On the Court

Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 4ft x 4ft
Creation Date: 2024
Collection: Playful Abstraction

On the Court (2024) is an energetic freeze-frame — an abstraction that captures not the action of a game, but the charged stillness in between. This 48 x 48 inch oil painting from the Playful Abstraction Collection strips away players and motion, leaving only the essence of anticipation, rhythm, and spatial tension.

Bold lines slice across a blue-and-terracotta field, suggesting court boundaries and directional movement. Sharp angles intersect with curves, while neon accents flash like echoes of uniforms or scoreboard lights. The texture is smooth but interrupted — a metaphor for rules, play, and the chaos that hides beneath structure.

I created On the Court while thinking about performance — not just in sports, but in daily life. How we step into spaces, define them, and become part of their choreography.

This piece is aligned with the bold graphic minimalism of Ellsworth Kelly and the theatrical framing of David Hockney’s stage sets. Like them, I use flatness to create emotional space.

On the Court doesn’t celebrate victory. It celebrates readiness. The moment before.