Debra Ramsay Paintings
American
Debra Ramsay is an American abstract artist who creates acrylic paintings, drawings and installations that explore the conceptual interplay between color, line and surface. She lives and works in New York City. Ramsay graduated from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1984 then earned her BA from Brooklyn College in 1986. She also attended Oregon State University in Corvallis, OR, graduating in 1999. She's been awarded residencies with the Albers Foundation and The Golden Family Foundation, both in New York, and the BAU Institute in Otranto, Italy. Ramsay's work has been extensively exhibited in numerous solo and group shows across the United States, as well as in Italy, Thailand and Germany. She has been written about and interviewed in the press. Ramsay's work is included in numerous private, corporate and institutional collections, including those of Alliance Bernstein, New York and the Ritz Carlton, Dubai. Ramsay's technique begins with an idea. From there she chooses the appropriate medium and method with which to realize her concept. Much of her work is painted with acrylic paint applied to polyester film, paper or museum board. Ramsay's process engages a systematic, mathematical approach heavily influenced by color. She interacts with nature, documents the shifting colors of elements of the natural environment, such as landscapes, fruit, leaves and trees. Often, she returns to the same exact spot at different periods throughout the year, documenting the shifting colors over time. Back in the studio, she then feeds the colors she documents into a computer program, analyzing them and using the analyses to mix paint. The resulting work presents an abstraction of specific spaces or objects in time, informed by mathematics and explored through geometry and color.to
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Artist: Debra Ramsay
One Year, Yellow Trail, Landscape As Time (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This project, began in April 2013 is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured time passing by documenting the change in color within the lands...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Acrylic
Lichen & Garlic
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on clear plexiglass - Unframed
This work on plexiglass is part of a series titled Hue[s]pace.
Hue[s]pace continues Ramsay's investigation of color, location, light and tim...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Like a Summer
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work on plexiglass is part of an ongoing series titled Hue[s]pace, it comes with a cleat system for hanging.
Hue[s]pace continues...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Time Collides (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Time Collides (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured ti...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Apple in 13 colors (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Dura-Lar - Unframed
Ramsay’s process engages a systematic, mathematical approach heavily influenced by color. She interacts with nature, documents the shifting colors of ...
Category
2010s Color-Field Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Time Collides
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured time passing by documenting the chang...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
2 colors shelf mushroom
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on clear plexiglass - Unframed
This work on plexiglass is part of a series titled Hue[s]pace.
Hue[s]pace continues Ramsay's investigation of color, location, light and ti...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Like a Summer (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Like a Summer (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work on plexiglass is part of an ongoing series titled Hue[s]pace, it comes with a cleat system ...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Colors within a witch hazel blossom 2 (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This work is part of a series whose inspiration comes from Witch Hazel, a deciduous shrub in New York City. It blooms in January with bright yel...
Category
2010s Color-Field Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Color of Place.Thailand (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
This work is from a series started in Feb-Mar 2018 when Ramsay visited Thailand. She collected colors by photographing objects both natural and h...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Apple in 13 colors (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Apple in 13 colors (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on Dura-Lar - Unframed
Ramsay’s process engages a systematic, mathematical approach heavily influenced by color. She interacts with n...
Category
2010s Color-Field Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Color of Place.Thailand (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Color of Place.Thailand (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
This work is from a series started in Feb-Mar 2018 when Ramsay visited Thailand. She collected color...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
The intelligence of emotions (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed.
This work is from Ramsay's latest series titled Messengers and refers to John Constable "Messenger Clouds", today known as scud or stratus fract...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Greens
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
Each panel is 9 inches square. They hang from a cleat system which makes them appear to “float” off the wall .25 of an inch.
In this ongoing ser...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Pomegranate 1&2 (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Pomegranate 1&2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This piece, part of a series, is the product of bringing together colors that Ramsay specifically mixed for other projects.
The colors have one thing in common, they were all selected...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
2 colors shelf mushroom (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
2 colors shelf mushroom (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on clear plexiglass - Unframed
This work on plexiglass is part of a series titled Hue[s]pace.
Hue[s]pace continues Ramsay's i...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Lichen memory 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Lichen memory 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on clear plexiglass - Unframed
This work on plexiglass is part of a series titled Hue[s]pace.
Hue[s]pace continues Ramsay's investigat...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
A Color of Sumac 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
A Color of Sumac 2 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on Roc-Lon - Unframed
A colour, found in nature and mixed into paint with the aid of a computer program, is applied to a surface in a...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pomegranate and mauve (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Pomegranate and mauve (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This piece, part of a series, is the product of bringing together colors that Ramsay specifically mixed for other projects.
The colors have one thing in common, they were all selected...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
The intelligence of emotions (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
The intelligence of emotions (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed.
This work is from Ramsay's latest series titled Messengers and refers to John Constable "Messe...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Sky & Snow
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on clear plexiglass - Unframed
This work on plexiglass is part of a series titled Hue[s]pace.
Hue[s]pace continues Ramsay's investigation of color, location, light and time...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Vapors, Relationships (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Vapors, Relationships (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on cast acrylic - Unframed.
This work is sold as a triptych which would be displayed on a shelf.
Each panel has the following dime...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The intelligence of emotions (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
The intelligence of emotions (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed.
This work is from Ramsay's latest series titled Messengers and refers to John Constable "Messe...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Pomegranate 1&2
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This piece, part of a series, is the product of bringing together colors that Ramsay specifically mixed for other projects.
