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Shauna La

Tulips & Girls
Located in Toronto, ON
invited to participate in the Symposium de la Jeune Peinture au Canada, in Baie- Saint-Paul, Quebec. The
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Summer Walk
Located in Toronto, ON
participate in the Symposium de la Jeune Peinture au Canada, in Baie- Saint-Paul, Quebec. The youngest of
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2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

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The Promise
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The Gamble
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Afternoon When the Sun Flashed Green
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Monolith
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Monolith
Monolith
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Ares
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Ares
Ares
H 36 in W 48 in
A Week During Summer
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Solid
By Shauna La
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Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Solid
Solid
H 70 in W 53 in
Winter
By Shauna La
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Shauna La, born in 1983 in Hattiesburg, MS, is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media

Winter
Winter
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Feel
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Feel
Feel
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Static
By Shauna La
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Static
Static
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Into the Ocean
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Wave
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media, Paper

Wave
Wave
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Epiphyte
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Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Aerophyte
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media

Origin
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Origin
Origin
H 84 in W 60 in
Resolve
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Resolve
Resolve
H 65 in W 70 in
Hedone
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

Hedone
Hedone
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Sink or Swim
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Metaphor
By Shauna La
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Shauna La is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although she has studied with Columbia
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Canvas

Solace
By Shauna La
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Solace
Solace
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By Shauna La
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Happenstance
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By Shauna La
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Hollywood
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Arc
Arc
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By Shauna La
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Into The Clouds
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The Pour
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Stone
Stone
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The Key
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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The Key
The Key
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Path
By Shauna La
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Path
Path
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Porcelain
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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Adagio Blue
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Carve
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Carve
Carve
H 24 in W 24 in
Pearl
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Pearl
Pearl
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Air
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Air
Air
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Ocean - Large Abstract Original Artwork
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Poem
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Poem
Poem
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Neige
By Shauna La
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Neige
Neige
H 36 in W 36 in
Touch
By Shauna La
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Touch
Touch
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Transient
By Shauna La
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Parade
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Parade
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Elan
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Texture
Texture
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By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Powder
Powder
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Atlas
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Atlas
Atlas
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Chalk
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Chalk
Chalk
H 24 in W 24 in
Pacific
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Pacific
Pacific
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Harmony
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Harmony
Harmony
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Melody
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Melody
Melody
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Sempre
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Sempre
Sempre
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Persuasian
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Infinity - large scale textural artwork
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

The Superficial
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media, Paper

Twitch II
By Shauna La
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Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

On the Boat
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

The Dance: Second Act
By Shauna La
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Shauna La explores the relationships between lines and emotion, color and thought in her dynamic
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

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Shauna La for sale on 1stDibs

Shauna La, born in 1983 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, is an abstract artist who resides in Los Angeles. Although La has studied with Columbia College in Chicago and Academy of Art University in San Francisco, she is a self-taught painter. For La, existence is about creation, exploration and especially attuning herself to energies and frequencies that are not immediately obvious. La’s process involves observing physical characteristics such as colors, sensations, tastes and smells as well as unconventional occurrences like lucid dreams or meditation. All of this blends into a fantastic maelstrom that inspires her to create. La uses paint and collage elements to build rough surfaces full of texture, adding and stripping away layers using palette knives to reveal prior layers underneath, sometimes enriching the amalgam with cement and finishing with charcoal and paint.

Finding the Right abstract-paintings for You

Bring audacious experiments with color and textures to your living room, dining room or home office. Abstract paintings, large or small, will stand out in your space, encouraging conversation and introducing a museum-like atmosphere that’s welcoming and conducive to creating memorable gatherings.

Abstract art has origins in 19th-century Europe, but it came into its own as a significant movement during the 20th century. Early practitioners of abstraction included Wassily Kandinsky, although painters were exploring nonfigurative art prior to the influential Russian artist’s efforts, which were inspired by music and religion. Abstract painters endeavored to create works that didn’t focus on the outside world’s conventional subjects, and even when artists depicted realistic subjects, they worked in an abstract mode to do so.

In 1940s-era New York City, a group of painters working in the abstract mode created radical work that looked to European avant-garde artists as well as to the art of ancient cultures, prioritizing improvisation, immediacy and direct personal expression. While they were never formally affiliated with one another, we know them today as Abstract Expressionists.

The male contingent of the Abstract Expressionists, which includes Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Robert Motherwell, is frequently cited in discussing leading figures of this internationally influential postwar art movement. However, the women of Abstract Expressionism, such as Helen Frankenthaler, Lee Krasner, Joan Mitchell and others, were equally involved in the art world of the time. Sexism, family obligations and societal pressures contributed to a long history of their being overlooked, but the female Abstract Expressionists experimented vigorously, developed their own style and produced significant bodies of work.

Draw your guests into abstract oil paintings across different eras and countries of origin. On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive range of abstract paintings along with a guide on how to arrange your wonderful new wall art.

If you’re working with a small living space, a colorful, oversize work can create depth in a given room, but there isn’t any need to overwhelm your interior with a sprawling pièce de résistance. Colorful abstractions of any size can pop against a white wall in your living room, but if you’re working with a colored backdrop, you may wish to stick to colors that complement the decor that is already in the space. Alternatively, let your painting make a statement on its own, regardless of its surroundings, or group it, gallery-style, with other works.