This piece came from a moment of trying to sit with something heavier and translate it into something quiet and still.
I was drawn to the repetition of the crosses and the way they stretch into the distance. There’s a rhythm to it that feels almost peaceful at first, but the longer you look, the weight of it starts to settle in. That balance between calm and heaviness is what I wanted to hold onto while working on this.
I kept the edges soft and the colors slightly muted so nothing felt too sharp or immediate. It allows the scene to feel more like a memory than a specific place. Something observed, but also felt.
I tend to focus a lot on pattern in my work, and this piece is built almost entirely on that. The repetition, the spacing, the way each form sits next to the next. It becomes less about any single element and more about the collective presence of all of them together.
Working on this required a different kind of patience. Slowing down, letting the image build gradually, and not forcing too much detail where it didn’t need to be. Letting the space do some of the work.
For me, this piece is about stillness. About taking time to look at something, sit with it, and understand it a little more through the process of making.
Brantley Jack 