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"Ravine" (2023) By John McCaw, Original Abstract Oil Painting
By John McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Ravine" (2024) is a beautiful original abstract oil painting that depicts an abstract still life of a mountainside ravine, illustrating the different tones a...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Plexiglass, Acrylic
Autumn. 2011, oil on cardboard, 48x35 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Ludmilla Perec was born in 1959 in Uzbekistan. Graduated from the State University of Latvia with a degree in theoretical astrophysics. She learned the professional drawing in the st...
Category
2010s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Modern British still life, pink roses, tea cup and fruit by Norman Edgar
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Norman B. Edgar (Scottish, 1948 -2022) (pink roses)
Roses in a jug by tea cup and fruit
Signed ‘Edgar’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
20 x 20 in. (50.8 x 50.8 cm.)
Norman Edgar was born in Paisley and studied at the Glasgow School Art (1966-70) under David Donaldson. He later taught art himself, becoming a full-time painter in 1990.
Edgar’s style is spontaneous and painterly. His work is in the tradition both of late 19th century flower painters such as Fantin Latour and Manet, and of the Scottish...
Category
20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Signed American School Modernist Seashell Minimalist Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed.
Category
Early 2000s Modern Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow Daisies and Pears Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous oil painting of a blue vase filled with vibrant yellow daisies next to a small bowl and pears by Roslyn B Silva (American,1911-2005). Signed "Roslyn Silva" lower right and titled on verso. Presented in a rustic wood frame. Image, 14"H x 18"L.
An early Sacramento River Delta artist and a founding member of the River Road Art Gallery in Walnut Grove...
Category
1970s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century Oil - Apple Blossom
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil painting depicting pink apple blossom in a ceramic vase. The artist captures the scene in a subdued palette, creating a sense of calm in the well balanced still life. ...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Prologue - Figurative Oil Realistic painting, Interior, Polish young artist
Located in Warsaw, PL
AGNIESZKA STAAK-JANCZARSKA (born in 1994)
A graduate of the State Secondary School of Art of Józef Kluza in Krakow. In 2020, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow in ...
Category
2010s Naturalistic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Still Life with Melons
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Impressionist
Subject: Still Life
Medium: Oil
Surface: Canvas
Dimensions: 15.25" x 24"
Frederick B. Serger (given name Frederick Bedrick Sinaberger) was born in 1889 to a family of Jewish manufacturers in the village of Ivancice near Brno Moravia, a province of Czechoslovakia. Showing artistic talent at a young age, he attended art schools in Brno, Vienna, and Munich. During World War I, Serger joined the Austrian Army and served in the Balkans. Once his service ended, he traveled to Paris where he resumed his art training and eagerly joined the Ecole de Paris (School of Paris) artists’ movement. During this period, he was greatly influenced by the Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Expressionist movements.
While living in Paris, he met and married Helen Spitzer. Serger and his young wife moved from Paris to Scoczow, a city on the Polish-Czech border. They remained in Scoczow for 12 years and he continued to work as an artist, exhibiting in museums in Cracow and Warsaw. He also showed at the Paris Salon de Tuilleries and the Salon d’Automne with exhibitions protesting the French Academy’s Salon system. A high point in Serger’s career was an exhibition at the famed Bernheim-Jeune in Paris. The Bernheim-Jeune was known for displaying the artwork of premier artists such as Pablo Picasso and Paul Cezanne. Finally, in 1937, the City of Paris Museum purchased one of his paintings to be part of their collection.
During the onset of World War II, the Sergers moved several times, possibly in reaction to widespread Anti-Semitism during this period. They lived briefly in England, Panama, Guatemala, and Mexico. Finally, in 1941, they established permanent residence in Manhattan, New York. Serger set up a studio along 57th Street in Manhattan. Once again, he began painting prolifically and exhibiting his artwork in such prestigious galleries as Schoneman, Van Diemen-Lilienfeld and John Heller...
