Refractive Index is a heavily layered mixed-media work built through dense texture, scraped surfaces, and luminous passages of turquoise, green, white, deep red, and yellow. The painting suggests shifting light, water, atmosphere, and reflection, creating a charged abstract landscape where surface and depth seem to constantly transform.
Kim A. Tolman, Refractive Index, 2024, Oil / Mixed Media on Canvas, 36" x 36"