Description
This original abstract impasto painting was created on Day 24 of my 31 in 31 daily painting project. Painted thickly in oil on panel, the surface is heavily worked—oozing, scraped, and molded—reflecting moments of uncertainty and the need to make something physically real when thoughts feel unmanageable.
Scratched into the paint are the words “Love Thy Neighbor,” a phrase that became central to the making of this piece. As I worked, I was thinking about the parable of the Good Samaritan and Mary Oliver’s poem Franz Marc’s Blue Horses—both pointing toward mercy, imagination, and the quiet hope that beauty can make us kinder.
Though abstract, the painting holds traces of interaction and relationship, inspired by bird shapes and the spaces formed between them. Color is moved intuitively, layered until meaning begins to surface.
This piece is framed and ready to hang, and it invites slow looking—an abstract painting that carries language, faith, and the tension between fear and compassion.
You can read more about the inspiration behind this piece on the blog.
Please note: All paintings created in the 2026 31 in 31 will be featured in our gallery exhibition on February 21 and will not be available for shipping or pickup until after the close of the show.
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