The Cellist is a 36 x 36 inch torn paper collage from the artist’s Color Schemes series, exploring rhythm, abstraction, and movement through intersecting lines and layered color. Though highly abstract, the composition gradually reveals the presence of a seated cellist and instrument emerging from geometric forms and flowing contours. Hand-torn paper and textured surfaces combine bold reds, blues, blacks, and creams with warm organic tones, while the shifting lines suggest vibration, resonance, and musical phrasing. Rather than depicting a literal performance, the work captures the emotional architecture of music itself — balancing structure and improvisation, stillness and motion, in a composition that feels both dynamic and meditative.
The Cellist is a 36 x 36 inch torn paper collage from the artist’s Color Schemes series, exploring rhythm, abstraction, and movement through intersecting lines and layered color. Though highly abstract, the composition gradually reveals the presence of a seated cellist and instrument emerging from geometric forms and flowing contours. Hand-torn paper and textured surfaces combine bold reds, blues, blacks, and creams with warm organic tones, while the shifting lines suggest vibration, resonance, and musical phrasing. Rather than depicting a literal performance, the work captures the emotional architecture of music itself — balancing structure and improvisation, stillness and motion, in a composition that feels both dynamic and meditative.