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Rider at the edge of the light

$5,500.00 CAD

Surya Patil

Acrylic on canvas.

36x48x1.50"

In this evocative mixed-media work, vibrant color and delicate line converge to capture a moment suspended between reality and imagination. A lone rider and horse, rendered in minimalist black strokes, stand at the threshold of an immense, swirling landscape. Above them, a textured sky of cool blues and whites blooms with cloud-like forms, creating a sense of motion and quiet wonder. Below, a radiant orb of yellows and reds—part sun, part cosmic force—pulses with warmth, anchoring the composition in emotional intensity.

The contrast between the ethereal sky and the fiery center invites contemplation of duality: light and shadow, movement and stillness, solitude and companionship. The rider becomes a symbolic figure—a witness, a seeker, perhaps a traveler journeying through a world shaped as much by inner experience as by the natural realm. Heavy impasto and bold color interplay with delicate linear drawing, bringing depth, texture, and a sense of poetic tension to the canvas.

This piece invites the viewer to step into a landscape of feeling, where the familiar form of a rider is reimagined within a dreamlike, abstract environment. It is both a journey outward and a reflection inward, capturing the timeless relationship between humanity and the vastness that surrounds it.