Each of Marck Webster’s energetic drawings has a mind of its own, swelling and receding into microcosms of vibrant color and scrupulous details. As the author of these self-possessed, sonorous renderings, Webster exercises fastidious attention to minutiae, perspective and volume. It’s impossible not to feel the movement and vigor when looking at Webster’s drawings. They’re both entrancing and uplifting, like ballads with a perky backbeat.

Webster primarily works in colored pencil, making the accessible medium look virtuosic. Influenced by counter culture icons, like psychedelic artists Alton Kelley and Stanley “Mouse” Miller, Webster’s sensibility reflects the kaleidoscopic aura of ‘60s poster art and album covers. Webster began to focus on art-making after a long career as a detective with the NYPD. As an artist, he is most interested in giving viewers the visuals tools—explosive colors, rhythmic patterns, and glimpses of light—to have a singular, sensorial experience and to decide for themselves what each work of art means.