Night Flyers 2021

Rose Freymuth-Frazier's 'Night Flyers' captures a sunset scene with a sense of immediacy and warmth. The way the colors blend—those oranges, yellows, and soft reds—it’s like watching paint itself turn into light, a process made visible. You can almost feel Freymuth-Frazier layering and mixing right on the canvas. Look at the water in the foreground; the texture is palpable, a kind of gritty fluidity. The strokes are confident yet loose, capturing the reflective quality of the water without getting too fussy about details. Then there are the birds, those tiny marks scattered across the sky. They feel almost like an afterthought, yet they animate the entire scene, giving it a sense of scale and movement. It makes me think of Turner, that English painter who was obsessed with light and atmosphere. Of course, Freymuth-Frazier has her own distinct voice, but there’s a similar embrace of ambiguity, a willingness to let the paint speak for itself. That’s what makes art so exciting, this ongoing conversation across time.