Reminiscent of Frankenthaler, Motherwell, and Morrison, the abstract oil and acrylic on canvas painting, titled #43, is an original color study by award-winning interior designer, Jacob Laws, who studies art formerly. Moody and tactile approach to abstract expressionism is seen here as in most of his work. A deep, muted slate-teal and dark charcoal green coats the canvas, acting as a flat, shadowy field for the foreground elements which burst with a fiery cluster of blood-orange, crimson, and primary red dominating the lower-center field. A thick block of violet-purple sits behind the red cluster, balanced by a rectangular slash of rich ochre-brown across the upper section. A heavily textured, organic shape in a soft, chalky pastel apricot cuts vertically through the upper-left quadrant, providing a bright, high-contrast focal point. Impasto Application: Laws utilizes an intense, heavy-bodied paint application. The thick, sculpted ridges and visible palette knife marks trap lighting, giving the artwork a dimensional, sculptural presence. His shapes are deliberately stacked. The smooth background layers contrast sharply with the raw, highly raised texturing of the foreground strokes. 36 x 36 inches, the square canvas is finished in a minimalist, ultra-slim natural wood gallery float frame. The thin frame allows the raw, heavy texturing of the oil paint to bleed right to the edge, emphasizing its modern, gallery-ready aesthetic.