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Ember Ribbons, Coral Swirl Abstract

A horizontal abstract of swirling, ribbon-like curls and spirals in coral orange, rose pink and deep magenta. A glowing cream-yellow patch near the center brightens the surrounding warm tones. Visible brush-stroke texture covers the whole surface, with short angular dashes in the upper right and smoother looping lines elsewhere. Muted mauve and sage-grey passages on the left cool the otherwise fiery palette.

Someone would choose this piece for the glow at its center. A pale cream-yellow light sits in the middle of a coral, rose and magenta field, and outlined ribbon curls and scrolls drift around it. Plenty of warm abstracts exist. Few set smooth, looping lines against a patch of choppy, angular brushwork, as this one does in the upper right. It is bought for color, rhythm and warmth, and it needs no story to justify that.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski