Intersecting by James Edward Scherbarth

Two arcs cross near the top and split the sheet into rust, umber and gold.

Intersecting is an oil and cold wax on paper by James Edward Scherbarth (1949-2021), signed, titled and dated 2019 en verso. Cold wax is a medium favored by painters who like to build up and scrape back their surfaces, leaving traces of earlier layers. A large rounded shape in warm terracotta fills most of the image, its edge meeting a second arc near the top. At the upper right, white vertical lines fan out across a dark brown wedge. Fine scratches and flecks of gold cover the darker passages, and a thin blue line traces one curve. It is 8 inches wide and 12 high.

Geometry, in the colors of a well-loved saddle.