John A Limotte Fine Art

Acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas, signed in the lower right corner. Hanging hardware is included. Unlike my representational landscapes, my abstract paintings begin without a reference photo. Instead, I start with a collection of ideas and a fascination with geometric forms and bold colors. This piece is a result of that intuitive process—fitting together shapes and shades using the fundamental principles of complementary colors to create a sense of balance and energy. Because of the bold, opaque nature of these forms, this style requires a significant amount of paint, giving the surface a rich, tactile presence. After I finished this particular work, I stepped back and realized it strongly resembled the rhythmic, structural activity of an Urban Train Station. I used my geometric and cubist-inspired approach to create a map of intersecting lines and blocks that suggest movement and transit. By focusing on pure form and color theory, I’ve tried to capture the industrial pulse of a city in a way that is both structured and imaginative.