Deep Forest, 48" x 60"

See more paintings at the Glorious Brushstrokes Collection. James Nowak’s Deep Forest, part of the Glorious Brushstrokes collection, presents an explosion of layered color and movement that seeks to capture not the literal image of a forest, but its essence: density, vitality, and mystery. Through expressive strokes and a rich interplay of greens, blues, reds, and yellows, Nowak creates a canvas that is both chaotic and harmonious, mirroring the complexity of the natural world. This essay examines the painting’s formal features, symbolic resonances, and its place within Nowak’s broader exploration of abstract expression. At first glance, Deep Forest overwhelms with its saturation of hues. Thick, overlapping brushstrokes move across the canvas in multiple directions, leaving little untouched space. Unlike Yellow and Blue, which relies heavily on white ground for balance, Deep Forest conveys density—like being enclosed by vegetation that allows only shards of light to filter through. G