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Abstract Mixed Media

ABSTRACT STYLE

Beginning in the early 20th century, abstract art became a leading style of modernism. Rather than portray the world in a way that represented reality, as had been the dominating style of Western art in the previous centuries, abstract paintings, prints and sculptures are marked by a shift to geometric forms, gestural shapes and experimentation with color to express ideas, subject matter and scenes.

Although abstract art flourished in the early 1900s, propelled by movements like Fauvism and Cubism, it was rooted in the 19th century. In the 1840s, J.M.W. Turner emphasized light and motion for atmospheric paintings in which concrete details were blurred, and Paul Cézanne challenged traditional expectations of perspective in the 1890s.

Some of the earliest abstract artists — Wassily Kandinsky and Hilma af Klint — expanded on these breakthroughs while using vivid colors and forms to channel spiritual concepts. Painter Piet Mondrian, a Dutch pioneer of the art movement, explored geometric abstraction partly owing to his belief in Theosophy, which is grounded in a search for higher spiritual truths and embraces philosophers of the Renaissance period and medieval mystics. Black Square, a daringly simple 1913 work by Russian artist Kazimir Malevich, was a watershed statement on creating art that was free “from the dead weight of the real world,” as he later wrote.

Surrealism in the 1920s, led by artists such as Salvador Dalí, Meret Oppenheim and others, saw painters creating abstract pieces in order to connect to the subconscious. When Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the mid-20th century, it similarly centered on the process of creation, in which Helen Frankenthaler’s expressive “soak-stain” technique, Jackson Pollock’s drips of paint, and Mark Rothko’s planes of color were a radical new type of abstraction.

Conceptual art, Pop art, Hard-Edge painting and many other movements offered fresh approaches to abstraction that continued into the 21st century, with major contemporary artists now exploring it, including Anish Kapoor, Mark Bradford, El Anatsui and Julie Mehretu.

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Style: Abstract
'Chili Dogs & Roses' - contemporary fiber art, texture, pattern, dots, tufting
Located in Atlanta, GA
This nostalgic tufted work features hues of blue, green, orange, and red. Trish Andersen is inspired by the work of Shelia Hicks, Cy Twombly, Judith Scott and Nick Cave. Savannah-b...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wool, Yarn

169 Circles - Abstract Geometric Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Califonia artist, Brandon Neher captivates with his figurative abstract artworks that seamlessly blend German Expressionism and Pop Abstraction. His original paintings on canvas embo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Kiss of Life. Large Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
chalk pastels, acrylic paints, spray paints My paintings explore the relationship between elements such as the skies, the oceans, the natural environment such as the formation of rocks, cliffs, and weathered material. In my work, I aim to bring together certain properties of each of these elements to create an experience and understanding of the world and the contrasting relationships between each of these ideas. The use of texture in my work is formed using material which has been subjected to the forces of the weather, and I love to use ‘untouched’ and ‘natural’ material in my work to form the basis of all my paintings. It is the idea of bringing together a number of natural materials in my work that inspires me. The contrast between elements such as the roughness of the texture, the smoothness of the ink or paint. and the reflection of the metallics brings about a composition and structure that is unique. The impact of the weather, space, and seasons has been important in determining the structure of each of the paintings and the way the different elements and materials react to one another. The use of ink in my work has been a work in progress that I have been experimenting with over the past year. The use of this new medium has proved to be invaluable to the message and direction that I would like my work to take. On each of the works, I manipulate the Ink using air from my mouth as I want to form a stronger relationship with the canvas and the way that the ink Is manipulated. I have particularly enjoyed the added contrast which has been created between the variety of mediums being used. Textured mixed media original abstract painting by Rajan Seth.
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic

La Tagtaruga - Cubism Large Original Artwork on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rue Bootay, a New York-born artist now rooted in the vibrant artistic landscape of Los Angeles, navigates the avant-garde realm of nonrepresentational surrealism with a style uniquel...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Bluster East To West. Contemporary Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Martha Winter employs a unique technique to create visually stunning 3 dimensional pieces where painting meets sculpture. By building textures and patter...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Sandstone

900 Circles - Large Green Abstract Geometric Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Califonia artist, Brandon Neher captivates with his figurative abstract artworks that seamlessly blend German Expressionism and Pop Abstraction. His original paintings on canvas embo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Undulating Alignment
Located in Dallas, TX
burnt lines, logwood dyed fabric on indigo & madder dyed paper
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Engraving

