Chase Langford has invented a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions recall maps and aerial photography of sea coasts, mountains, farmland and cities through a calculated execution and highly refined draftsmanship.
Just as the West Coast Abstract Expressionists (1940–70) found California’s striking landscape fertile ground, so does Langford as he draws upon his geographic environs both near and far. Through his cartographic mastery, Langford contorts and synthesizes geographic elements, bringing forth paintings that are mysteriously familiar yet surprisingly unconventional. They challenge conventions of geography and landscapes, offering invigorating visions of space and place that transcend any specific locale, leading us to an exhilarating emotional experience.
Born in Pontiac, Michigan, Langford is a Los Angeles-based artist well known for his geographically inspired paintings. He studied cartography earning a BA from UC Santa Barbara in geography then worked as a cartographer at UCLA. Starting with his “Map Paintings,” Langford literally reinterpreted geography by taking selected features from maps and filled in the reconfigured shapes in a flurry of color and movement creating a fresh take on familiar geographic forms. This was followed with a series that moved even deeper into pure abstraction with his “Coldwater,” “Mulholland,” and “Scrape” series, which all lead to his “Morphic” series, now the core focus of his painting today.
Langford’s paintings have been widely shown at one-person and group exhibitions in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C., Montreal, Palo Alto, Las Vegas, Long Beach, Napa Valley, Seattle, and Palm Springs, and are included many corporate/public collections (often site-specific commissions) such as Long Beach Museum of Art, Keck School of Medicine at USC, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, the Star City in Sydney, Australia, and more. Langford’s work is held in private collections in North America, Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. It is also in the private collections of Magic Johnson and the Saudi royal family.
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"Catalina Point "Abstract Oil Painting, Oceanic, cartography, blues
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...
Oil
Chroma X48 (A Bigger Red)
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Oil
$9,750
H 47.25 in W 59.06 in
Spiral Staircase In Nature. Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth has a very special, innate talent for transporting the viewer into other realms. In his stunning, vibrant works from his travels on the Indian sub-continent the painti...
Oil
$7,750
H 47.25 in W 47.25 in
Mountain Pool Swim: Contemporary Expressionist Oil Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
Paul Wadsworth is one of the UK’s leading exponents of Expressionist paintings. His pieces are heavily worked with layers of richly applied paint, the result is paintings that sing w...
Canvas, Oil
$4,088
H 28.35 in W 25.6 in D 1.97 in
Butterfly - 21st Century Figure Painting of a Girl and Flowers
By Carolien van Olphen
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen Butterfly Oil on wood panel 72 x 65 cm (Framed 80 x 73 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many places with h...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,309
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in
Júlia Martins Miranda – Contemporary Tropical Flora Painting, Oil on Canvas 2026
By Julia Martins Miranda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Júlia Martins Miranda is a Brazilian artist trained at the prestigious Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, Italy. Her practice moves fluidly across multiple disciplines, includin...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$2,000
H 25.5 in W 33 in
"Village Girls". Mixed Media Abstract Expressionist Painting
By Paul Wadsworth
Located in Brecon, Powys
From the artist’s popular India series. Mixed media on paper. Well framed, behind glass and signed Framed 25.5" x 33". Image 17.75" x 25" Circa 2015
Paper, Oil
$5,450
H 9.26 in W 13 in D 1.19 in
Two Pears -21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting of Fruit
By Bart Koning
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Bart Koning (Dutch artist) Two Pears 23,5 x 33 cm ( framed included 23,9 x 33,4 cm) Oil paint on wood panel We're proud to introduce Dutch/ German artist Bart Koning. Incredibly cl...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,188
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in D 1.97 in
The Blue Kimono II - 21st Century Figure Painting of a Girl with a Blue Robe
By Carolien van Olphen
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Carolien van Olphen The Blue Kimono II Oil on wood panel 60 x 40 cm (Framed 68 x 48 cm, frame is included) Dutch artist Carolien van Olphen has left a great impression in many plac...
Oil, Wood Panel
$1,554
H 7.09 in W 7.88 in D 0.79 in
Feminine & Masculine XV - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Beach View, Realism
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Hallein, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Canvas, Oil
$4,309
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 1.58 in
Júlia Martins Miranda – Contemporary Tropical Flora Painting, Oil on Canvas 2026
By Julia Martins Miranda
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Júlia Martins Miranda is a Brazilian artist trained at the prestigious Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Milan, Italy. Her practice moves fluidly across multiple disciplines, includin...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$1,769
H 17 in W 22 in
Horizontal and Vertical Figures, Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By John Emanuel
Located in Brecon, Powys
Warm sepia tones in this classic Emanuel painting. John Emanuel "it is the figure , not the nude I am interested in..." Oil on board. Signed. Black wood frame
Oil
$22,549
H 78.75 in W 59.06 in D 1.19 in
Caput Mortuum - Conceptual Encaustic Oil Painting, Marble Dust Ash On Canvas XXL
By Krzysztof Gliszczyński
Located in Hallein, AT
Overall Size: Height 200cm x Width 300cm ( The painting consists of 2 parts, one part: 200x150cm ) Overall Size: Height 78,7402 Inch x Width 118,11 Inch ( The painting consists o...
Marble
$670
H 28 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Early Breakfast, Figurative Italian Still Life, Mediterranean Oranges on Paper
By Gio Bellagio
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Early Breakfast” is a contemporary still life evoking the ease of the Italian lifestyle through clean geometry and luminous color. A bowl of oranges and a translucent bottle sit wit...
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper
"Sonoma Fields" napa california inspired
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...
Oil
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H 54 in W 108 in
"Vineyard Current", a layered and deep horizon in blue and neutral tones
By Chase Langford
Located in Edgartown, MA
Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...
Oil, Canvas