Kite Blowing in the Wind is movement distilled. A bright kite rides a field of sky, tugging at a thin line that arcs like a drawn breath. Richard Wieth paints the subject with economy: strong color for the kite itself, open edges and subtle temperature shifts for air, and a few crisp marks where the string cuts across blue. The scene is playful without being cute; the emphasis is on sensation—the pull in the hand, the give of gusts, the brief slack when wind changes its mind.
 
 
Because the background remains spare, the kite’s color sings. Warm notes punch forward against cooler atmosphere, and the composition holds clean from across a room. Up close, the paint keeps its freshness, with small ridges that catch light like lift under cloth. It’s a piece that clears space where it hangs, a daily reminder to look up.