Riding On The Edge
Riding On The Edge
By Craig Mullins
Riding On The Edge is an exceptionally striking and stylized 24 x 36 inch acrylic painting on canvas by Indiana artist Craig Mullins. As seen in the file named "RidingOnTheEdge.jpg", this expansive horizontal landscape features a solitary rider wrapped in a traditional patterned blanket, guiding their horse along a high, sandy bluff overlooking a vast canyon floor. The work masterfully honors classic Western subject matter while reinterpreting it through a highly graphic, modern sensibility that emphasizes clean geometric harmony and expansive, quiet space.
Mullins showcases a beautiful precision in his execution, using smooth, opaque applications of acrylic paint and defined, contoured layers to construct the elements of the scene. The color palette is a beautifully balanced, low-contrast harmony of cool and earthy tones. The sweeping mesas and canyon walls are rendered in muted terracotta browns, clay pinks, and soft ochre stripes, while the foreground is dotted with systematically placed, pale desert scrub. Above the canyon, an immense, stylized cloud formation billows upward, mirrored by distant mountain ridges in gentle shades of lavender, violet, and periwinkle blue. It is a peaceful, commanding statement piece that brings a refined, contemporary pop aesthetic to the timeless spirit of the American West.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 24 x 36 inches
- Medium: Acrylic on canvas
- Artist: Craig Mullins (Indiana-based)
- Framing: Please contact the gallery for framing options.
- Style: Contemporary Western Landscape / Graphic Impressionism