Midnight Merlot

40 × 30 inches | Acrylic paint + heavy acrylic gel on gallery-style wood panel

 

A brooding, almost nocturnal wave rendered in deep blacks that bleed into smoldering dark reds.

Thick layers of sculpted gel create a hypnotic, undulating surface that shifts from inky void to molten crimson as light moves across it—like a barrel caught between shadow and the last ember of sunset.

 

Minimal, menacing, and magnetically powerful, this piece captures the raw, primal energy of the ocean when it turns dangerous and beautiful at once.