Collage on Paper - Red by James Edward Scherbarth

A bold red panel takes the middle, and torn scraps of pale paper crowd in from either side.

Red is a collage on paper in graphite and oil by James Edward Scherbarth, dated 2020 and signed and dated June 11, 2020 on the verso. Collage lets an artist set opaque color against translucent paper, so that some pieces glow while others recede. A rectangle of deep crimson sits at the center, partly covered by torn tissue at the left and below. A dark graphite smudge crowns one scrap at the top, and a thin black line traces a jagged path across the red. A small window of white opens near the center. It is 7 inches wide and 10 high.

The title does not oversell it.