Tony Fey's Ombré Waves II

A study in tonal dissolution, Tony Fey's Ombré Waves II moves through shifting registers of pigment — watercolor and paint layered onto paper beneath acrylic — until color seems less applied than breathed onto the surface. The silver leaf finish introduces a quiet luminosity, catching light with the restrained shimmer of water at dusk rather than the insistence of ornament. At nearly four feet in height, the work commands a wall with genuine presence, its gradients expanding the perceived depth of any interior it inhabits. An offering from John Richard that belongs equally to the collector's eye and the designer's considered hand.