Metallurgy III

A study in surface and restraint, Metallurgy III arrives as a nearly square composition where hand-painted paper becomes the ground for something far more atmospheric than its modest depth suggests. John Richard brings to this work the same considered editorial eye that defines the collection at large — each mark deliberate, each tonal shift earning its place within the whole. At just under twenty-five inches in either direction, it occupies wall space with quiet authority, scaled to anchor a vignette or hold its own within a larger salon arrangement.