Ripples

Echos

This painting is a tribute to the architecture of American industry—its sharp lines, towering structures, and the haunting beauty it leaves behind. I wanted to capture the feeling of standing in a place where machines once roared, now silent but still full of presence.

The bold red forms stretch across the canvas like scaffolding from a memory, intersecting and overlapping to create a sense of both structure and disorientation. The cool, reflective water below introduces a moment of quiet—disrupting the rigidity with a single ripple that radiates outward. That ripple became central to the piece: a symbol of impact, echo, and transformation.

Visually, the painting plays with perspective, symmetry, and light, leading the viewer down a corridor that feels both infinite and dreamlike. It’s rooted in Americana, evoking the spirit of industrial landscapes and the emotional weight they carry.

Echos is a meditation on presence and absence, order and memory. It reflects my ongoing interest in spaces that shape us, long after they’ve stopped functioning—and the beauty that lingers in their bones.