Tony Fey's Tones of the Forest

A composition of quiet drama, Tones of the Forest renders the organic world through paint and wood in a format scaled for presence — fifty-two inches of vertical reach commanding the wall with the authority of a collected work rather than a decorative accent. John Richard's hand is evident in the layered depth of the piece, where pigment and material work in concert to evoke the hush and density of a woodland interior. The substantial depth of the frame gives the work a sculptural dimension, blurring the boundary between painting and object with the ease of something that has always belonged exactly where it is placed.