Christopher Engel Paintings
Christopher Engel’s work vibrates with the energy of bold, gestural lines that intersect at points between the foreground and background. These fields are bridged together in a web of kinetic, interconnecting lines which create a remarkable sense of three-dimensionality. The close examination of space, or how we create it and replenish a void, is a study that Engel has pursued since he started as a landscape painter in the early 70s. Engel was deeply affected by the relationship between the elements of the landscape; trees, shrubs, bushes and elements on the periphery. Everything worked to define the space that contained and moved him. Engel currently works out of a studio near Roxbury, NY, where a pellet stove warms the high ceilings and sunlight penetrates through sky-lights. Nestled in the Catskill mountains, Engel continues to honor the influence of the natural landscape and remain enamored by the impact of color. With several canvases standing over four feet tall, the surfaces are rich in a sophisticated palette of earth tones; greens, browns, blacks, blues and occasional use of bright red and orange allude to an aesthetic that straddles both landscape and abstraction. Yet despite representational titles such as Canyon, Ice Storm and Clear Skies, Engel’s vision immerses the viewer in suggestions of horizon lines or tree branches rather than orient them directly toward a conventional depiction. Tensions of push and pull are achieved with both opacity and transparency, as well as the natural flow of the medium. Ultimately, the point of departure is radically transformed and the result is nothing short of powerful. The space around us to him is the defining characteristic that makes us aware and allows us to function in our environment. Creating this feeling of space in his abstract work with color, texture, line, scale, scraping, dripping etc. is what satisfies his aesthetic needs.
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Artist: Christopher Engel
Harmonies in Blues & Greens (Bold Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
30.5 x 24.5 inches
oil on canvas
sides of canvas are painted
Wired to hang as a vertical painting
Engel breathes new life into a refurbished older painting with this vertical abstract expressionist style painting titled Blue Arc. New layers are imposed on old, the remnants of the under layers remain, adding depth to fresh coats of paint. Gestural strokes of teal green, neon poppy pink, sunny yellow and royal blue create the color scheme as the artist elegantly weaves each bold color into a web that is at once saturated yet distinct.
About the artist:
Calm and confident brush strokes sweep over each painting by Christopher Engel. His work vibrates with the energy of bold, gestural lines that intersect at points between the foreground and background. These fields are bridged together in a web of kinetic, interconnecting lines which create a remarkable reach into the third dimension. The close examination of space, or how we create it and replenish a void, is a study that Engel has pursued since he started as a landscape painter in the early 70s. “I was deeply affected by the relationship between the elements of the landscape; trees, shrubs, bushes, and elements on the periphery,” he states, “everything worked to define the space that contained and moved me.” Engel currently works out of a studio near Roxbury, NY, where a pellet stove...
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Doorway (Contemporary Gestural Vertical Abstract Painting in Pastel Palette)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
30.5 x 24.5 inches
oil on stretched canvas
Wired to hang as a vertical painting
This medium size abstract vertical palette has a serene palette of sage green, creamy white and pale peach. Gestural strokes of subdued colors are woven together with a watery sensibility, one flowing into the next, the paint allowed to drip down the surface of the canvas.
About the artist:
Calm and confident brush strokes sweep over each painting by Christopher Engel. His work vibrates with the energy of bold, gestural lines that intersect at points between the foreground and background. These fields are bridged together in a web of kinetic, interconnecting lines which create a remarkable reach into the third dimension. The close examination of space, or how we create it and replenish a void, is a study that Engel has pursued since he started as a landscape painter in the early 70s. “I was deeply affected by the relationship between the elements of the landscape; trees, shrubs, bushes, and elements on the periphery,” he states, “everything worked to define the space that contained and moved me.” Engel currently works out of a studio near Roxbury, NY, where a pellet stove...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fan Painting #1 (Contemporary, Minimalist Abstract Painting in Ivory Palette)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract painting on curved canvas in a minimal ivory white palette
oil on canvas on unique artist made stretcher
36 x 74 inches
This curved canvas was painted by abstract artist Christopher Engel in 2006. The abstract expressionist style painting contains a subdued blend of cool white and ivory tones, with faded blue and green accents along the top edge. A sturdy wire spanning the back of the painting provides for instant, professional-quality hanging.
Artist Statement:
The Fan Shaped Paintings evolved from the process of mixing paint in paper coffee cups. As I noticed the intriguing arrangement and patterns of color and shapes in the mixing cups I began to set the cups aside to save those images. Years later, I began unfolding the stacks of cups I had saved to see the images and patterns of color. I was also attracted to the fan-like shape of the opened cups. The spontaneous nature of the color and shapes on my palette of “coffee cups” became the genesis of the creation of the Fan Paintings.
