Bette Ridgeway is best known for her large-scale, luminous poured canvases, which, in recent years have garnered the artist international recognition. She describes her process as a layering light. Among her international awards, "International Prize - 2019 Artist of the Year" presented in Mantua, Italy, in June 2019, "WAA 2019 "Women's Essence" at the Venice, Biennale, in May 2019, and Art Tour International Magazine’s “Top 60 Contemporary Masters.” In 2016, she received the prestigious Leonardo DaVinci prize in Rome, Italy. Also, she won the Oxford University Alumni Prize at the “Art of the Mind” exhibition at the Chianciano Art Museum in Tuscany in 2012. She participated in the inaugural London Art Biennale in January of 2013 and at the Gagliardi Gallery in London in April 2013. Trained as a watercolorist, Ridgeway's love affair with water media began as a youngster growing up in the Adirondack Mountains in upstate New York (only a few miles from Canada), where she was surrounded by the beauty of nature. Informed by this early experience, she has traveled the globe, studying, painting, teaching and exhibiting her work, while embracing the customs and colors of the diverse cultures of Africa, Australia, Europe, Asia, Mexico and South America. Ridgeway’s formal art studies at Russell Sage College, New York School of Interior Design and the Art Students League gave her the basic tools in the use of materials and techniques Her personal style, however, was a long time in development. Always an artist, she postponed her art career to raise her family and hold a job. While working in Washington DC as CEO of Very Special Arts, an educational affiliate of the JF Kennedy Center, which provides arts programs for disabled children and youth, she was fortunate to meet the internationally acclaimed artist, Paul Jenkins. This was a life-changing experience. Jenkins became a friend and mentor, encouraging the artist to work large and focus on color, space and time. He once jokingly referred to his paintings as chaos and Ridgeway’s as controlled chaos. Ridgeway took Jenkins’ advice and has spent the last 30 years developing her signature technique in which she uses many layers of thin, transparent acrylics on linen and canvas to produce a fluidity and viscosity similar to traditional watercolor. The effect is both sensual and powerful.
$34,600
"On Beyond Blue", Bette Ridgeway, 66x128, Acrylic/Canvas, Fluid Contemporary Art
By Bette Ridgeway
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Canvas, Acrylic
$25,000
"Spring Light II", Bette Ridgeway, 90x68, Acrylic/Canvas, Fluid Contemporary Art
By Bette Ridgeway
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Canvas, Acrylic
Lost In Thought: Abstract Pour Painting, Contemporary, Framed
By Bette Ridgeway
Located in Atlanta, GA
Bette Ridgeway’s oeuvre, her signature technique of “layering light,” stems from her unorthodox process of paint pouring, creating gem-like veils of transparent color. This style has...
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media
$18,450
"Nocturne", Bette Ridgeway, 50x90, Acrylic/Canvas, Fluid Contemporary, Abstract
By Bette Ridgeway
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Canvas, Acrylic
$17,500
"Flames of Passion", Bette Ridgeway, 56x78, Acrylic/Canvas, Fluid Contemporary
By Bette Ridgeway
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Canvas, Acrylic
$19,900
"Birth of the Blues", Bette Ridgeway, 80x64, Acrylic/Canvas, Fluid Contemporary
By Bette Ridgeway
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Canvas, Acrylic
$18,700
"Great Day for a Balloon Ride", Bette Ridgeway, 90X52, Acrylic/Canvas, Abstract
By Bette Ridgeway
Located in Dallas, TX
Today we can consider the artist Bette Ridgeway as the one and only true heir of Paul Jenkins: her mentor and teacher. Ridgeway's painting is dynamic and rhythmic; like the most “en...
Canvas, Acrylic
$920Sale Price|20% Off
H 24 in W 24 in
Tuscan Sunset, Acrylic Painting on Canvas, 24x24 Abstract Art
By Betty Efferson
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
'Tuscan Sunset' is a captivating explosion of bright, vivid colors, reminiscent of the vibrant hues of a Tuscan sunset. This 24x24 painting is perfect f...
Canvas, Acrylic
$87,505
H 41 in W 32.5 in D 2 in
Dark & Atmospheric Abstract Expressionist Art by Contemporary British Painter
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Dark & Atmospheric Abstract Expressionist Painting by Contemporary British Painter Angela Wakefield - a rare early work. Entitled 'Accrington ...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
$53,992
H 24 in W 27 in D 2 in
City Drive Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading British Urban Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
City Drive Abstract Expressionist Painting - a rare early work from Leading British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. Entitled 'City Drive', this moody and atmospheric artwork is from ...
Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Paint, Cotton,...
$134,980
H 40 in W 43 in D 2.5 in
Blue Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting by British Contemporary Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Blue, Red & Green Abstract Expressionist Painting, entitled 'Tropical City #1', an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
$33,745
H 30 in W 40 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Musician in Practice Room Original Painting by Contemporary Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Musician in Practice Room Original Painting by Contemporary Artist An extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist, ...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
$2,250
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Beautiful Chaos" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
""Beautiful Chaos" Figurative Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course com...
Canvas, Acrylic
$33,745
H 28.5 in W 38 in D 2.5 in
Earthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Earthy Brown & Green Abstract Expressionist Art - a Unique Original Painting - an extremely rare early work from leading British Contemporary Artist, Angela Wakefield. This colou...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...
$53,992
H 23 in W 27 in D 2 in
Blue & Red II Abstract Expressionist Painting by Leading British Urban Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Blue & Red II Abstract Expressionist Painting - a rare early work from Leading British Urban Artist, Angela Wakefield. Entitled 'Tropical City #2', this moody and atmospheric artwork...
Acrylic, Gesso, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Varnish, Paint, Cotton,...
$6,000
H 48 in W 48 in
"Whimsical" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines
By Carole Baines
Located in Culver City, CA
"Whimsical" Abstract Painting 48" x 48" inch by Carole Baines Wisteria in my daughter's garden on Mount Tamborine. Medium: acrylic on linen Carole Baines is a self-taught, London-...
Canvas, Acrylic
$4,700
H 64.97 in W 75.6 in
French Extra-Large Grey And White Abstract Painting By Rapfaëlle Pia From 1987
By Raphaelle Pia
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Presenting a stunning extra-large French abstract acrylic painting by French artist Raphaëlle Pia (1942-). This contemporary artwork exhibits a remarkably vivid quality, achieved through the harmonious interplay of a pale color palette and bold, large brushstrokes. The painting is countersigned. ‘R. Pia’ is signed in the bottom right corner of the canvas, and 'Raphaëlle PIA' is signed on the reverse side of the canvas. It is dated 1987, is titled ‘ ("Guanorgile") "Guanos II" ’, and its' medium is noted to be 'acrylique s/ toile (et technique mixte)' which translates to 'acrylic paint on canvas and mixed technique'. There is also a reference to a Parisian street that is partially crossed out...
Acrylic, Canvas
$7,500
H 98 in W 47 in D 1 in
"AD 178" Abstract Painting 98" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 178" Abstract Painting 98" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Medium: Mixed Media on Canvas Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of...
Canvas, Acrylic
$607
H 5 in W 5 in D 1.5 in
Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Miniature Mantelpiece Art - Original Abstract Landscape with Pink & Sage Green by leading British Urban Artist Angela Wakefield. Part of the "mantelpiece series" of miniatures. ...
Gesso, Canvas, Cotton, Paint, Varnish, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, ...