Barbara Takenaga

Wheel (Halo)

2009

Color lithograph with pearlescent and metallic powder, Edition 15. Barbara Takenaga is a painter who made her first lithograph at Shark’s in the summer of 2002. Her abstract works...

Color lithograph, Edition 25 Barbara Takenaga is a painter who made her first lithograph at Shark's in the summer of 2002. Her abstract works are full of repeated, obsessive mark ...

Color lithograph with gold metallic powder, Edition 15. Barbara Takenaga writes: “About the prints, they’re part of a series of recent Angel paintings — which were influenced by seeing a small painting fragment of angel’s wings by Fra Angelico. I liked the way the feather pattern is similar to the Asian motif of fish scales or waves of water. There is a reference to the natural world, as well as the heavenly, but in an abstract, decorative approach. With the scale change of smaller elements in the center and larger dots on the edge, there is the implication of folded space that moves from near to distant — with some sensation of being pulled toward a far off place. The metallic background is dusted with gold or pearlescent powder over deep orange, which gives the surface some shimmer and color change. The title, Angel (Little Egypt), comes from the colors that are reminiscent of ancient Egyptian collars...

Color lithograph with pearlescent powder, Edition 15. Barbara Takenaga writes: “About the prints, they’re part of a series of recent Angel paintings — which were influenced by seeing a small painting fragment of angel’s wings by Fra Angelico. I liked the way the feather pattern is similar to the Asian motif of fish scales or waves of water. There is a reference to the natural world, as well as the heavenly, but in an abstract, decorative approach. With the scale change of smaller elements in the center and larger dots on the edge, there is the implication of folded space that moves from near to distant — with some sensation of being pulled toward a far off place. The metallic background is dusted with gold or pearlescent powder over deep orange, which gives the surface some shimmer and color change. The title, Angel (Little Egypt), comes from the colors that are reminiscent of ancient Egyptian collars...

Katherine’s delicate and evocative monotypes portray nature’s flora in all its glory, from the most organic trees and branches to airily etched florals. They are the result of a per...

Fred Tomaselli 'Bloom #1,' 2011 Gouache on photogram 14 x 11 inches Numbered from the edition of 200 in lower right margin Signed by the artist in lower right margin

Ross Bleckner (American, b. 1949), "Pathways", Etching and Aquatint in Colors on Paper, 2002, marked "TPD" lower left, signed in pencil and dated lower right, part of a limited editi...

The images were proofed and the edition of 40 was printed with archival pigment inks on Crane, Museo Max 365 gsm fine art paper at Lococo Fine Art Publisher. The suite of 3 measures ...