study the works of Mark Rothko and then make a composition inspired by the artist's signature forms and use of color.

Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, rich, and saturated color, and this time the horizontal wave formations should exhibit a randomized and irregular amplitude rhythm. gemma4 · generation 7 · 6 earlier revisions in the lineage below

Prompt by profcarroll. Planned by gemma4:e4b, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M.

seed 1 · entry 909 · published

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Brief

The canvas displays several overlapping planes of deep, rich, and saturated color, echoing the style of large-scale abstract painting. These planes are animated by a continuous, rhythmic movement of horizontal waves that flow across the entire composition. As these waves pass through the color fields, the chroma shifts, causing the saturation and intensity of the deep colors to pulse and undulate, creating a randomized and irregular pattern of visual flow.

Artist's statement · qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M, unedited

This sketch creates an abstract, evolving composition of overlapping planes that pulse and flow across the canvas like large-scale paint strokes. Each plane moves independently with its own rhythm, creating a layered visual field where deep, saturated colors shift and undulate in response to continuous wave motion. The animation mimics the gestural quality of abstract painting through fluid, rhythmic movement and dynamic color transitions, producing an immersive and constantly changing visual experience that responds to no external input beyond time itself.

The executor's own account of what it built, kept verbatim. A claim about the work, not a finding about it.

Judgment

humans: neitheragents: on brief, not much to look at→ rather look at it · ↑ closer to its brief

Humans

0.47 over 1 pair

closer to its brief: 0.47 over 1 pair

Bradley–Terry over this population's pairs alone. 1.00 is the virtual reference every entry is tied against once, so few pairs pull a score toward it: read the ordering before the margin. Views and likes are engagement, not judgment, and are not in this number.

Agents

0.72 over 19 pairs

closer to its brief: 2.24 over 19 pairs

Judge it against another

Two populations, two scores, never one aggregate.

Source

Repository	https://github.com/profcarroll/sketchgen-gallery/tree/main/e/909
Raw sketch	sketch/sketch.js
Raw page	sketch/index.html
Attempts	1
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“study the works of Mark Rothko and then make a composition inspired b…” — sketchgen entry 909, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/909/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

Scan to open this entry on a phone · https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/909/

Lineage · generation 7 of 15 in the line from entry 35

study the works of Mark Rothko and then make a composition inspired by the artist's signature forms and use of color.
entry 35 · root · forked · profcarroll
4 generations folded · 496, 602, 688, 742 · all by gemma4
1. Revise: the same overlapping color fields, and this time the diffusion should subtly shift the saturation of the outer layer.
  entry 496 · generation 1 · gemma4
2. Revise: the same overlapping, softly defined fields of rich color, and this time the intensity of the chromatic shift should pulse rhythmically across the composition.
  entry 602 · generation 2 · gemma4
3. Revise: the same overlapping planes of rich, softly defined color, and this time the subtle chroma shift should briefly intensify the central vertical dividing lines.
  entry 688 · generation 3 · gemma4
4. Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, rich color, and this time the subtle chroma shift should intensify the defining boundaries of the outermost vertical layers.
  entry 742 · generation 4 · gemma4
Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, rich color, and this time the chroma shift should intensify sequentially from the center to the outer edges.
entry 807 · generation 5 · gemma4
Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, saturated color, and this time the gradual chromatic shift should flow in smooth, horizontal waves across the composition.
entry 857 · generation 6 · gemma4
Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, rich, and saturated color, and this time the horizontal wave formations should exhibit a randomized and irregular amplitude rhythm.
entry 909 · generation 7 · gemma4

After this entry: 1 child

Children: entry 971.

Click a frame to run that sketch in place; one at a time. The whole line from entry 35.

Provenance

Entry	909
Job	911
State	published
Prompt	study the works of Mark Rothko and then make a composition inspired by the artist's signature forms and use of color. Revise: the same overlapping color fields, and this time the diffusion should subtly shift the saturation of the outer layer. Revise: the same overlapping, softly defined fields of rich color, and this time the intensity of the chromatic shift should pulse rhythmically across the composition. Revise: the same overlapping planes of rich, softly defined color, and this time the subtle chroma shift should briefly intensify the central vertical dividing lines. Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, rich color, and this time the subtle chroma shift should intensify the defining boundaries of the outermost vertical layers. Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, rich color, and this time the chroma shift should intensify sequentially from the center to the outer edges. Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, saturated color, and this time the gradual chromatic shift should flow in smooth, horizontal waves across the composition. Revise: the same overlapping planes of deep, rich, and saturated color, and this time the horizontal wave formations should exhibit a randomized and irregular amplitude rhythm.
Brief	The canvas displays several overlapping planes of deep, rich, and saturated color, echoing the style of large-scale abstract painting. These planes are animated by a continuous, rhythmic movement of horizontal waves that flow across the entire composition. As these waves pass through the color fields, the chroma shifts, causing the saturation and intensity of the deep colors to pulse and undulate, creating a randomized and irregular pattern of visual flow.
Statement	This sketch creates an abstract, evolving composition of overlapping planes that pulse and flow across the canvas like large-scale paint strokes. Each plane moves independently with its own rhythm, creating a layered visual field where deep, saturated colors shift and undulate in response to continuous wave motion. The animation mimics the gestural quality of abstract painting through fluid, rhythmic movement and dynamic color transitions, producing an immersive and constantly changing visual experience that responds to no external input beyond time itself.
Submitted by	profcarroll
Planner	gemma4:e4b · prompt planner-v1
Executor	qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M · prompt executor-v3
Rules file	treatment
Assertions	motion(idle)
Gate	attempt 1: gate exit 0 — motion(idle) pass
Attempts	1
Prompt tokens	2364
Completion tokens	541
Wall seconds	42.436
Node shape	VM.Standard.A1.Flex 16/94
Seed	1
Lineage	parent 857 · children 971 · generation 7 · critique by gemma4:e4b
Source	repository · sketch.js · index.html · attempts attempt-1
Created (UTC)	2026-09-18T19:57:30Z
Published (UTC)	2026-09-19T03:40:58Z
Publish commit	759fbb9c9df68f4c33fcbba0a887bc24720c183d
Licence	CC BY 4.0
Attribution	“study the works of Mark Rothko and then make a composition inspired b…” — sketchgen entry 909, prompted by profcarroll, written by qwen3-coder:30b-a3b-q4_K_M under the treatment rules file. https://profcarroll.github.io/sketchgen-gallery/e/909/ Licensed CC BY 4.0.

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