Swing I 24" x 24" Swing II conveys a sharper

Swing II conveys a sharper

joy is not static or momentary but ongoing

Orange: energetic and dynamic

James Nowak’s Blue River is a lyrical abstraction of motion

Swing I 24" x 24" Swing II conveys a sharperSee more art from the 2025 New Works With Swing I, part of the 2025 New Works Collection, James Nowak shifts his painterly vocabulary toward rhythm, balance, and improvisation. Unlike the dense gestural layers of the Symphony or Delicate Spring works, Swing I embraces sparseness and clarity, allowing each mark to carry weight and resonance. The title itself signals a connection to music and movementspecifically the improvisational cadence of