Symphony Number II 24" x 24" Red anchors the composition with

Red anchors the composition with weight and intensity

It speaks to the human impulse to preserve fleeting experiences in art—the way we try to hold onto summer even as it slips away

The abstraction avoids literal seaside depiction

James Nowak explores the emotional weight and resonance of color as force

Symphony Number II 24" x 24" Red anchors the composition withSee more paintings at the Glorious Brushstrokes Collection. Following the orchestral vigor of Symphony Number I, James Nowaks Symphony Number II extends his exploration of painting as a visual analogue to music. Part of the 2025 New Works Collection, the painting can be read as the second movement of a larger compositiona continuation that refines, complicates, and expands the thematic concerns of its predecessor. If Symphony Number I established