Red Rose Cantata 1973 — Fine Art

Red Rose Cantata 1973 by Alma Woodsey Thomas gives its name to a work built from small painted shapes laid in rows across the sheet. The colours move through reds and pinks, with darker dabs set near the edges.

The piece belongs to the abstract colour field painting practice of Alma Woodsey Thomas. A fine art print on matte paper keeps those red tones soft under a lamp and the light frame on a dark wall lets the dabs read one by one.

It works on the wall beside a writing desk near an open book. From the chair you notice the small brush like marks and the way the darker shapes slow the eye toward the corner.