"December" by R. H. Quaytman is an encaustic and oil painting on panel that exemplifies the artist's engagement with abstraction and material process. The work showcases Quaytman's characteristic layering of pigmented wax and oil, creating luminous surfaces that invite close looking and emphasize the materiality of painting itself. Through this mixed media approach, Quaytman explores how color, texture, and translucency can generate spatial depth and temporal resonance on the flat picture plane.