“Moonstricken Girls,” acrylic by Carroll Cloar, of Earle, Arkansas. Collection of Arkansas Arts Center, thank God, or should I say Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts now? This might be my gun-to-the-head favorite painting in the whole wide world. Notice how the entire image is composed of distinct values. No blending or gradations. Flat shapes filled with glazed color or textured stippling. A masterpiece of composition, design and color harmony, while suggesting a mysterious narrative.
Carroll Cloar, “Moonstricken Girls”