Category
1940s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Herramienta en Amarillo. From The Composition with Tools series
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The “Composition with Tools” series engages observers with quirky and playful truisms, gently leading them toward deeper reflections. Jose Ricardo Contreras...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Blue Bottle and Spring Green BY ANGELA GORDON-WEBB, Original Still Life Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Angela Webb
Blue Bottle and Spring Green
Original Still Life Painting
Oil Paint on Canvas
Image Size: H 30 cm x W 30cm x D 1.5cm
Framed Size: H 54cm x W 54cm x D 5cm
Sold Framed in a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life, Abstract Oil on Board Painting by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Still Life (58)
John F. Leonard
American (1921–1987)
Date: circa 1965
Oil on Board
Size: 16 in. x 20 in. (40.64 cm x 50.8 cm)
Category
1960s Abstract Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Peaches" Oil cm. 60 x 56 1980
Located in Torino, IT
Fruit ,Peaches,Green pink, yellow, summer
Georgij MOROZ (Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina, 1937 - St. Petersburg, 2015)
1937: he was born in Dneprodzerzinsk, Ucraina.
1949-56: he began artis...
Category
1980s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original Painting Published Fortune Mag Cover 1935 Jewels Jewelry Illustration
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting Published Fortune Mag Cover 1935 Jewels Jewelry Illustration
Antonio Petruccelli (1907 – 1994)
Fortune cover published, Decembe...
Category
1930s American Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Board
Untitled, Mixed media on Canvas by Indian Artist Shuvaprasanna “In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Shuvaprasanna Bhattacharya - Untitled
24 x 24 inches (unframed size)
Oil Acrylic, Charcoal on Canvas
(Framed & Delivered)
Shuvaprasanna’s work delicately juxtaposes organic elements...
Category
Early 2000s Modern Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Viktor Ivanovich Kalashnikov 'Still Life with Radishes and Onions' Painting
Located in San Rafael, CA
Viktor Ivanovich Kalashnikov (Russian, 1923 - 1992)
Still life with Radishes and Onions
Oil on board
Signed 'VIK', lower left
12" H x 19" W
In a carved gilt frame: 17.25" H x 24.25"...
Category
Early 20th Century Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Twentieth Century Still Life Oil painting of Fruits and a Wine Carafe
Located in ludlow, GB
Mid Twentieth Century Still Life Oil painting of Fruits and a Wine Carafe on a table with a neutral background.
Another highly detailed and exceptionally well painted Still Life by ...
Category
1960s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Green Apples, Yellow Bowl" Contemporary Impressionist Still Life Oil
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Red Apples In The Bowl" is an beautiful oil painted from life in her studio in Provence by Maria Bertran. This Contemporary Impressionist painting captures the brilliant gold and r...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Still Life of Flowers', Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest
By Bordas Ferenc
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Oil still-life of a bouquet of ocher, rose, cobalt, lavender, and ivory wildflowers, informally arranged in a goblet against a background of rust and periwinkle.
Signed lower right...
Category
1950s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring Muse, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Artist Lynn Goldstein drew inspiration from spring's vibrant colors for this piece. Bright greens of fresh leaves, soft yellow flowers, and striking red buds ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Acrylic
Douglas Hutton (b.1950) - Framed Contemporary Oil, Blue Vase Still Life
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking still life scene by contemporary artist Douglas Hutton. Here the artist has captured a beautiful blue vase with spring daffodils. A small yellow bowl and two apples rest a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Wild Flowers, acrylic and pigmented varnish on panel, pop art bouquet painting
By Lori Larusso
Located in New York, NY
Lori Larusso, an American visual artist, explores themes of domesticity in her work, including this stunning flower painting series. By using layers of bright acrylic paint, often wi...
Category
2010s Pop Art Still-life Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Acrylic, Panel
Flowers in vase. 1931. Oil on cardboard 45x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Janis Pupols (1886 – 1956)
Graduated Landscape studio of V. Purvitis in Latvia Art academy (1927).
He took part in exhibitions since 1925.
Artist painted landscapes in different t...
Category
1930s Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Still Life of Wine, Onion and Carrots
By Jack Lynn
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful still life painting of a table consisting of wine, onions and carrots by California plein air artist Jack Lynn. Unsigned. Unfram...
