Painting on Paper - Jellystone #2 by James Edward Scherbarth

A long lavender capsule floats across a red ground, divided into neat compartments.

Jellystone #2 is a painting on paper by James Edward Scherbarth, in oil and cold wax, signed and dated 2017 on verso. Oil mixed with cold wax medium dries to a soft, matte finish, and painters often use it to build and scrape layers for texture. Here a rounded, pill-like form in muted violet spans most of the width, outlined in gold and green and crossed by three thin vertical lines. Around it, the red ground is brushed in loose, overlapping patches. It is 12 inches wide and 9 high.

Organized, in its own quiet way.