Monmouth Museum DUNELLEN
July 10 to August 9, 2026​
Exhibit STATEMENT
The works in Color Envy are inspired by the rich tones found in nature — deep greens, floral hues, earth tones, and the shifting colors of plants through cycles of growth and decay. Through these paintings, I use color to explore mood, memory, and emotional connection rather than depict nature directly.
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The title reflects our relationship with beauty and desire — the pull toward something vibrant, alive, or just out of reach. Botanical colors create atmosphere and movement, allowing the work to move between abstraction and landscape.
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At its core, Color Envy is about the emotional power of color and the ways natural tones can feel both grounding and transformative.
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“I See It”, 23” x 35”
Alcohol Ink on Yupo Paper
About the Artist
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Bryant Small is a New Jersey-based, international, award-winning, contemporary abstract painter known for his use of vibrant color, creative exploration, and intuitive layering to create visually dynamic compositions.
Color Envy explores the emotional pull of color as both desire and identity.
Small uses layered abstraction and saturated hues to examine how we project meaning onto color.