Signed lower left.

In the artist’s early years, Paul Jenkins worked with ceramics, experimenting with glazes that the kiln transformed into vibrant surfaces—sometimes subtly translucent, other times intensely chromatic. Echoes of that alchemical process appear in this canvas, where he introduces texture through dry brushstrokes that bisect the composition vertically and diagonally. These opaque lines cut through diaphanous color fields, creating a dynamic contrast between structure and fluidity. Overlapping planes of color intermingle in dazzling configurations, forming a chromatic meditation on the possibilities of abstraction. Primary hues melt into one another with a gentle softness, visually offset by the assertive linear gestures. Drips in the lower register reveal the artist’s intuitive, process-driven approach, while the blending of colors on the neutral ground vividly illuminates a cosmos in flux.