David Cohen remembers painter Stephen Mueller, who passed away on September 16, 2011 at the age of 63.

Cohen writes: "In his mature work – which was characterized by vibrant yet ingeniously modulated color choices and increment-free paint surfaces (or in the case of watercolor, ethereal yet sumptuous stain) – the imagery manages to be at once cosmic and decorative… he traded in a kind of tantric gaiety that could collapse the boundaries between kitsch and the sublime."