Franklin West

Oil, charcoal on wood.

24x48x1.25"

This abstract cityscape captures the emotional texture of urban architecture through bold color and expressive brushwork. A prominent yellow building anchors the composition, its arched windows and blue door rendered with gestural strokes that suggest both solidity and impermanence. The structure feels familiar yet dreamlike, as if glimpsed in memory or imagined in passing.
In the foreground, a red-orange form—possibly a wall or adjacent building—adds depth and contrast, pushing the yellow facade into sharper relief. The interplay of warm and cool tones—orange, blue, yellow—creates a dynamic tension, while the layering of paint evokes shifting light and shadow. The scene suggests late afternoon, with long shadows and saturated hues hinting at a transitional moment.