Sun In The East 1988

Ronnie Landfield’s ‘Sun In The East’ is like a watercolor memory, a wash of experience rather than a sharp photograph. It feels so process-oriented, like he’s letting the colors blend and bleed into each other, creating this soft, hazy landscape. Look at how the paint thins out towards the horizon. It's almost transparent, a whisper of color. Then, down below, those lines, scratched or drawn into the surface, pull the whole thing together. It's a gentle, yet deliberate dance. It reminds me of someone like Helen Frankenthaler, especially in the way Landfield lets the paint stain the canvas. There is a real sense of freedom, but with an underlying structure holding it all in place. Ultimately, I think the real beauty of this painting is that it's not trying to tell us exactly what to see. It's more like a feeling, a suggestion, and it invites us to bring our own experiences to the table.