Mixed Media on Paper by James Edward Scherbarth: Untitled

Little looped boxes pile up in the middle of the page and one has been filled in solid black, for reasons of its own.

This untitled mixed media on paper is by James Edward Scherbarth, dated 2018 and signed and dated 02-14-2018 on the verso. Abstract work of this kind often grows from repeated marks, letting the hand settle into rhythms that build into a form. A cluster of loose rounded squares, drawn in dark and pale graphite, gathers just below the center. A cloud of gray smudge sits behind, and one shape is filled in heavy black. Small faint loops trail off to the left. It is 9 inches wide and 12 high.

Busy at the center, with plenty of room left over to breathe.