SOLO SHOWS:
2017 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014 Commons Gallery Margaretville, NY
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Selections"
2006 Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY “A Selection of Works”
2004 The Commons, Margaretville, NY “Survey from the 1980s to 2004
1991 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
1987 Soho Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Selected Works”
1986 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “New Works”
1982 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Rites of Passage”
GROUP SHOWS:
2017 WAAM Woodstock, NY “Abstract Evocative”
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Summer Show"
2011 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Small Works Show
2010 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Gray Matter Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Inside/Outside the Box
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Small Works on Paper
2004 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY, “Now, Then and Before”
2003 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY,
1994 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Men in Suits”
1989 Print Show, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NY
1988 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Art and Religion”
1987 New York Print Fair, Eldindean Press
1986 Summit Show, Seattle, WA
1986 Pierot Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 Donnally Books Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Woodcuts”
1985 Fourwalls, Hoboken, NJ
1983 Sharpe Gallery, NY, “Self-Image”
RESIDENCIES:
2012 and 2011 Byrdcliffe June Artist’s Residency Programs
HONORS:
Elected to the board of Woodstock Artist Association and Museum
AWARDS:
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum 3rd Annual Regional
Show Honored for Best Abstract Painting in Show
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum March Group Show Honorable Mention
1985 Grant from Change, Inc.
Full Tuition Scholarship, Art Center College of Design
COLLECTIONS:
Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
Carol Pulin, Print Curator Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Hahn, Print Specialist Christies, NYC
Mary Lou Knode, Print Department MOMA, NYC
Kathy Caraccio, Print Maker and Publisher of Etchings, NYC
Leslie and Stuart Reiser, Wayne, NJ.
Rouse Corporation, New York, NY
Robert...
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Dark Storm, Fan Painting #6 (Contemporary Abstract Painting in Dark Palette)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract painting on curved canvas in dark brown palette
oil on canvas on unique artist made stretcher
36 x 74 inches
This vertical, curved canvas was painted by abstract artist, Ch...
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Bowl with Blue Fruit (Colorful Abstract Still Life Oil Painting)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Graphic, abstract fruit still life painting in a bold palette of green, orange, and blue
Oil on canvas
54 x 44 inches
This vertical, abstract-style still life painting was created by Hudson Valley-based artist Christopher Engel in 2010. The composition features broad, confident brush strokes in crimson, royal blue, black, emerald and orange against a varied light and dark green background. Some strokes are bold and crisp, while others appear drizzled on the canvas, resulting in a varied, almost tactile surface texture.
About the artist and work:
Calm and confident brush strokes sweep over each canvas in a selection of abstract paintings by Christopher Engel. His work vibrates with the energy of bold, gestural lines that intersect at points between the foreground and background. These fields are bridged together in a web of kinetic, interconnecting lines which create a remarkable sense of three dimensionality. The close examination of space, or how we create it and replenish a void, is a study that Engel has pursued since he started as a landscape painter in the early 70s. “I was deeply affected by the relationship between the elements of the landscape; trees, shrubs, bushes, and elements on the periphery,” he states, “everything worked to define the space that contained and moved me.” Engel currently works out of a studio near Roxbury, NY, where a pellet stove warms the high ceilings and sunlight penetrates through sky-lights. Nestled in the Catskill mountains, he continues to honor the influence of the natural landscape and remain enamored by the impact of color. With several canvases standing over four feet tall, the surfaces are rich in a sophisticated palette of earth tones; greens, browns, blacks, blues and occasional use of bright red and orange allude to an aesthetic that straddles both landscape and abstraction. Yet despite representational titles such as “Canyon,” Ice Storm”, and “Clear Skies”, Engel’s vision immerses the viewer in suggestions of horizon lines or tree branches rather than orient them directly toward a conventional depiction. Tensions of push and pull are achieved with both opacity and transparency, as well as the natural flow of the medium. Ultimately, the point of departure is radically transformed and the end result is nothing short of powerful.
