Crimson Abstract Painting: Friends Shoulder to Shoulder by Surreal Media

What do you see when you look at this work for the first time? A row of figures standing close together, shoulder to shoulder, as if none of them wants to leave. Their heads are small, dark shapes; their bodies dissolve into patches of carmine red, gold and white. All around them, golden rings swirl – translucent and light – like warmth passing from one to the next. If you look a little longer, you’ll find a single grey-blue circle in the centre. For me, that circle is the focal point of the work: the friend who says nothing for a moment, yet is fully part of it all.

It began with the feeling of a long table, late in the evening, when the plates have long since been emptied and no one is getting up. Stylists recommend warmer, deeper shades and a cosy atmosphere for the autumn, and I felt that straight away: red and gold that draw you in, against a cool background of grey-blue with streaks of ochre.

The atmosphere is warm at the centre and cool at the edges, so that the group really comes to life. The message is simple: simply being together is enough. It is a digital artwork with the look of thick, loose brushstrokes with texture, in which the figures taper down into vertical stripes, almost as if they were melting into the light.

In a dining room, above a long table, or in a living room where people often gather, this piece reminds you of those evenings that stay with you. It also makes a lovely gift for someone with a large circle of friends.

Or take a look at: "Kobaltblauw Abstract Schilderij: Menigte die Danst naar het Licht", a piece full of movement!