Take Off by Alfred Currier

Oil on canvas — impasto. A swan launches from cerulean water — wings in thick titanium white impasto, black neck markings, dark forest in raw umber and burnt sienna behind. Horizontal brushwork across the water surface marks the moment before flight resolves. Peachy warm tones in the reflection balance the cool sky. Currier applies his color-temperature logic to a single, fast-moving subject. Oil on canvas. $5,900. International shipping available.