Cimarron River is a 12 x 12 inch torn paper collage from the artist’s ColorSchemes series, inspired by the rugged beauty and layered terrain of the American Southwest. Through intersecting lines, fractured color planes, and richly textured paper fragments, the work evokes canyon walls, flowing water, and vast open sky in a highly abstracted landscape.
Bold passages of red, orange, and earth tones rise like weathered rock formations against deep blues and cool violets that suggest distance, shadow, and atmosphere. A ribbon of water winds through the foreground, anchoring the composition and giving the piece a quiet sense of movement and continuity. The hand-torn surfaces and patterned papers create a tactile richness that mirrors the layered geology of the landscape itself.
Rather than depicting the Cimarron River literally, the collage captures the emotional essence of the region — its openness, ruggedness, and shifting natural rhythms. Both vibrant and meditative, the piece reflects the artist’s ongoing exploration of abstraction, landscape, and interconnected form through collage.
Cimarron River is a 12 x 12 inch torn paper collage from the artist’s ColorSchemes series, inspired by the rugged beauty and layered terrain of the American Southwest. Through intersecting lines, fractured color planes, and richly textured paper fragments, the work evokes canyon walls, flowing water, and vast open sky in a highly abstracted landscape.
Bold passages of red, orange, and earth tones rise like weathered rock formations against deep blues and cool violets that suggest distance, shadow, and atmosphere. A ribbon of water winds through the foreground, anchoring the composition and giving the piece a quiet sense of movement and continuity. The hand-torn surfaces and patterned papers create a tactile richness that mirrors the layered geology of the landscape itself.
Rather than depicting the Cimarron River literally, the collage captures the emotional essence of the region — its openness, ruggedness, and shifting natural rhythms. Both vibrant and meditative, the piece reflects the artist’s ongoing exploration of abstraction, landscape, and interconnected form through collage.