Tidal Strata

Tidal Strata gathers three square abstract oil paintings around the visual tension between cool water-like movement and warm earth-like heat. Across the series, horizontal bands of layered pigment drift, break, and re-form, creating a shared sense of current without settling into a literal seascape. Pale ivory and sand-colored passages open the upper fields, while turquoise, teal, and blue-gray carry the compositions through the middle and lower zones. Rust, coral, and burnt orange emerge as concentrated areas of warmth, giving the restrained palette a grounded pulse. Broad dragged strokes, raised ridges, overlapping slabs of color, and irregular broken edges keep the surfaces visibly tactile; light catches the relief differently across each canvas. The works balance density with release, moving from quieter open passages to heavier accumulations that pull the eye laterally across the square format. Their mood is atmospheric, mineral, and quietly dynamic. Although the paintings share one visual grammar, each shifts the proportion of cool and warm passages, allowing a distinct rhythm to emerge. Together, they suit contemporary interiors that favor natural materials, blue neutrals, and a controlled note of color.