Painting description

A dark, olive background wraps the scene like a little theater, with a column and a window frame from which a knight on a unicorn emerges. Browns mingle with the cool blue of fabric, and a vertical checkerboard slices the image. Mechanical cogwheels, the letters A and B, musical notes, and geometric drawings create a map of knowledge—part museum, part workshop. The atmosphere is dense and focused, yet undercut with irony and unease. The horse has a horn and fights a dragon—awesome. The brushwork is soft and glazed; in places a hard contour clicks. The style is magical realism with a touch of alchemy. I sense the myth of reason triumphing over chaos, and chills on the back of my neck. I have the feeling that time is parting. wow.