Artist: Stanley J. Krupa Title: "A Step Backward" Year: 1987 Medium: Watercolor and Ink on Paper Stanley J. Krupa’s A Step Backward (1987) is an example of the artist’s abstract expressionist style, combining strong linear movement with layered tonal washes. Stanley J. Krupa was a well-known Mohawk Valley artist whose work was influenced by Abstract Expressionism and painters like Mark Rothko and Arshile Gorky. His paintings explore color, movement, and emotion in a bold yet thoughtful style. He also owned his own gallery, the Steuben Park Art Gallery in Utica, New York, and his work is found in galleries and private collections around the world.