Category
1980s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rowland Suddaby English Roses Still Life oil painting Modern British Art Framed
Located in London, GB
To see our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the artist you ...
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Winter walking, Cotswolds, Original painting, Landscape, Nature, Tree
Located in Deddington, GB
A 40x30cm oil painting painted en plein air on a winters day in the Cotswolds displayed in a white frame.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Oil Paint on Board
40 H x 50 W x 3 D cm (15.75 x 19...
Category
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Clementine & Roses Still Life photorealist painting of vase, flowers and fruit
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Clementines & Roses' is a fabulous example of Lijftogt's work. Such amazing eye for detail is what makes this piece such a knockout piece. A beautiful colour palette has been used t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sky Walking, Contemporary Art, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Ara Harutyunyan
Work: Original Oil Painting, Handmade Artwork, One of a Kind
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Year: 2024
Style: Contemporary Art,
Titl...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Tomatoes Still Life
By Karen Colby
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant impressionist pastel still-life of red tomatoes by California artist Karen Colby (American, 20th Century). Signed "Karen Colby" and dated "1-95" lower right. Presented in a b...
Category
1990s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
K. Mills - 20th Century Oil, Strawberries And Cream
Located in Corsham, GB
A tantalizing still life showing a woven basket full of juicy strawberries, accompanied by a glass pitcher of cream. The artist has signed to the lower right corner and the painting ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Real Fire: abstract painting w/ spray paint graffiti tag in red & black
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezko's latest series of mixed media paintings uses evocative materials and imagery of fire, flowers, food, newspapers, asphalt, and ash to illuminate the interconnectedness of destructive and creative forces. "Real Fire" depicts flames and fire above a segment of abstract forms in spray paint recalling street art and graffiti tags. This painting is signed and dated on the back. It includes all hanging hardware and is ready to install -- no need for additional framing.
Tomezsko is an artist from Philadelphia who creates abstract paintings, public art installations, and community art projects based around participation and everyday visual language. His approach to composition is informed by mid-century formalism and conceptualism. His work was recognized by the 2017 Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year in Review for outstanding public art. Tomezsko’s work has been exhibited at numerous art spaces regionally and nationally, including the Crane Arts, Woodmere Art Museum, the Center For Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA), and Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia; Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL; the Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, DE; and Thomas Hunter Projects in New York, NY. He has created several notable public art projects including "14 Movements: A Symphony in Color and Words," a mile-long temporary mural installed in downtown Philadelphia during the 2016 Democratic National Convention; "Look Long and Look Good," a series of 30 paintings currently installed along Main Street in Manayunk; and "Flowering Axes," a mural in the 5th Street Vehicular Tunnel underneath the Ben Franklin Bridge.
His work is in the collection of The Wharton...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Spray Paint, Canvas
Red Ked
Located in Mill Valley, CA
A still life of a red ked on a golden background.
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Still Life of Pink Roses', American Impressionist Oil, Santa Cruz Art League
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant still-life of apricot-pink roses shown informally arranged in a plum-colored vase contrasted against a scumbled ivory and parchment background.
Signed lower left 'Jon Bl...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1917 Oil - Terracotta Vase with Flowers
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming oil painting, depicting a still life with a terracotta flower vase. Signed illegibly and dated '1917' to the lower right-hand corner. Presented in a wooden frame, as shown...
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Red Heads 1 (24"x24", Red, White And Black Floral, Landscape, Painting)
Located in Mississauga, Ontario
This floral landscape places emphasis on the arrangement of elements creating a simple yet visually engaging painting. Textile collage and lush brush strokes create an expressive yet refined approach. While heavy textures add movement, the overall composition delivers a wonderful sensation of space, accented by just a pop of red.
This is No. 1 from a set of two.
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Andrea Stajan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Textile, Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Green Guitar Acrylic on Canvas, 23x19
By Kim Simmonds
Located in Southampton, NY
Sad news of the recent passing of Kim Simmonds, a great artist, guitarist, Rock and Blues Legend and founding member of Savoy Brown. Kim was a long-time friend who will be missed by ...
