

Splash: A Meditation on Blue by J. Steven Manolis
As a colorist and abstract painter, I have spent my artistic life chasing the elusive moment when a hue becomes more than pigment—when it transforms into emotion, memory, and quiet revelation. For me, color is never merely visual; it is a language of the spirit, a “visual feel-good” that resonates deep within the soul. My philosophy of art is unapologetically existential. I believe that truly great painting must carry a communicative current: from the artist’s inner world ont























