Hey Jason, This looks great. The simple two columns works well with the header image / painting up top. I’m going to point out some problems that I think you can improve on:
I think you have some work to do in the right columns though. Its
distracting having the photo right below the text (which is already
slightly hard to read)
I think that you can improve how the paintings are sitting on the
background. The darker one seems fine but the lighter one the edges
bleed into the background.
I agree that the navigation needs some refinement. You need to make
sure that it is clear that there is a next page. I think you are
close by making the first one red but I think you should do a little
more exploration with it.