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Andres Segovia Mid Century Modern Still Life
By Andrés Segovia
Located in San Francisco, CA
Andres Segovia: 1929-1996. Well listed Spanish and Argentinian painter. He has had auction results as high as $35,000. This fabulous modern still life is an oil on board. It measures...
Category
1950s Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Original oil on Canvas, David Wilson, "Pink Flowers"
Located in Mere, GB
David Wilson 1919 - 2013
He was an artist, animator, and film producer, owning his own production studio, Fine Arts Films. He was born in Wimbledon and studied at the Harrow Art Scho...
Category
Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pineapple and Apples - Oil on Canvas by Zhang Wei Guang - 2001
Located in Roma, IT
Pineapple and Apples is an original oil on canvas realized by the chinese painter Zhang Wei Guang (Mirror) in 2001.
Excellent conditions.
Zhang Wei Guang, also called ‘mirror' was b...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with a vase of red flowers.
Located in Naples, Florida
Andre (Gittelson) Gisson (American, 1921-2003), Still life with a vase of red flowers,
Category
20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern White Chrysanthemums Still Life by Jaroslav Pavlis
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous modern still-life of white Chyrsanthemums in vase by Jaroslav Pavlis (Czech, 1951-2002), c.1970s. This expressive still-life is bursting with vivid colors and dynamic, expre...
Category
1970s Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
Skull with Heart Halo
Located in Soquel, CA
Dramatically rendered skull by an unknown artist (20th Century). The skull is lit from multiple directions, creating intense shadows and highlights of different shades. Around the top of the skill is a halo with dripping hearts...
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Garden Friends
By Peter Adams
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by the gallery directly from the artist
FRAMED: 22.75"x x18.75" x 1.75" UNFRAMED: 16" x 12"
Exhibited
The Poetry of Still Life, American Legacy Fine Arts, Pasa...
Category
2010s Impressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Annelise Firth (b.1961) - After Nancy Kominsky 2022 Oil, Foxgloves
Located in Corsham, GB
A striking still life study depicting foxgloves in a blue ceramic vase after an original by Nancy Kominsky. Signed, titled and dated to the stretchers verso. On canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century Gardener's Still Life
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid century gardener's still life of watering can and terracotta pot by San Francisco, California artist Eleanor Perry (American, 20th Century...
Category
1970s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"The Egg and I" Aaron Bohrod, Pun Humor, Yiddish Joke, Realism
By Aaron Bohrod
Located in New York, NY
Aaron Bohrod
The Egg and I, 1991
Signed lower right
Oil on gesso board
11 x 14 inches
Aaron Bohrod's work has not been limited to one style or medium. Initially recognized as a regi...
Category
1990s Realist Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Yellow, Red and Blue
By Jim McVicker
Located in Pasadena, CA
Provenance
Acquired by American Legacy Fine Arts directly from the artist
Artist Statement
"The gladiolus were clipped from our garden, brought into the studio and set upon my table...
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Panel
"Red Carpet" (2023) By John McCaw, Original Abstract Oil Painting
By John McCaw
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Red Carpet" (2023) is a beautiful original abstract oil painting.
John McCaw (b. 1967), the eldest son of American expressionist Dan McCaw and brother to pa...
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Oil, Acrylic
'Still Life', Paris, Louvre, Salon D'Automne, Académie Chaumière, SFAA, LACMA
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Stamped verso with Victor Di Gesu (American, 1914-1988) estate stamp and painted circa 1955.
Winner of the Prix Othon Friesz, Victor di Gesu first attended the Los Angeles Art Cente...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
"Structure Series #2 V. 2, " East Village, Colorful Abstract Geometric Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Structure Series #2” Version 2
2020
Acrylic, oil and chalk on canvas
14 x 24 x x .625 inches
Robert Petrick's paintings create a link between the street culture of the East Villag...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
'14 Years (Orange Lilies)' - still life - floral, orange, impressionism
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting features vibrant hues of orange and green.