SOLO SHOWS:
2017 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014 Commons Gallery Margaretville, NY
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Selections"
2006 Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY “A Selection of Works”
2004 The Commons, Margaretville, NY “Survey from the 1980s to 2004
1991 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
1987 Soho Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Selected Works”
1986 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “New Works”
1982 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Rites of Passage”
GROUP SHOWS:
2017 WAAM Woodstock, NY “Abstract Evocative”
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Summer Show"
2011 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Small Works Show
2010 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Gray Matter Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Inside/Outside the Box
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Small Works on Paper
2004 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY, “Now, Then and Before”
2003 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY,
1994 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Men in Suits”
1989 Print Show, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NY
1988 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Art and Religion”
1987 New York Print Fair, Eldindean Press
1986 Summit Show, Seattle, WA
1986 Pierot Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 Donnally Books Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Woodcuts”
1985 Fourwalls, Hoboken, NJ
1983 Sharpe Gallery, NY, “Self-Image”
RESIDENCIES:
2012 and 2011 Byrdcliffe June Artist’s Residency Programs
HONORS:
Elected to the board of Woodstock Artist Association and Museum
AWARDS:
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum 3rd Annual Regional
Show Honored for Best Abstract Painting in Show
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum March Group Show Honorable Mention
1985 Grant from Change, Inc.
Full Tuition Scholarship, Art Center College of Design
COLLECTIONS:
Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
Carol Pulin, Print Curator Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Hahn, Print Specialist Christies, NYC
Mary Lou Knode, Print Department MOMA, NYC
Kathy Caraccio, Print Maker and Publisher of Etchings, NYC
Leslie and Stuart Reiser, Wayne, NJ.
Rouse Corporation, New York, NY
Robert Heller...
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Hard Rain (Contemporary, Abstract Painting in Orange and Umber Palette)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas on unique artist made stretcher
36 x 74 inches
This curved canvas was painted by abstract artist Christopher Engel in 2006. The abstract expressionist style painting contains dramatic splashes of dark umber against a vivid orange and yellow background. A sturdy wire spanning the back of the painting provides for instant, professional-quality hanging.
Christopher Engel is represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery based in Hudson, NY.
Artist Statement:
The Fan Shaped Paintings evolved from the process of mixing paint in paper coffee cups. As I noticed the intriguing arrangement and patterns of color and shapes in the mixing cups I began to set the cups aside to save those images. Years later, I began unfolding the stacks of cups I had saved to see the images and patterns of color. I was also attracted to the fan-like shape of the opened cups. The spontaneous nature of the color and shapes on my palette of “coffee cups” became the genesis of the creation of the Fan Paintings.
SOLO SHOWS:
2017 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014 Commons Gallery Margaretville, NY
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Selections"
2006 Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY “A Selection of Works”
2004 The Commons, Margaretville, NY “Survey from the 1980s to 2004
1991 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
1987 Soho Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Selected Works”
1986 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “New Works”
1982 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Rites of Passage”
GROUP SHOWS:
2017 WAAM Woodstock, NY “Abstract Evocative”
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Summer Show"
2011 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Small Works Show
2010 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Gray Matter Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Inside/Outside the Box
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Small Works on Paper
2004 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY, “Now, Then and Before”
2003 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY,
1994 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Men in Suits”
1989 Print Show, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NY
1988 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Art and Religion”
1987 New York Print Fair, Eldindean Press
1986 Summit Show, Seattle, WA
1986 Pierot Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 Donnally Books Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Woodcuts”
1985 Fourwalls, Hoboken, NJ
1983 Sharpe Gallery, NY, “Self-Image”
RESIDENCIES:
2012 and 2011 Byrdcliffe June Artist’s Residency Programs
HONORS:
Elected to the board of Woodstock Artist Association and Museum
AWARDS:
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum 3rd Annual Regional
Show Honored for Best Abstract Painting in Show
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum March Group Show Honorable Mention
1985 Grant from Change, Inc.
Full Tuition Scholarship, Art Center College of Design
COLLECTIONS:
Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
Carol Pulin, Print Curator Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Hahn, Print Specialist Christies, NYC
Mary Lou Knode, Print Department MOMA, NYC
Kathy Caraccio, Print Maker and Publisher of Etchings, NYC
Leslie and Stuart Reiser, Wayne, NJ.
Rouse Corporation, New York, NY
Robert...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dreamer (Contemporary, Abstract Painting in Earth Toned Brown Palette)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Abstract painting on curved canvas in warm, orange and yellow palette
oil on canvas on unique artist made stretcher
36 x 74 inches
This curved canvas was painted by abstract artist Christopher Engel in 2006. The abstract expressionist style painting contains dramatic splashes of canary and golden yellows, crimson, and coral against a dark umber background. A sturdy wire spanning the back of the painting provides for instant, professional-quality hanging.
Christopher Engel is represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery in Hudson, NY.
