Rebecca Stern

Simple Exchanges, Rebecca Stern, Abstract Expressionism, Contemporary Painting

2019

This is an impulsive abstraction of cherry blossoms' kiss. The artist designedly has created an expressive painting that`s both chaotic abstraction and breathtakingly floral beauty...

"What inspired the creation of this floral abstraction: The excellent intensive pink and red colours supporting with tender light rose and violet hues. Dimension in inches: 31 x 31 D...

What inspired the creation of this floral abstraction: The highly bold colours in the night light. Excellent intensive pink and red colours on the black-blue background. Dimension in...

2 Original paintings by Philippa Anderson Untitled #16: Internalised / remembered imagery is brought to the surface as I work. Applying thin layers of paint allows the image to grow...

This colourful contemporary abstract is, as the name might suggest, inspired by leaves unfurling and nature bursting back into life in the wake of spring. Catherine Pennington-Meyer is available at Wychwood Art online and in our gallery. Catherine is an award-winning artist who currently lives and works near Munich, in Germany. Her work concentrates primarily on abstract expressionism. Catherine has participated in exhibitions throughout Europe and has quickly established a prestigious international collector base. Catherine says of her art: `I see my painting as a kind of language, translating what I feel or experience to those viewing it. I am innately drawn to create raw, emotive, expressionist pieces, mostly abstracts, which distil a subject down to its feeling. I don`t only want my art to be `beautiful` but for it to reach out and touch the person who is viewing it on an immediate, intuitive level. I want my paintings to speak to their audience in their own visceral language. I am influenced by nature, particularly the multifaceted nature of water, and memories of growing up in particularly beautiful landscapes in North Yorkshire and Scotland. I also find human psychology and science fascinating. But I see compositions everywhere, whether it be flowers in a park, the way smoke curls, books on a library shelf or a street market. Everything is made up of shapes and colours. The world is a constant source influences and inspiration.’ Over time, as her work has developed, she has been increasingly compelled towards abstraction, through which she feels able to communicate an energy which is untethered by the constraints of realism. She enjoys playing with light, depth and movement in her art to give it immediacy and to draw a viewer into the composition. Catherine also enjoys poetry, and her works occasionally have accompanying narratives. Catherine views visual and written art...

This expressive and stunning abstraction is enriched with a big lily flower painted in a realistic style. The artist designedly created an abstract painting that`s both chaotic and b...