Abstract Judaica Enamel Mounted Wall Panel Plaque Artwork by George Welch
Located in Atlanta, GA
George F. Welch (1926 - 2003) designed this lovely Mid-Century modernist enamel on copper artwork. The large square enameled plaque is wall-mounted and framed. The artwork boasts an ...
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1950s Abstract Mixed Media

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Copper, Enamel

216
Located in Miami, FL
This unique and textured painting is made with volcanic soil from Mexico on canvas. It includes iron powder, iron oxide, cobalt blue.
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pigment

Gradual Totality
Located in Dallas, TX
Burnt lines & indigo ink on paper
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Engraving

302
Located in Miami, FL
This unique painting with lots of texture and pigments on wood is textured with marble powder, iron oxide, mars red, blue Egypt,
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pigment

Ramified Alignment
Located in Dallas, TX
Burnt lines on indigo dyed paper
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Engraving

Concentric Alignment
Located in Dallas, TX
Burnt lines, rattan & wire, on indigo dyed paper
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Wire

Abstract Expressionist Color Field Painting Indian Artist Sangeeta Reddy
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1955, Hyderabad, India, painter and writer Sangeeta Reddy migrated to the United States in 1978 and continued her studies in art. Currently she maintains a studio on Santa F...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Paint, Mixed Media

Blooming Portals
Located in Dallas, TX
Burnt lines, indigo dyed fabric on indigo dyed paper
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paper, Engraving

Bifurcated Maze, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This detailed abstract features organic shapes arranged in a loosely defined grid. Dark charcoal sections ground delicate patterning throughout, creating a medi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Stages 2 (dark cherry red astro dust minimal grid bronze gold fine lines)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Stages" explores the marriage of chance-embrassing gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of airbrush painting and hard-edge techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Stages 3 ( Purple tonic, digital lavander, minimal grid, silver fine lines)
Located in Quebec, Quebec
The series "Stages" explores the marriage of chance-embrassing gestures with exacting grid geometry. Built upon a multilayered convergence of airbrush painting, pyrography and hard-...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Spray Paint, Acrylic

Full Moon Rising, Abstract Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Aquas, purples, and beige evoke the tranquil shore of a Bermuda beach. Loose marks drawn with charcoal define the shadows, while the shimmering white splatters ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Abstract Expressionist Color Field Painting Indian Artist Sangeeta Reddy
Located in Surfside, FL
image is 21 X 21 inches; frame: 30 X 30 inches Born in 1955, Hyderabad, India, painter and writer Sangeeta Reddy migrated to the United States in 1978 and continued her studies in a...
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

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Paint, Paper, Mixed Media

Tropical Migration
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mixed Media Collage UV Ink on Brushed Silver Aluminum folded into a 2 inch deep rectangle panel Thomas’s professional photo career began at the age of seventeen with extensive appre...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

205
Located in Miami, FL
This unique and colorful painting is textured with pure pigments on canvas. It includes marble powder from Carrara Italy, yellow and red pigments from Sicily.
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pigment, Canvas

Abstract Expresionist Pop Surrealist Portrait With Smileys "Currency #191"
Located in FISTERRA, ES
This piece is one of the most recent and belongs to the "Exchange Currency Series" created by Natasha Lelenco in 2024. It originates from the concept of the "face" on coins. It is a ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Metal

114
Located in Miami, FL
This one of a kind art piece is textured with slate and marble powder. It has natural oxidation, Mars red pigment, pigment from Lares Peru. It is truly beautiful and intriguing.
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Marble, Slate

ST1824-Contemporary , Abstract, Gestual, Street art, Pop art, Modern, Geometric
Located in London, London
Edition of 25 Unframed Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity, (Unframed) His work has been s...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Pigment

White Landscape, Abstract Expressionist Collage by Keith Morrow Martin 1959
Located in Long Island City, NY
An abstract collage on wood by Kenneth Morrow Martin, American (1911-1983). Exhibited: 1st Knoxville Art Center National Exhibtion, 1961 White Landscape by Keith Morrow Martin, Amer...
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1950s Abstract Mixed Media

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Masonite, Varnish, Magazine Paper

Summer Time - Original Paiinting
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Step into a world where music and visual art converge in perfect harmony with Zahava Lupo's original acrylic on canvas, capturing the essence of summer in a symphony of color and for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic

