Abstract Collage by James Edward Scherbarth: Untitled

One tall rough slab and two small stones beside it, like ruins on a very empty hillside.

This untitled abstract collage is mixed media on paper by James Edward Scherbarth, dated 2017 and signed and dated 05-14-2017 on the verso. Torn and painted papers can suggest stone or earth with surprising ease, which makes landscapes and standing stones a natural subject for collage. A tall dark olive rectangle with a broken top stands at the left. At its foot, a speckled brown block and a smaller blue-black stone rest side by side. The textured surfaces are built from layered papers and pencil hatching, with wide white space above. It is 7 inches wide and 10 high.

Monumental, at a very manageable size.