Chattanooga-based artist Christina Renfer Vogel’s “Turning Towards the Sun” features paintings that reflect an intentional turn towards beauty in the face of the tension & uncertainty of recent years. Through nourishing periods of focused observation, she has allowed herself to delight in jubilant color, playful pattern & sensual gesture. Her works delight in the delicate unfurling of a tender leaf & the gentle turn towards an open window, as flowers seek warmth & stretch towards sunlight in the space of a painting session.
“Bringing plants...
Category
2010s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Joyce Norwood, "Arrangement for Spring" 24x20 Floral Bouquet Oil Painting
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
This painting "Arrangement for Spring" is a 24x20 oil painting on canvas by artist Joyce Norwood. Featured is a lovely springy bouquet still life of two vases full of Daisies and a plate of two apples. Set against a bright yellow-orange background gives this piece has a lovely energy to it. Thick impressionistic brush strokes and color gives the overall painting a liveliness.
About the Artist:
A native of North Carolina and one of ten girls, Joyce always loved to draw especially from the human figure. Her education began at the New York Art Student’s League, studying under Robert Brackman and William Draper...
Category
2010s American Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947) A Bunch of flowers in a vase, Signed oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Maurice Asselin (1882-1947)
A Bunch of flowers in a vase
Signed lower left
Oil on canvas
In good condition
46 x 38 cm
Framed : 52 x 44 cm
Maurice Asselin was born on June 24, 1882 ...
Category
1930s Post-Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Annelise Firth (b.1961) - 2023 Oil, Spring Arrangements
Located in Corsham, GB
A delightfully expressive oil study of spring flowers in ceramic vases. Signed, titled and dated to the stretchers verso. On canvas.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Jo Haran, Rose Bush on Silver, Original Floral Painting, Rose Art
By Jo Haran
Located in Deddington, GB
Rose Bush on Silver [2021]
Original
Flowers
Watercolour, gouache and gesso
Image size: H:52.7 cm x W:39 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:56 cm x W:42 cm x D:0.001cm
Sold Unframed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor, Gouache
Flowers - XXI century, Oil painting, Figurative, Grey tones, Still life
Located in Warsaw, PL
MAGDALENA SPASOWICZ Studied painting under prof. Jan Cybis and graphic arts with prof. Tadeusz Kulisiewicz at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw. She received her diploma in 1953. He...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other Art Style Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
'Flowers in a Teapot', Paris, MoMA, LACMA, California Woman Post-Impressionist
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed, verso, "Ament" and "de la Roche" for Janet Ament de la Roche (American, 1916-2000) and titled "Black Vase"; painted circa 1955.
Oil still-life of a black teapot...
Category
1950s Post-Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Printniere (Springtime)
By André Robert
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
A radiant ode to renewal and rebirth, Printnière (Springtime) by André Robert captures the essence of the season in a luminous bouquet. Bursting with vibrant reds, soft pinks, golden...
Category
Mid-20th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
California Contemporary Art Marti Somers Figurative Abstract Surrealism Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Marti Somers
Surrealist dream imagery with fish
24 X 24 inches
A California artist, Somers received her BFA at the University of Hawaii. She returned to California
and worked as a graphic designer at Stanford University and was a principal at Artefact Design in
Palo Alto. But ultimately turned to painting. She opened Studio Believe in San Carlos and co-founded Somersault Studios, a non-profit publishing venture to benefit the arts of Northern California.
Somers’ sensibility is both poetic and suggestive. Her scrapbook-like merger of natural images (both painted and collage) and writing, rendered in tactile, fragrant wax-based encaustic paint, is seductive and convincing. Rich compilations of vintage images, words, colors, and textures. Flowers, trees, and leaves share the space in each picture with animals, fragments of patterned paper, layers of thin oil paint over thick, glazes that partially obscure one layer and provide a new layer to work with. Stylized flowers, butterflies and birds appear prominently within Somers’ heavily textured, ‘antiqued’ bands of color and pattern. Robert Rauschenberg meets Odilon Redon in her assemblage juxtapositions of dreamy words and images. She has exhibited her work at Caldwell Snyder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Encaustic, Oil
