Melissa Payne Baker

Colorful Life by Melissa Payne Baker 2018 Large Square Abstract Landscape

2018

Amy Dixon’s loose, spontaneous canvases are full of life, energy and a glorious palette that warm the soul. Mostly her paintings convey this artist’s infectious joie de vivre and the...

Amy Dixon’s loose, spontaneous canvases are full of life, energy and a glorious palette that warm the soul. Mostly her paintings convey this artist’s infectious joie de vivre and the...

It only took us a second to fall in love with Amy Sullivan's abstracted barns and structures. Oozing with texture and media, her large-scale and slightly off-kilter renditions of the...

It only took us a second to fall in love with Amy Sullivan's abstracted barns and structures. Oozing with texture and media, her large-scale and slightly off-kilter renditions of the familiar shapes take on a whole new meaning that are simultaneously, as Amy says, "ever elusive and always familiar." Her beautiful tonal and abstracted landscapes are full of complexity that the layers of medium bring. Sullivan says, "My process is an intuitive exploration of simplicity. I am fascinated with negative spaces contradicted by positive mark-making." She likes to begin her paintings with a small study in oil and wax (which are as lovely as the finished pieces, we promise you!) And then, with her keen eye, she searches for the potential of intrigue and paradox. "Carving into the wax and paint, penetrating masses of space with sharp edges, I respond to the tension of defining space and object in an almost sensual way," she tells us. We especially appreciate the way Amy describes that fleeting moment when she knows a painting is complete: "Ever intrigued with the irony of painting, I wait for the voice that says ‘hurry, hurry'. When I'm finished, and I know that the work is complete, there is a feeling inside that says you're home...

Karen Blair lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where the surrounding mountains provide daily inspiration for her work. Her own garden and those of friends...

Karen Blair lives in Charlottesville, Virginia where the surrounding mountains provide daily inspiration for her work. Her own garden and those of friends...

Across the Land by Karen Birchwood [2019] Original painting Mixed media: Acrylic, cardboard and collage on canvas. Image size: H:76 cm x W:76 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76...

Scott Naismith’s painting Moulded by Water is an original painting that has been created using oil and spray paint on linen canvas. Scott Naismith usually paints bright and vibrant a...

"Nel Bosco 13-1" is a framed mixed media on canvas work by David Skillicorn, depicting a densely wooded landscape in contrasting purple and yellow tones. The series' title of "Nel Bo...

This original abstract artwork by Lori Mirabelli presents a multilayered composition rich in expressive marks and gestures. The artist applies a cool to...

Wild, and Full of Summer 3 by Maria Pierides [2021] original Oil, oil stick, pastel and wax on deep edge cradled panel Image size: H:40 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work...

Cascading Lights by Maria Pierides [2021] original Oil, oil stick, collage, copper leaf, pastel and wax on cradled panel Image size: H:23 cm x W:5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Wor...