Artist Statement:
The Fan Shaped Paintings evolved from the process of mixing paint in paper coffee cups. As I noticed the intriguing arrangement and patterns of color and shapes in the mixing cups I began to set the cups aside to save those images. Years later, I began unfolding the stacks of cups I had saved to see the images and patterns of color. I was also attracted to the fan-like shape of the opened cups. The spontaneous nature of the color and shapes on my palette of “coffee cups” became the genesis of the creation of the Fan Paintings.
SOLO SHOWS:
2017 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014 Commons Gallery Margaretville, NY
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Selections"
2006 Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY “A Selection of Works”
2004 The Commons, Margaretville, NY “Survey from the 1980s to 2004
1991 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
1987 Soho Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Selected Works”
1986 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “New Works”
1982 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Rites of Passage”
GROUP SHOWS:
2017 WAAM Woodstock, NY “Abstract Evocative”
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Summer Show"
2011 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Small Works Show
2010 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Gray Matter Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Inside/Outside the Box
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Small Works on Paper
2004 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY, “Now, Then and Before”
2003 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY,
1994 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Men in Suits”
1989 Print Show, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NY
1988 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Art and Religion”
1987 New York Print Fair, Eldindean Press
1986 Summit Show, Seattle, WA
1986 Pierot Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 Donnally Books Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Woodcuts”
1985 Fourwalls, Hoboken, NJ
1983 Sharpe Gallery, NY, “Self-Image”
RESIDENCIES:
2012 and 2011 Byrdcliffe June Artist’s Residency Programs
HONORS:
Elected to the board of Woodstock Artist Association and Museum
AWARDS:
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum 3rd Annual Regional
Show Honored for Best Abstract Painting in Show
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum March Group Show Honorable Mention
1985 Grant from Change, Inc.
Full Tuition Scholarship, Art Center College of Design
COLLECTIONS:
Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
Carol Pulin, Print Curator Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Hahn, Print Specialist Christies, NYC
Mary Lou Knode, Print Department MOMA, NYC
Kathy Caraccio, Print Maker and Publisher of Etchings, NYC
Leslie and Stuart Reiser, Wayne, NJ.
Rouse Corporation, New York, NY
Robert...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fan Paintings #5: Modern, Abstract Expressionist Style Painting in Green & Black
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas on unique artist made stretcher
36 x 74 inches
This vertical, curved canvas was painted by abstract artist, Christopher Engel, in 2006. The abstract expressionist styl...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
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Canvas, Oil
Canyon (Abstracted Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas in Sky Blue & Yellow)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Canyon (Abstracted Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas in Sky Blue & Yellow)
Gestural, abstract expressionist style painting in blue and yellow
horizontal oil on canvas with wood veneer frame
30 x 64 inch canvas
32 x 66 inches framed
This abstract expressionist style horizontal painting was created by Hudson Valley based artist, Christoper Engel, in 2010. The composition features broad, gestural brushstrokes in sky blue, bright sunflower yellow, with highlights of white and royal blue. Paint is applied in a sweeping motion while details of dripping paint extenuate layered foreground. The painting is compliment with a natural wood veneer frame prepared with sturdy wire of instant and professional quality installation.
About the artist and work:
Calm and confident brush strokes sweep over each canvas in a selection of abstract paintings by Christopher Engel. His work vibrates with the energy of bold, gestural lines that intersect at points between the foreground and background. These fields are bridged together in a web of kinetic, interconnecting lines which create a remarkable sense of three dimensionality. The close examination of space, or how we create it and replenish a void, is a study that Engel has pursued since he started as a landscape painter in the early 70s. “I was deeply affected by the relationship between the elements of the landscape; trees, shrubs, bushes, and elements on the periphery,” he states, “everything worked to define the space that contained and moved me.” Engel currently works out of a studio near Roxbury, NY, where a pellet stove warms the high ceilings and sunlight penetrates through sky-lights. Nestled in the Catskill mountains, he continues to honor the influence of the natural landscape and remain enamored by the impact of color. With several canvases standing over four feet tall, the surfaces are rich in a sophisticated palette of earth tones; greens, browns, blacks, blues and occasional use of bright red and orange allude to an aesthetic that straddles both landscape and abstraction. Yet despite representational titles such as “Canyon,” Ice Storm”, and “Clear Skies”, Engel’s vision immerses the viewer in suggestions of horizon lines or tree branches rather than orient them directly toward a conventional depiction. Tensions of push and pull are achieved with both opacity and transparency, as well as the natural flow of the medium. Ultimately, the point of departure is radically transformed and the end result is nothing short of powerful.
