Art
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Art
Archival Ink, Rag Paper, Giclée
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Art
Ceramic, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Art
Wood, Acrylic
2010s Outsider Art Art
Acrylic, Canvas
2010s Contemporary Art
Photographic Paper, Giclée
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Ink, Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Art
Acrylic, Canvas, Paint
2010s Contemporary Art
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Pigment
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Art
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Photographic Paper, Plexiglass, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
2010s Contemporary Art
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel
2010s Contemporary Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Archival Paper
1990s Pop Art Art
Screen
2010s Contemporary Art
Steel
1960s Post-War Art
Paper, Gouache
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Art
Illustration Board, Oil, Pen
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Acrylic
1960s Minimalist Art
Lithograph
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Art
Archival Paper, Oil
2010s Contemporary Art
Wood Panel, Oil
2010s Pop Art Art
Resin
Mid-20th Century Op Art Art
Screen
20th Century Op Art Art
Screen
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Giclée, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment, Photographic Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Art
Archival Ink
2010s Pop Art Art
Offset
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
1980s Art
Offset
1980s Realist Art
Lambda
2010s Post-Impressionist Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art
Paper, Linocut
1980s Contemporary Art
Lithograph
1970s Modern Art
Lithograph
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper
2010s Contemporary Art
Screen
Artist Comments
Artist Jeff Fleming describes his painting style as kinetic impressionism. In this piece, a beagle triumphantly retrieves a stick thrown into the ocean. Jeff started the piece with a pencil sketch on the canvas, then with gloved hands, he applied oil paint using his fingers. Details were later added using brushes. Once these layers of paint dried, he moved the piece to his studio floor. "At this point, I whisked paint in random but authoritative strokes - a speckling technique which replicates water splashing."
About the Artist
Artist Jeff Fleming uses fingerpainting to create exuberant portraits of dogs. Growing up in Southern California, Jeff was first introduced to fingerpainting in kindergarten. He painted through high school and college and won several art awards, including Best of Show in a city wide student competition. After graduating with a degree in journalism and advertising, he went to work as an art director. For the next 40 years, he created print, radio and television ads for a number of top agencies. "After retiring in 2019, the clouds of stress and pressure cleared and allowed me to set my creative energy free," says Jeff. He began developing new techniques focused on the excitement and energy of painting. Today, he uses a variety of methods and tools, including fingerpainting wearing nitrile gloves, traditional paint brushes, bamboo shish kebab sticks, kite string, spraypaint and splattering. While working, Jeff always listens to music, including Broadway musicals, dance music and rhythmic Hawaiian tunes.
Words that describe this painting: beagle, dog, pet, impressionism, Iris Scott...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Art
Offset, Lithograph, Paper
2010s Art
Photographic Paper
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 Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée
2010s Contemporary Art
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Art
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
1960s Surrealist Art
Paper, Ink, Aquatint, Etching
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
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