CHROMATIC KOANS

The small paintings in the series I call Chromatic Koans engage with the bright flashes of color I see among the urban grays. I riff on the color experience with analogous hues. The motifs themselves celebrate and transform the endless visual surprises I find in the City. - JR

City Spectrum I: ROYGBV [6-panel polyptych], 2025

City Spectrum II: ROYGBV [6-panel polyptych], 2025

Dykes Slats, or LIC Triptych Red or City Spectrum 1: Red, 2024
Acrylic, marker, caution tape, reflective foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 in — **Dykes Slats, or LIC Triptych Red or City Spectrum 1: Red,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, caution tape, reflective foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 in

Anchors Away [Brooklyn Navy Yard Nerd] or City Spectrum 1: Orange, 2024
Acrylic, marker, fabric net, bling, string, foil, dichroic foil, and silkscreen Ink on canvas
11 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/2 in — **Anchors Away [Brooklyn Navy Yard Nerd] or City Spectrum 1: Orange,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, fabric net, bling, string, foil, dichroic foil, and silkscreen Ink on canvas
11 1/2 x 8 x 1 1/2 in

Yellow 847 or LIC Triptych Yellow or CitySpectrum 1: Yellow, 2024
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, caution tape, dichroic foil, polymer pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 in — **Yellow 847 or LIC Triptych Yellow or CitySpectrum 1: Yellow,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, caution tape, dichroic foil, polymer pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 in

Fire Escape Angel or CitySpectrum 1: Green, 2024
Acrylic, marker, acrylic resin, plexiglass shards, reflective foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 1/4 in — **Fire Escape Angel or CitySpectrum 1: Green,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, acrylic resin, plexiglass shards, reflective foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 1/4 in

Float or City Spectrum II: Blue, 2024
Acrylic, marker, picture hanging wire, dichroic foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas mounted on board
10 x 8 x 2 1/2 in — **Float or City Spectrum II: Blue,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, picture hanging wire, dichroic foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas mounted on board
10 x 8 x 2 1/2 in

Float or City Spectrum II: Blue, 2024 [side view] — **Float or City Spectrum II: Blue,** 2024 [side view]

Crosstown Bus or City Spectrum 1: Violet, 2024
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, foil, bling, resin pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 7/8 in — **Crosstown Bus or City Spectrum 1: Violet,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, artist tape, foil, bling, resin pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 7/8 in

Fulton Funk or City Spectrum II: Red, 2023
Acrylic, marker, glitter tape, reflective foil, caution tape, bling, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 3/4 in — **Fulton Funk or City Spectrum II: Red,** 2023
Acrylic, marker, glitter tape, reflective foil, caution tape, bling, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 3/4 in

PunkRockChicken or City Spectrum II: Orange, 2025
Acrylic, marker, canvas piece, caution tape, plastic fragment, silver plastic sheeting, and silkscreen ink on canvas
11 1/2 x 8 x 1 in — **PunkRockChicken or City Spectrum II: Orange,** 2025
Acrylic, marker, canvas piece, caution tape, plastic fragment, silver plastic sheeting, and silkscreen ink on canvas
11 1/2 x 8 x 1 in

Acmesthesia or CitySpectrum II: Yellow, 2023
Acrylic, marker, dichroic foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 in — **Acmesthesia or CitySpectrum II: Yellow,**2023
Acrylic, marker, dichroic foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 in

Steppin’ Out or CitySpectrum II :Green, 2025
Acrylic marker, fling, shopping bag fragment, gorilla tape, resin pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas
13 x 8 x 3 in — **Steppin’ Out or CitySpectrum II :Green,** 2025
Acrylic marker, fling, shopping bag fragment, gorilla tape, resin pieces, and silkscreen ink on canvas
13 x 8 x 3 in

Maverick Motherboard or LIC Triptych Blue or City Spectrum 1: Blue, 2024
Acrylic, marker, bling, found motherboard fragment, found balloon fragment, bling, reflective foil, dichroic foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 2 1/2 in — **Maverick Motherboard or LIC Triptych Blue or City Spectrum 1: Blue,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, bling, found motherboard fragment, found balloon fragment, bling, reflective foil, dichroic foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 2 1/2 in

Purple Prose, or CitySpectrum II: Violet, 2025
Acrylic, Marker, sparkle foils, netting, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 1/2 x 8 x 2 in — **Purple Prose, or CitySpectrum II: Violet,** 2025
Acrylic, Marker, sparkle foils, netting, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 1/2 x 8 x 2 in

Self Portrait of the Artist under Aluminum Moon, 2025
Acrylic, marker, masking sheet, metal chain, aluminum foil, and silkscreen ink
on canvas
8 x 10 x 1 in — **Self Portrait of the Artist under Aluminum Moon,** 2025
Acrylic, marker, masking sheet, metal chain, aluminum foil, and silkscreen ink on canvas
8 x 10 x 1 in

SKY TRACKS II or Imagining Magdalena Moon" or Pietown Sky, 2024
Acrylic, marker, reflective foil, found plastic object, plexiglass shard, window-screen, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 1/4 in — **SKY TRACKS II or Imagining Magdalena Moon" or Pietown Sky,** 2024
Acrylic, marker, reflective foil, found plastic object, plexiglass shard, window-screen, and silkscreen ink on canvas
10 x 8 x 1 1/4 in

Dichroic Cave or Blue Tape Two, 2023
Acrylic, marker, painter’s tape, dichroic ribbon, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas mounted on canvas
11 x 9 x 3in — **Dichroic Cave or Blue Tape Two,** 2023
Acrylic, marker, painter’s tape, dichroic ribbon, and silkscreen ink on unstretched canvas mounted on canvas
11 x 9 x 3in