Ember Beneath the Pale Circle

A vigorous abstract composition built from scraped and brushed passages of black, white, ochre, red, and orange. A large pale circular form dominates the upper right, while a fiery diagonal surge of pigment rises from the lower left, creating tension against the fractured dark-and-light ground. Exposed white areas, abrupt edges, and layered marks give the painting a raw, tactile energy reminiscent of gestural postwar abstraction.