American artist Chris Hayman has been painting for several decades. She plays with colors and space in her densely textured, energetic abstract paintings, which are inspired largely by the natural world.
Hayman was born in New York City. She earned her BA in art history at the University of Maryland and went on to earn a second degree in art at the University of Nevada, Reno. It was during her time in Nevada that she ventured into painting.
Hayman focuses on the dimensions of space within a given piece and has cited her interest “how forms are energized by the space around them.” While the artist has found inspiration in the work of painters such as Roland Petersen and Gustavo Rivera, she lives on a farm in Northern California and is surrounded by her livestock and the beauty of the great outdoors. The majesty of nature has long played a significant role in her work.
Hayman was also trained as a classical pianist and has always had a strong creative spirit. She is deeply involved in theater and the performing arts, and her affinity for music strongly informs her art, as is evidenced by the melodic fluidity of her paintings.
Hayman’s work is held in many corporate and private collections. She has exhibited widely, showing her work group and solo shows in galleries all over the United States.
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East of Blue
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
$14,750
Woodlands
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Hidden Valley
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when...
Canvas, Oil
Reindeer Hill
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Across the Shallows
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Gray Shadow
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Call of Spring
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
$15,275
Green Leaf
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Between Green
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Garden Poem
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Straight
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christine Hayman is an artist whose work revolves around the concept of space. She is particularly interested in how forms interact with the space sur...
Canvas, Oil
$14,100
Treble
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
BEFORE THE STORM
By Chris Hayman
Located in Three Oaks, MI
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Oil
Price Upon Request
RED FLIP
By Chris Hayman
Located in Three Oaks, MI
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
$390
H 13 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in
"For Granted I." (quiet, floral, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"For Granted I.", 2024, Paris, France "For Granted I." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green and...
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
$530
H 15.75 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
"Rosa Pristina" (contemporary, original, abstract, floral, pink flora, natural)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
ROSA PRISTINA Latin for "earliest rose" or "pristine rose," captures a bloom suspended forever between full vitality and delicate decay. The painting is an abstract elegy to the rose...
Dye, Oil, Plaster, Cotton Canvas
$500
H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in
"Some Surmount" (abstract, dynamic, flora, blue sky, clouds, fauna, blush, pink)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
SOME SURMOUNT 2024 Paris, France This charming painting on canvas visually represents the notion of being unshackled from a burden, and an ascension from a darker place. A black, e...
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
$1,439
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Holy Split II Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
HOLY SPLIT II 2026 Paris, France HOLY SPLIT II is an ethereal mixed medium painting on canvas depicting a surreal dreamlike rift in a serene landscape. Abstract fuchsia forms sugges...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
$550
H 16.15 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in
"Wraiths Petals" (abstract, dark, flora, floral landscape, black, pink, green)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
WRAITHS, PETALS 2024 Paris, France "Wraiths, Petals" is a dark, flora, atmospheric painting that blends organic forms with abstraction. Created using a mix of oil paint, oil stick, ...
Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic
$1,750
H 25.6 in W 21.26 in D 1.38 in
"Habitual II" (flora, rich, cerebral, abstract, black & white, antique canvas)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"Habitual II", 2023, Paris, France This rich and cerebral abstract painting uses a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, pink, and white oil paints and wood stain to create visual texture and depth. The artist selected a French, antique postal...
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil
$650
H 17.43 in W 17.43 in D 1.38 in
"An Impulse Budding" (abstract, flora, energetic, calm, rose, blush, pink)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AN IMPULSE BUDDING 2024 Paris, France This piece is formed first with a pink dye underpainting on canvas, with white acrylic and green oil painted on top. The notion of the title, "...
Canvas, Acrylic, Dye, Oil
$1,439
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
"At The Very Least" (original abstract, flora, flowers, fauna, green, pink, red)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
AT THE VERY LEAST 2026 Paris, France This vibrant and immersive floral painting, captures an expansive, almost overgrown garden expanse of blooming roses enveloped in dense, swirlin...
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
$595
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.71 in
"Ghost of the Gardens" (original flora, floral, vibrant, abstract landscape)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"Ghosts of the Gardens" is a mysterious and captivating abstract painting, evoking the untamed beauty of wild gardens and chaotic floral motifs with its energetic and loose movement....
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
$390
H 13 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in
"For Granted II." (flora, quiet, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
"For Granted II.", 2024, Paris, France "For Granted II." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green a...
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Abstract Triptych
By Stuart Bigley
Located in Germantown, NY
Stuart Bigley is an artist based in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley. He has been making and showing his artwork for over 40 years. During this time he also co-founded and ran the ...
Acrylic Polymer, Canvas, Oil
$1,439
H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in
Holy Split I Mixed Media Original Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026
By Nicholas Evans
Located in Paris, IDF
HOLY SPLIT I 2026 Paris, France HOLY SPLIT I is an ethereal mixed medium painting on canvas depicting a surreal dreamlike rift in a serene landscape. Abstract fuchsia forms suggesti...
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil
Fields After the Rain
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Trees
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
A Dream of Trees
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Territory VI
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Translation
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Spot
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Charm
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Green Valley
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Prairie Song
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Gray Vigil
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Lost Horse Country
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil
Blue Dream
By Chris Hayman
Located in Los Angeles, CA
In her paintings, Christine Hayman concerns herself with space. She is interested in how forms are energized by the space around them, especially when incorporated into paintings wit...
Canvas, Oil