Storm 060125 36" x 36" more aerial than in the

more aerial than in the earlier work

At once celebratory and introspective

Its title evokes both astronomy and wonder

uncontrollable expansion of plant life

grounds the painting in imagery of leisure and collective experience

Storm 060125 36" x 36" more aerial than in theSee more art from the 2025 New Works James Nowaks Storm occupies a liminal space between chaos and order. At first glance, the painting seems to embody pure gestural abstractionbroad sweeps of teal, ochre, and black clash across the surface in storm like turbulence. Yet embedded beneath this turbulence is a rigorous geometry: crisp planes of red, orange, teal, and blue establish a grid that pushes against the fluidity of the brushstrokes. This