Woodland Wonders

A horizontal composition of quiet authority, Woodland Wonders by John Richard commands the wall with a generous, low-slung proportion — seven inches tall yet twenty-four inches wide — that evokes the unhurried rhythm of a forest understory. The work rewards close looking, its depth of nine inches suggesting a dimensional presence that bridges the boundary between fine art and sculptural object. Within the John Richard collection, it occupies that rare position of pieces that feel simultaneously collected and inevitable, as though they have always belonged to the room.