Train Tracks Purple (2018)
Signed Print

Train Tracks Purple uses deep purple tone to create a nocturnal or twilight atmosphere that distinguishes it from Dylan's more daylight-oriented railway works. The purple and white sky suggests evening or dawn hours, with a setting or rising sun - times of transition that add temporal specificity to the otherwise timeless railroad imagery. Dylan's brushwork creates texture within the sky that suggests changing weather - perhaps approaching storm clouds or the building humidity of summer evenings. The solitary track stretches toward a horizon obscured by the atmosphere, creating a sense of mystery and uncertainty that contrasts with the more optimistic implications of railway imagery in his other works.

This piece demonstrates Dylan's sophisticated understanding of how colour psychology affects viewer response, using purple's associations with introspection, spirituality, and melancholy to create a more contemplative mood. The work's Expressionist qualities emerge through the emotional intensity of the colour choices rather than through compositional distortion, showing Dylan's ability to achieve psychological effect through colour rather than structural means. The purple sky dominates the composition, making atmospheric conditions rather than infrastructure the primary subject, whilst the tracks provide compositional stability and directional movement within an otherwise turbulent visual field.