Brooke Lanier

This is a Real Place! 1: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge

2020

"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water. Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject. Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect. At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. ⁠The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...

"Lunar Landing" is a contemporary abstract expressionism drip painting in the style of Jackson Pollock with predominant colors of pink, violet, & blue. It is framed with all hanging hardware attached, and is wired be hung horizontally or vertically. It is signed and dated on the back. Dennis Alter...

This is a contemporary geometric abstract landscape oil painting on canvas with green water and blue sky. It is reminiscent of the Modernist color field tradition of Mark Rothko.. It is signed on the back. All hanging hardware is attached, no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer...

This is a contemporary geometric abstract landscape oil painting on canvas with blue water and night sky. It is reminiscent of the Modernist color field tradition of Mark Rothko. It is signed on the back. All hanging hardware attached, no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years." "Joe McAleer...

"As an artist, my paintings, prints, sculpture and public art are made with the attentiveness of a scientist, observing our natural world beyond the visible surface. My interest lies in the interconnected qualities of art and science, specifically the micro / macro patterns that reveal our connectedness; be it migratory avian flight patterns shared commonality with immigration routes, or how light pollution maps mirror viral molecular patterns, or aerial views of watershed systems that reveal vascular patterns. Through the act of creating, I am aware of being both infinitesimally minute and integrally part of a larger whole. It is this dichotomy and the vastness of these images that provides perspective to our humanity." - Deirdre Murphy...

Dennis Alter's layered and textured abstract expressionism oil on canvas paintings are rich with painterly activity. Gestural brushwork, heavy impasto, an...

Antique American modernist street scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 29L x 20H.

Antique American modernist street scene oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. Image size, 30L x 20H.

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Step into the evocative world of "Vanguard III (No Player Territory)" by Joachim van der Vlugt, a Dutch painter who masterfully blends the timeless influence of classical Dutch maste...

Step into the evocative world of "Vanguard I (No Player Territory)" by Joachim van der Vlugt, a Dutch painter who masterfully blends the timeless influence of classical Dutch masters...

Dividing Light II [2021] Please note that insitu images are purely an indication of how a piece may look Dividing Light II is an original painting by artist Sheryl Roberts. Sheryl has mastered the composition of dramatic light...