Abstract Impressionist Art
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Art
Masonite, Tempera
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil, Board
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper, Giclée
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Gold
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Artist Comments
Artist Sherri Aldawood captured the morning sunlight falling across a courtyard in Tlaquepaque in Sedona, AZ. During the day, the outdoor market bustles with ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil, Paper
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint, Paper
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Yangzi Xu depicts an iconic view of LaSalle Street in Chicago, facing south from the bridge. She rendered this piece in a warm muted palette, setting the stage to highlight sporadic lights and reflections on wet concrete. "My focus was to convey the mood and feeling a rainy day brings to my beloved city," shares Yangzi.
About the Artist
Artist Yangzi Xu captures a nostalgia for Chicago and its dramatic seasonal changes in her expressionist cityscapes. Having a full-time job and being a wife and mother, Yangzi makes a habit of painting everyday to keep her passion exciting and fresh. She keeps a queue of ideas and reference photos that she takes throughout the year. She looks through her references, tweaks and adds elements to them. Once inspiration strikes, Yangzi draws several sketches and begins to work with oils on canvas on multiple pieces at once - to keep each painting spontaneous and new. "I try to capture the paradox of life in the city, where one can be in a crowd and yet feel alone," Yangzi says. "My main intent is not to capture the physical reality of a scene, but to express my own moods and feelings to my audience." In her free time, Yangzi enjoys reading, with her current favorite genres being biographies and memoirs. Yangzi is an alumnus of DePaul University in Chicago.
Words that describe this painting: Chicago, La Salle...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint
1930s Abstract Impressionist Art
Color, Woodcut
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
1970s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Abstract Impressionist Art
Linen, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Metal
1990s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
1970s Abstract Impressionist Art
Lithograph
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Gold Leaf
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
1990s Abstract Impressionist Art
Offset
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil, Paper
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Oil, Paper
Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Abstract Impressionist Art
Lithograph
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Paper, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor, Monoprint
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Art
Pastel
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Impressionist Art
Canvas, Oil