Loma Amarillo 1989

Eyvind Earle made this screenprint called 'Loma Amarillo', with flat planes of color defining a stylized landscape. The application of color here is all about these distinct shapes, areas of unmodulated color with crisp lines. I think of it as less about representation, and more about the process of arranging shapes and colors to create a sense of depth and atmosphere. The colors, they're so vibrant and kind of unnatural, right? That yellow is really popping against the dark hills, making them seem to vibrate with light. And the texture is super smooth, probably from the printmaking technique. It's like he's inviting us to just enjoy the visual experience. I love how the fog blurs the distinction between things like the hills and trees, dissolving form into color. Earle's style always reminds me a little of Milton Avery, or maybe even some of the early American modernists who were playing with simplified forms and bold colors. In the end, it’s all about how we see and feel, and how that changes every time we look.