Cause for Celebration

Paint doesn't sit still in this one, it fractures, zigzags, and spills across a circular canvas like confetti caught mid-air. Robert Standish builds "Cause for Celebration" from layered pours and jagged bursts of blue, coral, green, and gold, all pushing outward from a white, textured center. Standish traded a career in photorealism for something freer over a decade ago, and the shift shows: intuitive layering built on a foundation in psychology from Antioch University. His work now sits in the permanent collections of LACMA, JPMorgan Chase, Stanford University, and the Crocker Art Museum.

Original acrylic on canvas, 30" diameter. 2025. Shop online or visit Monarch Gallery at 910 Duval Street, Key West.