Red Boat 2017

David Michael Hinnebusch made this painting, Red Boat, with a brave attack of red, yellow, and black paint. It’s like watching a scene emerge, bit by bit, through layers of feeling. I imagine Hinnebusch, brush in hand, maybe stepping back, squinting, then diving back in with another stroke. There's a constant conversation between intention and accident. The red feels dominant, like a memory that keeps resurfacing. The black marks? They ground the whole scene, maybe anchoring it to a sense of place. That single mast in black slashing through, like a decisive thought, is so cool. It’s like he’s saying, “Okay, boat, be a boat!” Then those waves below, simple black lines over red—so direct, so sure. It reminds me that painting isn't about perfect representation; it’s about feeling your way through the world, one color, one gesture at a time.