Headlong — original abstract expressionist oil on canvas, bold gestural marks conveying momentum and forward motion — Michael Rich Studios
An abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes hanging on a light gray wall next to a modern wooden chair.
A large abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, black, and blue brushstrokes hanging on a light gray wall in a modern dining room and living area setting with a white armchair and wood floors.
An abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes, displayed on a white paneled wall above a modern gray armchair.
An abstract canvas painting with vibrant red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes, displayed on a white paneled wall above a dark brown leather chaise lounge with a matching pillow.
Headlong — original abstract expressionist oil on canvas, bold gestural marks conveying momentum and forward motion — Michael Rich Studios
An abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes hanging on a light gray wall next to a modern wooden chair.
A large abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, black, and blue brushstrokes hanging on a light gray wall in a modern dining room and living area setting with a white armchair and wood floors.
An abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes, displayed on a white paneled wall above a modern gray armchair.
An abstract canvas painting with vibrant red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes, displayed on a white paneled wall above a dark brown leather chaise lounge with a matching pillow.
Headlong — original abstract expressionist oil on canvas, bold gestural marks conveying momentum and forward motion — Michael Rich Studios
An abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes hanging on a light gray wall next to a modern wooden chair.
A large abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, black, and blue brushstrokes hanging on a light gray wall in a modern dining room and living area setting with a white armchair and wood floors.
An abstract canvas painting with bold red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes, displayed on a white paneled wall above a modern gray armchair.
An abstract canvas painting with vibrant red, orange, blue, and white brushstrokes, displayed on a white paneled wall above a dark brown leather chaise lounge with a matching pillow.
Michael Rich Studios

Headlong - Oil Painting, 60 × 52 inches

$7,000.00
$7,000.00
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Oil on Canvas, 60 × 52 inches, Unframed

The title is drawn from the poem, "Moments" by Mary Oliver, who writes:

" There is nothing more pathetic

than caution

When headlong might save a life,

even, possibly, your own."

There's a quality of commitment in this painting, of throwing yourself forward without quite knowing where you'll land. The brushwork is exuberant — splashes and marks that move fast, that don't second-guess themselves. Deep blues and fiery reds that bring to mind a sunset over open water, the horizon somewhere ahead.

I think of this as an ocean-scape more than a landscape — the sea as a state of mind, as a metaphor for setting out on a new path with more energy than certainty. That feeling of going headlong into something is one I find worth painting.

  • Medium: Oil on Canvas
  • Dimensions: 60 × 52 inches
  • Condition: Unframed
  • Origin: United States
  • One-of-a-kind original
  • Hardware included, ready to hang

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