Charles Collins

The Prince (Contemporary Abstract Painting)

2024

Charles Collins hails from a family of New Orleans artists. His late mother was a noted painter as his sister currently is, and he has a son who is a glassblower. He is notable in th...

Charles Collins hails from a family of New Orleans artists. His late mother was a noted painter as his sister currently is, and he has a son who is a glassblower. His work has not be...

Emerging artist Leroy Miranda took off like a rocket a few years back in 2015 when he was discovered in New Orleans. A painting of this self-taught artist with what he describes as "...

(Comes professionally framed in a solid maple floater frame, ready to hang) Artist's Statement "This series of intensely colorful paintings was begun a couple of years back in reaction to the gray oppressive weight that had descended like a pall on the American scene. I wanted to make paintings about nothing but pure delight, in honor of the fact that beneath the fog of germs and political antagonism, we still eat, laugh, love and if we're wise, acknowledge how spectacularly fortunate we are -- at least for now, in this time and place, despite the problems. For me, the colors, forms and brushstrokes here feel exuberant without suggesting an unnerving chaos. I have purposely used unlikely color combinations that despite their dissonance seem to work together. I don't feel this is a time to be making brooding works that reflect the problems we are working our way through; we all know about this. On the contrary, I think it's a time for art...

Oil on board, well framed Signed Image 16" x 20" Framed 20" x 24"

Max Schnitzler (1903-1999). Untitled, ca. 1950's Oil on canvas measuring 18 x 24 inches. Unframed. Minor area of paint loss at margin upper left.

Yellow siren sprouts Rubbery pink leg. Toothless Mouths, metallic sky. The painting's surface is masonite. This painting is not framed. :: Painting :: Abstract Expressionism :...

Oil on canvas