There is a specific grit to It’s Just Beginning. It captures the moment before a landscape becomes fully "readable," when the light is still fighting the shadows. The artist has used the oil pastel to build a tactile wall of color at the bottom of the frame, letting the marks remain visible and "honest." You can see the speed of the hand in the flared petals and the slower, more deliberate pressure used to carve out the silhouette of the mountains.
Presentation:This work looks best when it isn't over-dressed. Avoid ornate gold frames. A simple, raw oak frame provides a neutral "earth" tone that complements the greenery in the mid-ground. It’s a sturdy, optimistic image that holds its own in a quiet corner or a home office.
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The flowers are handled with quick, visible marks that leave the texture of the pastel on the surface, while the mountain and sky are smoothed out into a hazy, atmospheric glow.
It's Just Beginning, 2026. Oil pastel on black paper. 12 × 18 in. (30.5 × 45.7 cm)
It's Just Beginning, (detail), 2026.
The palette avoids the "postcard" trap. The yellows are a bit too sharp, the purples a bit too heavy, and the black of the paper acts as a constant, sobering anchor. It feels like a memory of a place rather than a photograph of one—something reconstructed by hand from the ground up.
Behind the arrangement, a landscape opens into dark hills and a mountain form beneath a dim sky. A pale band at the far left reads as water or low mist, giving the scene depth and a quieter counterweight to the bouquet’s intensity.
