Melissa Shaak Art
American, b. 1954
Melissa Shaak's abstract acrylic paintings balance color shifts with amorphous forms that appear ponderous, whimsical or surreal. She explores how the act of concealing, by means of overpainting with large swaths of flat color, reveals and brings focus to the sprawl of life in the layers underneath. In Shaak’s most recent work, she experiments with both imagery and medium; archetypal figures find themselves in paintings, sculptural cutouts of their forms, and as an ensemble captured on video. Shaak lives and works in Somerville, MA.(Biography provided by Fountain Street)
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Artist: Melissa Shaak
"Canopy", abstract, vibrant, green, gold, teal, pink, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Canopy” is a 22 x 30 x 2 inch acrylic painting on paper, mounted on cradled board. The striking, vibrant blend of green gold and teal is full of movement. Loose, scr...
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2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Board
"Another Place I Know", abstract, white, grey, blue, landscape, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Another Place I Know” is a 50 x 38 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. Intriguing, bright-white shapes are embraced by a background...
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2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Fiesta Road", abstract, festive, bold, red, grey, bright, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Fiesta Road” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. A bright red lantern-shaped structure is the focal point of this festive scene....
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Life Preserver-Because We Need One", abstract, oranges, blues, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Life Preserver (Because We Need One)” is a 30 x 44 inch (diptych) abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Five boldly...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Reds and Blues 1", abstract, orange, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Reds and Blues 1” is a 30 x 22 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Red-accented, patterned islands appear to...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Big Blues", geometric, abstract, red, green, gold, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Big Blues” is a 50 x 38 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. Dynamic blue stripes, swirls and zig-zags spill over the painting in an interplay of geometric patte...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"A Place I Know", abstract, landscape, orange, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “A Place I Know” is a 50 x 38 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. Three small, bright-orange objects are set in the middle ground of...
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2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Nectar", abstract, whimsical, orange, grey, red, blue, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Nectar” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. The small orange beak at the center of the painting evokes a creature taking nectar....
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Reds and Blues 2", abstract, whimsical, black, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Reds and Blues 2” is a 30 x 22 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Brightly-colored shapes and looping black...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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"Big Reds", contemporary, abstract, yellow, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Big Reds” is a 38 x 50 inch abstract acrylic painting on paper. A bright, slightly transparent red blankets the painting. The subtle lay...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Reds and Blues 3", abstract, bold, whimsical, yellow, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Reds and Blues 3” is a 30 x 22 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Stonehenge paper. Vibrant red dominates this painting. Bold, curving lines define shapes...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Archipelago", abstract, taupe, yellow, pink, orange, red, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Archipelago” is a 40 x 26 x 2 inch abstract acrylic painting, with charcoal, on top quality Arches paper mounted on cradled board. At fi...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic, Board
"Hoopla", abstract, bold, red, pink, grey, green, orange, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Hoopla” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. Large red and pink shapes sit atop spindly legs against...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Pirouette", contemporary, abstract, bold, red, pink, grey, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Pirouette” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. An elegant, elongated swath of red and pink appears poised to dance with a triang...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Easements", abstract, blues, reds, textured, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Easements” is a 40 x 26 inch abstract acrylic painting on top-quality Arches paper. Pastel blues and reds play off each other in curvilinear sections, one atop the n...
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2010s Abstract Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic
"Door to the Arch", abstract, archway, bold, grey, teal, red, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Door to the Arch” is a 30 x 22 x 2 inch acrylic painting on paper, mounted on cradled board. The bold, sweeping teal outline keeps the eye moving around the central ...
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2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Paper
"Through Lines", abstract, tigers, grey, teal, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Through Lines” is a 26 x 40 x 2 inch acrylic painting, with collaged images of tigers, on paper mounted on cradled board. The large, fla...
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2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Acrylic, Board
"Ladders", abstract, grey, teal, yellows, pinks, oil pastel, acrylic painting
By Melissa Shaak
Located in Natick, MA
Melissa Shaak’s “Ladders” is a 30 x 22 x 2 inch acrylic painting, with oil pastel accents, on paper mounted on cradled board. The painting’s curving, irregular ladders, in flat grey ...
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2010s Contemporary Melissa Shaak Art
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Paper, Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Board
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"It Turns on This", abstract, acrylic, oil pastel, grey, blue, teal
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