Untitled Abstract by James Edward Scherbarth

A sheet of crinkled amber paper drapes over a dark capsule striped in white.

This untitled abstract is mixed media on paper by James Edward Scherbarth, dated 2017 and signed and dated 05-27-2017 on the verso. Translucent papers in collage let shapes beneath them show through, so layering becomes a way of drawing. A wide band of creased, tea-stained paper crosses the upper half of the sheet at a slight tilt. Beneath it, a rounded form outlined in black is filled with gray graphite, the lower half striped with pale vertical bars. A small striped oval sits just to its left. It is 7 inches wide and 10 high.

Somewhere between a seed pod and a very small spaceship.