Colors on Blue 

Robert Goodnough made this painting with a deceptively simple strategy: he built it up from small brushstrokes of color. The overall effect is somewhere between pointillism and collage. Goodnough's process highlights the materiality of paint itself. You can see how the dabs of color create subtle textures and a sense of depth, as they layer up on the surface. The careful arrangement of these marks suggests a meditative, almost craft-like approach. It's far from the gestural abstraction of some of his contemporaries. Goodnough’s method involves patience and precision, a dialogue between spontaneity and control. This challenges traditional hierarchies, inviting us to reconsider what we value in art. Is it the grand gesture, or the accumulation of small actions? Ultimately, the image invites a reflection on the act of creation itself, on the labor and care embedded in every artwork.