Painting description

Matte greens from sage to olive dominate the canvas, cut by a diagonal stripe of ochre. Thin black and rusty veins wander across the surface like cracks in clay, and a milky mist peeks through the paint. The composition is sparse, but the bold accent guides the eye like a signpost. It looks like a vast river through a green field. The mood is quiet and soothing, though beneath it, tension shimmers, as if the rocks were slowly working. The artist uses abstraction with a hint of geology, the paint applied thickly and scratched off in places, the sgraffito drawing irregular lines. The brushstrokes and engravings are somewhat rough, giving a patina of time and evoking in me nostalgia and a slight tingle of curiosity. For some, it's a map; for others, a fragment of flesh or a tree stump; for me, it's simply a long road receding in milk.