SOLO SHOWS:
2017 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2016 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
2014 Commons Gallery Margaretville, NY
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Selections"
2006 Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY “A Selection of Works”
2004 The Commons, Margaretville, NY “Survey from the 1980s to 2004
1991 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
1987 Soho Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Selected Works”
1986 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “New Works”
1982 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Rites of Passage”
GROUP SHOWS:
2017 WAAM Woodstock, NY “Abstract Evocative”
2014 Zoom Gallery, Fleishmanns, NY "Summer Show"
2011 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Members Show
2010 Byrdcliffe Small Works Show
2010 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Gray Matter Show
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Inside/Outside the Box
2008 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum Small Works on Paper
2004 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY, “Now, Then and Before”
2003 Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY,
1994 Hallwalls Gallery, Buffalo, NY, “Men in Suits”
1989 Print Show, Ward-Nasse Gallery, NY
1988 Hundredwaters Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Art and Religion”
1987 New York Print Fair, Eldindean Press
1986 Summit Show, Seattle, WA
1986 Pierot Gallery, Seattle, WA
1985 Donnally Books Gallery, Seattle, WA, “Woodcuts”
1985 Fourwalls, Hoboken, NJ
1983 Sharpe Gallery, NY, “Self-Image”
RESIDENCIES:
2012 and 2011 Byrdcliffe June Artist’s Residency Programs
HONORS:
Elected to the board of Woodstock Artist Association and Museum
AWARDS:
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum 3rd Annual Regional
Show Honored for Best Abstract Painting in Show
2011 Woodstock Artist Association and Museum March Group Show Honorable Mention
1985 Grant from Change, Inc.
Full Tuition Scholarship, Art Center College of Design
COLLECTIONS:
Bruno Bischofberger, Zurich, Switzerland
Carol Pulin, Print Curator Smithsonian, Washington, DC
Elizabeth Hahn, Print Specialist Christies, NYC
Mary Lou Knode, Print Department MOMA, NYC
Kathy Caraccio, Print Maker and Publisher of Etchings, NYC
Leslie and Stuart Reiser, Wayne, NJ.
Rouse Corporation, New York, NY
Robert Heller...
Category
2010s Abstract Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Small Abstract (Minimal Composition in Earth Tones, White Circle, Brown Square)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas in wood veneer frame
16 x 12 inches unframed
18 x 14 inches framed
This minimalist, abstract expressionist style vertical painting was created by Hudson Valley based artist, Christoper Engel, in 1999. The composition features gestural brushstrokes in sienna brown, beige, sepia and russet. Earth toned browns blanket...
Category
1990s Abstract Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
White Square (Small Abstract Painting, Earth Toned Browns & Ivory Square Detail)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas
16 x 12 inches
18 x 14 inches framed
$1,200 framed, wood veneer frame
This minimalist, abstract style vertical painting was created by Hudson Valley based artist, Christoper Engel, in 1999. The composition features tight brushstrokes in sienna brown, dark brown, beige, ivory, sepia and russet. Earth toned, checkered browns blanket...
Category
1990s Contemporary Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study (Green) (Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting in Green, Black and White)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas
27 x 23 inches unframed
29 x 25 inches framed
This painting evokes the "push and pull" aesthetic of a Han Hoffman Abstract Expressionist painting, exploring interdependent relationships between form, color, and space.
About the artist & work:
Calm and confident brush strokes sweep over each canvas in a selection of abstract paintings by Christopher Engel. His work vibrates with the energy of bold, gestural lines that intersect at points between the foreground and background. These fields are bridged together in a web of kinetic, interconnecting lines which create a remarkable sense of three dimensionality. The close examination of space, or how we create it and replenish a void, is a study that Engel has pursued since he started as a landscape painter in the early 70s. “I was deeply affected by the relationship between the elements of the landscape; trees, shrubs, bushes, and elements on the periphery,” he states, “everything worked to define the space that contained and moved me.” Engel currently works out of a studio near Roxbury, NY, where a pellet stove...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ice Storm Cometh
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
gestural, abstract oil on canvas
contemporary black, green, white
Natural wood recessed frame
"The space around us to me is the defining characteristic that makes us aware and a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fan Painting #11 Glow
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas
"The space around us to me is the defining characteristic that makes us aware and allows us to function in our environment. Creating this feeling of space in my abst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Zip
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas
"the space around us to me is the defining characteristic that makes us aware and allows us to function in our environment. Creating this feeling of space in my abst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clear Skies (Gestural Abstract Oil Painting in Black, Blue & White)
By Christopher Engel
Located in Hudson, NY
Gestural abstract expressionist style contemporary painting in bold white, blue and black
52 x 44 inches with a light wood veneer frame
This abstract expressionist style vertical p...
Category
2010s Abstract Christopher Engel Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 52 in W 44 in D 1.5 in
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