A horse emerges from a single sweeping black stroke in this original abstract painting, its body stretching low across the lower half of the sheet while its neck arcs up toward the right. A dark point marks the eye, and bristling strokes at the crest suggest a mane caught in motion. At the lower left, thin black marks lift from a burst of paint like a tail in the wind. Around it, circular grey and white brushwork churns like weather, with a soft field of gold glowing in the upper left and a smaller crescent of gold echoing it in the lower corner. White drips, splatters and scratched lines carry the energy across the surface.
 
This piece rewards long looking. Up close, the layered grey and white brushwork reveals how the atmosphere was built; from across the room, the black stroke and the gold read as two forces in conversation, one of weight and one of light.

About the artist
Kimm Alfonso is an abstract and botanical artist based in New York’s Hudson Valley. She holds a degree in art history from Boston University. Her work has been exhibited in the Arts MidHudson Gallery, Yellow Studio Co-Op, and the Cornwall Public Library.

Details
Original one-of-a-kind painting, signed by the artist
Medium: acrylic on archival paper
Size: 17.25 x 22.375 inches
Includes certificate of authenticity
Framed
Ships from the Hudson Valley, NY