River/Yellow, 2019Oil on linen
20 × 14 in.
In River: Yellow, a valley glows under an otherworldly yellow-green light, bathing the slopes and waterway in an uncanny radiance. Layers of textured brushwork build from rocky foreground to atmospheric distance, where haze softens the meeting of land and sky. Neusser transforms a familiar river gorge into a dreamlike threshold, evoking both the promise and uncertainty of crossing into the unknown, where light becomes both guide and enigma.