"God Needs the Devil" Image 3, 2026, acrylic on linen canvas, 36 x 36 in. / 91.44 x 91.44 cm. abstract painting Dark recollections dominate

Dark recollections dominate

Gavin Coates

Cozy Corner is about relationships

The image depicts a snowy landscape with a blanket of white snow against a pond

acrylic on lace

"God Needs the Devil" Image 3, 2026, acrylic on linen canvas, 36 x 36 in. / 91.44 x 91.44 cm. abstract painting Dark recollections dominate"God Needs the Devil" Image 3, Leigh Witherell, 2026, acrylic on linen canvas, 36 x 36 in. 91. 44 x 91. 44 cm. Her head tilts back, eyes closed, mouth partedcaught between surrender and ache. Behind her, he folds into the shadow, holding on as if to keep time from leaving. Warm reds burn like memory, while pale skin glows with longing, tenderness, and quiet ruin.