Plateau

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Ray Patrick

Plateau, 2026

Oil on canvas
7 × 5 in. (17.8 × 12.7 cm)
Framed

From the artist's studio, 2026

2026.039.032

$600 + $25 shipping in the US

Subject

A long plateau of red rock running the width of the picture, with cumulus above it and a green valley floor in front carrying a few dark pines.

Composition

Three horizontal bands, the plateau in the middle and dominant. It steps down from left to right and the cloud above it steps the same way, so the whole picture leans to the right.

Palette

Orange and rust in the lit rock against violet and mauve in the shadowed talus below, with cobalt accents. The valley is sap green and ochre; the sky blue with white and lilac cloud.

Handling

The cliff is laid in square loaded strokes with abrupt ends, the shadows cut in as flat unmodulated violet. The valley floor is dragged horizontally and the pines dabbed in last.

Medium and support

Oil on board. Moderately thick, with the weave reading through the sky. The board's edges are painted white.

Signature

No signature visible within the painted area.