remain visible rather than erased. The painting does not ask to be solved but experienced slowly, rewarding those who linger with subtle shifts in color, balance, and depth. It stands as a quiet reminder that complexity can exist without explanation, and beauty often emerges from accumulation rather than control.

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