Marilyn Turtz

Late Autumn Young's Farm

2025

There is a sense of freedom that I experience when painting landscape. The quality of these kinds of images allows for expression and interpretation, yet they can still be viewed as...

The bold flowers and repeating geometric patterns in this series of paintings are lushly modeled in oil paint, and are coupled with the use of inlaid wood. Surrounding the colorful and whimsical bouquets and garlands is a border of complimentary colors rife with kaleidoscopic floral images to further entice the eye. Influences of Persian miniatures and French Baroque are prevalent, as well as traditional floral painting which was used to document nature’s beauty. The artist states, “By using subject matter that is historically decorative and painterly, I seek to explore the medium’s more ethereal content.” The paintings become visually intense and hallucinatory as different varieties of flowers and leaves dance and intertwine in the geometry of the surrounding patterns. Traditionally mysticism was effectively communicated in painting through an assortment of lyrical, painterly indulgences, creating a supernatural, as well as an escapist experience. Matt Jacobs says, “I use patterns, flowers and foliage to create a kind of euphoric lushness.” The artist says, “I’m trying to integrate painting’s supernatural...

Artist: Robert Cabay (French, 1901-1990) Title: Notre Dame de Paris Medium: Oil on panel Dimensions: 41 x 31 cm l 16 1/8 x 12 1/4 in Frame: 52 x 42 cm l 20 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. Immerse...

"Pink Harley" (2025) is a striking handmade still-life oil painting by American realist Greg Gandy, depicting a pink Harley Davidson motorcycle parked in front of a Ben Davis adverti...