Combustion feels less like fire itself than the instant just before everything changes. A dense red field holds heat, pressure, and friction, while yellow-orange passages surge through the surface like ignition breaking loose. The heavy texture gives the painting a physical intensity, as if the canvas has absorbed impact, heat, and motion. It is a work about release — volatile, radiant, and alive with the force of transformation.
Kim A. Tolman, Combustion, Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 24"