Art
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Photographic Film, Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographi...
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Art
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink
2010s Impressionist Art
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Archival Ink
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment
1970s Realist Art
Lambda
1980s Modern Art
C Print
1970s Realist Art
Lambda
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Art
Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Art
Copper
2010s Contemporary Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Art
Photographic Paper, Giclée
1980s Realist Art
Lambda
2010s Contemporary Art
Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Art
Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Art
Limestone
2010s Contemporary Art
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper
2010s Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Art
Oil, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Art
C Print
2010s Contemporary Art
C Print
2010s Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Art
Wood Panel, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Metal
2010s Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Modern Art
Archival Pigment
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Archival Pigment
1990s Contemporary Art
Lithograph
1970s American Modern Art
Screen
2010s Contemporary Art
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Judy Mackey says she asked her patrons to help her title this impressionist painting of orange tulips, and she loved the sug...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
1980s Contemporary Art
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art
Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Artist Comments
I see blue as a seminal color representing life in all its forms.
About the Artist
Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Street Art Art
Canvas, Mixed Media, Latex, Spray Paint, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
1980s Contemporary Art
Lithograph
1990s Contemporary Art
Digital Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Paper
Photography, Drawings, Prints, Sculptures and Paintings for Sale
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