Threshold by David Drum is a radiant, process-driven abstraction that moves in waves of temperature and light, shifting from cool lemon-yellow atmospherics on the left to deep, fiery oranges on the right. Across this glowing field, Drum layers poured pigment, splatter, stippling, and drifting veils of colour to create a surface that feels alive with chemical reactions, erosion, and renewal.

At the centre-left, dense clusters of mottled browns, rusty reds, and teal deposits gather like mineral formations or organic growth. These textural zones are intersected by looping caramel drips—gestures that drift and coil with the spontaneity of improvisation. Occasional soft whites illuminate the underlayers, adding depth and a sense of internal light.

A dark, serpentine fracture arcs diagonally across the upper middle of the work, functioning as the painting’s structural spine. To the right, swirling ribbons of orange and ochre form biomorphic curls, as if the surface itself is twisting, heating, and reshaping.

Drum’s Threshold evokes an alchemical space—part cosmic nebula, part microscopic terrain—where forms dissolve, recombine, and hover at the edge between chaos and emergence. The result is immersive, energetic, and richly textured: a meditation on transition, pressure, and transformation.