The Shape of Power

60'x48'x1.5'

oil on canvas

Available upon inquiry

The Shape of Power is a large-scale oil painting conceived for expansive architectural spaces—works of this scale are not meant to decorate a room, but to define it. Its physical presence anchors a living room, great room, or open interior, holding the space with both visual weight and quiet authority.

Built through numerous layers of oil paint applied over an extended period, the surface carries substantial material depth. Thick passages of paint were laid down, allowed to rest, reworked, and revisited—each layer responding to the drying time and resistance of the one beneath it. The result is a richly textured surface that records time, decision, and restraint as much as gesture.

Formally, the composition explores power not as dominance, but as structure: how mass, pressure, and balance coexist. Shapes push and yield against one another, suggesting systems—architectural, psychological, social—that are constantly negotiated rather than fixed. Color functions both as tension and resolution, moving the eye across the surface while holding the composition in equilibrium.

This is a contemplative, materially honest work—one that reveals itself slowly and rewards long looking. It is intended for collectors who value scale, process, and presence, and who understand that true power in a painting often resides not in spectacle, but in quiet permanence.