111
Located in Miami, FL
This two dimensional masterpiece with texture and pigments on canvas is unique. The materials used are hand picked and seasoned.
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Pigment

112
Located in Miami, FL
This unique and marvelous art piece is textured with 10 year seasoned slaked lime and Italian marble powder, Cadmium and pyranthronorange, Lapis lazuli from Chile, indigo and Prussia...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Marble

116
Located in Miami, FL
This unique and colorful painting has natural texture with natural pigmented soils on wood. It is Textured with 10 year seasoned slaked lime. Minerals from iron and copper mine. Pyri...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Limestone, Copper

Windows-Contemporary , Abstract, Gestual, Street art, Pop art, Modern, Geometric
Located in London, London
Edition of 25 Unframed Digital pigment print Ultrachrome ink on Fabriano Rosaspina paper. Hand signed by the artist, and certificate of authenticity, (Unframed) His work has been s...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Archival Pigment

essen 12., Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Landscape Patterns #2, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted from imagination this small abstract mixed media painting comes with a white mat ready for framing in a standard frame. I used mainly watercolors and some acrylic ink. :: Mix...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Abstract Landscape I, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
An abstract landscape using watercolors and acrylic ink. I like to create abstract landscapes using ideas from the landscape around me. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Abstract Patterns III, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I like to strectch the boundaries of watercolor. I experiment with color, textures, mixed media and design to create paintings that leave something for the eye to interpret. Using mo...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Abstract Landscape #6, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint mostly from imagination but I am influenced by the shapes in nature. For this watercolor I used some inks to create textures in the landscape. Comes with a white matt ready t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Imaginary Garden #2, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I like to stretch the boundaries of watercolor and sometimes use other media to create textures in my watercolors. This painting comes with a white mat ready for framing in a standar...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Abstract Shapes, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I like to stretch the boundaries of watercolor by using other materials to create interesting textures in my paintings. Comes with a white mat ready for framing. :: Mixed Media :: Ab...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 16., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Tangled Woodland, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This watercolor and ink painting comes with a white mat ready for framing. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the a...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Mixed Media Landscape, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a mixed media landscape painting using watercolor and acrylic inks. It comes with a white mat ready for framing. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an offici...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Laura Fayer "Small Work #3" Acrylic and Rice Paper on Panel
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Acrylic, Panel, Rice Paper

Abstract Shapes #2, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I like to stretch the boundaries of watercolor by adding other media to create textures in my paintings. Comes with a white mat ready for framing. :: Mixed Media :: Abstract :: This ...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Mountain Ranges, Mixed Media on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I enjoy painting abstract landscapes by stretching the boundaries of watercolor.This is a watercolor and mixed media painting inspired by the mountains around where I live In Sausali...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 9., Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 10., Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

aeon 3: shamanic spiral, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Confucius one said that if you your aim is to define the future then you must first study the past. In this highly mysterious and powerful new series we will explore the secret origi...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 19., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

Laura Fayer "Butterfly Weather" Acrylic and Japanese Paper on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
My paintings take landscape and nature as their subject and as a point of departure. I embrace the imperfections and the accidental relationships that evolve among multiple layers of...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Canvas, Paper, Acrylic

essen 18., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

gaia 7, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this healing and metamorphic new series we explore the countless and brilliant facets of GAIA (to the ancient Greeks) or TERRA (in the Roman pantheon). GaIa was a Mother Earth God...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

gaia 8, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this healing and metamorphic new series we explore the countless and brilliant facets of GAIA (to the ancient Greeks) or TERRA (in the Roman pantheon). GaIa was a Mother Earth God...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

gaia 9, Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this healing and metamorphic new series we explore the countless and brilliant facets of GAIA (to the ancient Greeks) or TERRA (in the Roman pantheon). GaIa was a Mother Earth God...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

the mo‘ai kavakava., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The name mo‘ai kavakava is formed from mo‘ai for the monumental monolithic human figures found on Easter Island and the word kavakava meaning ribs. Little is known about the cult...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 13., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 14., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 15., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

essen 17., Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Before we can evolve, balance must be restored. The word goddess contains the syllables expressing both the masculine, god, and the feminine, ESS, sound tones. The suffix ESS and t...
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2010s Abstract Mixed Media

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Mixed Media

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