Alive in the Field of Dreams

Alive in the Field of Dreams 

Acrylic on Canvas 

There are moments so vivid, they demand to be remembered. Alive in the Field of Dreams captures one such moment—a fauvist landscape where childhood, color, and contemplation collide. 

This piece explores tension and stillness: the chaos of a soccer match met with the calm of a setting sun. The children, silhouetted in motion, symbolize the future—alive in play even as the day winds down. Sunset, often symbolic of endings, here becomes the beginning of dreaming. The air holds its breath. You do too. 

I intentionally break and bend color theory here, using exaggerated complementary contrasts to mimic the tension in the game—and in life. Soccer becomes more than a sport; it’s a metaphor for anticipation, unity, and our collective longing for joy despite pressure. 

This painting holds the weight of contradiction. It invites you to pause, to remember your own field of dreams—the place where the world softened, even just for a moment. It is a still frame of motion, a breath between now and next. 

In a world of noise, Alive in the Field of Dreams dares you to look, not away—but deeper. It reminds us that wonder lives in waiting, and the future is already taking shape—right here, in the dusk.