Wildfires 36" x 48"

See more paintings from The Colors of Joy collection. James Nowak’s Wildfires, part of The Colors of Joy Collection, radiates both intensity and vitality, embodying the duality of fire as destructive force and luminous spectacle. Through layered brushwork and a blazing palette, the painting captures the elemental drama of flames consuming and transforming. While part of a collection celebrating joy, Wildfires pushes the boundaries of that theme, exploring the paradox that joy often emerges from struggle, danger, or renewal. The composition is alive with bursts of red, orange, yellow, and blue, creating a sense of combustion. The strokes are sweeping, overlapping, and directional, imitating the unpredictable spread of fire. Color Palette: Red and orange dominate, carrying connotations of heat, passion, and destruction. Yellow functions as the fire’s glow—light breaking through the intensity. Blue, though cooler, does not temper the flames but instead amplifies their vibrancy by contra