Many Things (painting 24” x 20,” frame 28.75” x 25”)

This exuberant mixed-media painting is a jubilant celebration of color and found objects, built from a mosaic of irregularly sized rectangles spanning virtually every hue imaginable — hot pinks, deep navies, electric oranges, rich greens, and bold reds jostle together in a composition that feels simultaneously structured and wonderfully chaotic. What elevates the work beyond pure abstraction is the playful embedding of small three-dimensional objects directly into the painted surface — tiny mushroom charms, a turquoise stone, red crystal fragments, a delicate beaded bracelet snaking diagonally across the canvas, a small bird charm, and a black triangle pin, among others — each one a little surprise hidden within the chromatic grid, rewarding close inspection. The technique recalls both the color field tradition and the spirit of outsider art, while the embedded trinkets lend it a deeply personal, almost diary-like quality, as if the artist pressed meaningful keepsakes into the work as a form of visual storytelling.