2019
Artist Comments
This piece was all about exploring the relationship between the figure and the curvilinear shapes swirling around her, says Sumner Crenshaw. They surround her form, as if some kind of cosmic energy propels her forward. She leaps ahead, ready to conquer.
About the Artist
Sumner Crenshaw infuses her work with movement, lines and varying degrees of color. She currently lives in Maryland and finds inspiration in the work of Salvador Dali. Her goal is to keep exploring the minimalist, narrative surrealism she's been moving toward.
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Sumner Crenshaw
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished black edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on back
2019
16 in. h x 20 in. w x 1 in. d
2 lbs. 1 oz.
Back to Basics, Oil Painting
By Sumner Crenshaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Recently, I took the major step of buying a house. After a tumultuous few weeks of real-estate buying stress, I christened my new studio by creating this litt...
Oil
Skyward, Oil Painting
By Sumner Crenshaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"I decided to lean into the suggestive pose of the figure," shares artist Sumner Crenshaw, "creating a work that radiates with confident sensuality and femini...
Oil
Anasyrma, Oil Painting
By Duane Brown
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A girl lifts her skirt as she dances with her partner, not shown in the frame. Her pose communicates a quiet, ambiguous narrative. The slight twist of the tor...
Oil
Grace, Original Painting
By Scott Dykema
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A glowing portrait of a young woman by artist Scott Dykema. Part of Scott's series of bold, strong women, this piece is rich with heavy texture and dynamic us...
Mixed Media
Crystal Clear, Original Painting
By Scott Dykema
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Radiant and self-assured, this striking portrait is part of Scott Dykema’s ongoing series celebrating powerful women. Her gaze is direct and soulful, captur...
Mixed Media
Bloom
By Sumner Crenshaw
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by a flowering vine that I happened upon in the backyard of my new house, this piece is meant to evoke joy and warmth. Even as summer faded into fall...
Oil
Free Form Radiance
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John-Herbert was born in Miami and moved to New York city when he was 3 years old. As the son of a Filipno mother and bi-racial father, his multi-cultural roots at first felt like a...
Canvas, Mixed Media
Сover the long way
By Sava Harris
Located in Zofingen, AG
After a long way, I always want to smile. This is the end of an old way and the beginning of some new, completely unknown one. The memories will not disappear anywhere and will alway...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Timeless
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work is a visual reflection on the inner space of memory and the fragility of human identity. The artist explores the theme of archiving the past, where memories are not reprodu...
Canvas, Acrylic
Les Mépris
By Timothy Gatenby
Located in London, GB
Timothy Gatenby Les Mépris, 2025 Acrylic on canvas 35 x 70 cm 13.8 x 27.6 inches Tim Gatenby’s popular culture parodies often combining classical with modern imagery to create humor...
Canvas, Acrylic
In the Moment
Located in Zofingen, AG
Size: 95×95 cm (overall size with stretching 105×105 cm) Year: 2026 Materials: acrylic on canvas Shipping: rolled Series: Chill Out «In the Moment» This painting is about the simple ...
Canvas, Acrylic
How?
By Ruth Owens
Located in New Orleans, LA
[ New Orleans, LA :: b.1959, Augsburg, Germany ] In 1959, Ruth Owens was born to a young German woman and a Black serviceman from Georgia. The nomadic military lifestyle of her chi...
Oil
