With A Very Long Time Ago, a 9×12 inch oil on paper painting, I wanted to explore the dynamic intersection of ancient memory, structure, and decay. Through this painting, I sought to capture the passage of time through visual layers, utilizing bold palette knife scraping, dense impasto textures, and contrasting color fields.
Created as an original oil on paper painting measuring 9×12 inches, the piece features deep, cosmic blues and purples accented by two structured, yellow-scraped forms across the upper register, juxtaposed against rich, horizontal bands of weathered reds and maroons below. I applied heavy palette knife strokes and scraping techniques to give the oil medium a tactile, distressed quality that echoes physical weathering and history.
