Leah Thiessen

"Beneath the Rocks" Abstract painting with blue, green and red tones

2024

Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...

Chase Langford has invented a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions recall maps and aerial photography of sea coasts, mountains, farmland and cities through a calculated execution and highly refined draftsmanship. Just as the West Coast Abstract Expressionists (1940 to 1970) found California’s striking landscape fertile ground, so does Langford as he draws upon his geographic environs both near and far. Through his cartographic mastery, Langford contorts and synthesizes geographic elements, bringing forth paintings that are mysteriously familiar yet surprisingly unconventional. They challenge conventions of geography and landscapes, offering invigorating visions of space and place that transcend any specific locale, leading us to an exhilarating emotional experience. Bio Chase Langford born in Pontiac, Michigan, is a Los Angeles-based artist well known for his geographically inspired paintings. He studied cartography earning a BA from UC Santa Barbara in Geography then worked as a cartographer at UCLA. Starting with his Map Paintings he literally reinterpreted geography by taking selected features from maps and filled in the reconfigured shapes in a flurry of color and movement creating a fresh take on familiar geographic forms. This followed with series that moved even deeper into pure abstraction with his Coldwater, Mulholland, and Scrape series which all lead to his Morphic series, now the core focus of his painting today. His paintings have been widely shown at one-person and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington DC, Montreal, Palo Alto, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Napa Valley, Seattle, and Palm Springs and included many corporate/public collections (often site specific commissions) such as Long Beach Musuem of Art, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Star City...

Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...

I have a deep affinity for the land, it’s a place for immersion, to experience and be absorbed. My work taps into the emotional gravity of a place, its memory, its pulse, its rawnes...

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Beautiful Blue" 2020 Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood The artist signed the bottom left and back of the painting. "Beautiful B...

All The Ancient Rocks I Ever Met (II) Mary Scott Original Semi-Abstract Painting Acrylic Paint and Gold Leaf (Silver Finish) on Board Board size: H 30 cm...

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Azurite II" 2019 Acrylic Paint, Vellum, Board The artist signed the back of the painting. "Azurite II" by Lesley Anne Spowart is an evocat...

Titled "Glaz...", this poetic abstract oil painting on linen canvas is a creation of Christine Morin. The canvas is stretched on a wooden frame but not framed. French artist, Christ...