C$800
The painting abstracts and reimagines natural phenomena, pushing it toward the symbolic or psychological. The title Floating aptly reflects both the visual weightlessness of the forms and a potential emotional state—a liminal zone between groundedness and drifting, presence and detachment.
The composition moves vertically and diagonally, with layered, amoeba-like modules suggesting motion and organic flux. The alternating colour fields create a subtle illusion of depth and shifting perspective, pulling the viewer into a landscape of pure form and intuitive gesture.
| Technique: | Acrylic on Gallery Canvas |
| Styles: | Abstract, Expressionism, Conceptual, Minimalism |
| Contents: | Landscape, Nature, Abstract, Military, Camouflage, Person, Pattern |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 28in x 22in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 4.1lbs (estimated) |
Richard Austin
Chelsea, Quebec
Richard Austin is a Canadian painter, independent filmmaker, photographer, and former art editor whose multidisciplinary artistic practice is rooted in decades of visual storytelling.
"My practice of creating contemporary, abstracted art based on the Canadian landscape involves vivid colours, flattened perspectives, and assertive contour lines, evoking spaces that feel both familiar and dreamlike, rather than depicting a specific geographic reality. I’m drawn to expansive vistas and ambiguous forms — scenes that stimulate intuition."