The colors have one thing in common, they were all selected...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Greens (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Greens (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
Each panel is 9 inches square. They hang from a cleat system which makes them appear to “float” off the wall .25 of a...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Witch Hazel 3
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed
This work is part of a series whose inspiration comes from Witch Hazel, a deciduous shrub in New York City. It ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Acrylic
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on MDF panel - Unframed.
Ramsay's work is informed by nature, the seasons, changing landscapes and the passing of time. Sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
One Year, Yellow Trail, Landscape As Time (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
One Year, Yellow Trail, Landscape As Time (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This project, began in April 2013 is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured t...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Acrylic
A Color of Sumac 2
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Roc-Lon - Unframed
A colour, found in nature and mixed into paint with the aid of a computer program, is applied to a surface in appreciation of the colour and the materi...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Vapors, Relationships (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Vapors, Relationships (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on cast acrylic - Unframed.
This work is sold as a triptych which would be displayed on a shelf.
Each panel has the following dime...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Present Recorded (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured time passing by documenting the chang...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Memory of Spring (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Memory of Spring (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work is sold as a triptych which could be hung on a wall (cleat system supplied) or displayed...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on MDF panel - Unframed.
Ramsay's work is informed by nature, the seasons, changing landscapes and the passing of time. She is inspired by systems, mathematics and geometry,...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Magnolia
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
Ramsay’s technique begins with an idea. From there she chooses the appropriate medium and method with which to realize her concept. Much of her work is ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Memory of Spring (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work is sold as a triptych which could be hung on a wall (cleat system supplied) or displayed on a shelf.
Each panel has the follo...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
A Color of Sumac 2 (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Roc-Lon - Unframed
A colour, found in nature and mixed into paint with the aid of a computer program, is applied to a surface in appreciation of the colour and the materi...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The wind turning in circles invents the dance (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
The wind turning in circles invents the dance (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed.
Ramsay's work is informed by nature, the seasons, changing landscapes and the...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Like wind through a chime (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed.
This work is from Ramsay's latest series titled Messengers and refers to John Constable "Messenger Clouds", today known as scud or stratus fract...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Mirage (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work is sold as a diptych and comes with a cleat system for hanging.
Each panel has the following dimensions: 8.25" x 5.25" x .75" - 21 x 13.5 x 2 cm
Mirage is from a new series titled Without Intention.
The pieces exemplify time and the presence of Ramsay's hand in concert with painting tools...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
One Year, Yellow Trail, Landscape As Time
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This project, began in April 2013 is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured time passing by documenting the change in color within the lands...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Acrylic
Mirage (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Mirage (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work is sold as a diptych and comes with a cleat system for hanging.
Each panel has the following dimensions: 8.25" x 5.25" x .75" - 21 x 13.5 x 2 cm
Mirage is from a new series titled Without Intention.
The pieces exemplify time and the presence of Ramsay's hand in concert with painting tools...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Snow's Light (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Snow's Light (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed
Ramsay's work is informed by nature, the seasons, changing landscapes and the passing of time. She is i...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Sometimes it’s nothing at all (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on MDF panel - Unframed.
Ramsay's work is informed by nature, the seasons, changing landscapes and the passing of time. Sh...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Color of Place. Lotus
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
This work is from a series started in Feb-Mar 2018 when Ramsay visited Thailand. She collected colors by photographing objects both natural and h...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Colors within a witch hazel blossom 2 (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Colors within a witch hazel blossom 2 (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This work is part of a series whose inspiration comes from Witch Hazel, a deciduous s...
Category
2010s Color-Field Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Sky & Snow (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Sky & Snow (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on clear plexiglass - Unframed
This work on plexiglass is part of a series titled Hue[s]pace.
Hue[s]pace continues Ramsay's investigation of...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Portrait of a Magnolia (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Magnolia (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
Ramsay’s technique begins with an idea. From there she chooses the appropriate medium and method with which ...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Color of Place. Lotus (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Color of Place. Lotus (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
This work is from a series started in Feb-Mar 2018 when Ramsay visited Thailand. She collected colors ...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Greens (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Greens (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
Each panel is 9 inches square. They hang from a cleat system which makes them appear to “float” off the wall .25 of a...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Mirage (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Mirage (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work is sold as a diptych and comes with a cleat system for hanging.
Each panel has the following dimensions: 8.25" x 5.25" x .75" - 21 x 13.5 x 2 cm
Mirage is from a new series titled Without Intention.
The pieces exemplify time and the presence of Ramsay's hand in concert with painting tools...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Pomegranate and mauve (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on polyester film - Unframed
This piece, part of a series, is the product of bringing together colors that Ramsay specifically mixed for other projects.
The colors have one thing in common, they were all selected...
Category
2010s Minimalist Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Apple in 13 colors
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on Dura-Lar - Unframed
Ramsay’s process engages a systematic, mathematical approach heavily influenced by color. She interacts with nature, documents the shifting colors of ...
Category
2010s Color-Field Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Present and Past (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Present and Past (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Present Recorded (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Present Recorded (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Like wind through a chime (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Like wind through a chime (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed.
This work is from Ramsay's latest series titled Messengers and refers to John Constable "Messenge...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Time Collides (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Time Collides (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on polyester resin film - Unframed.
This work is part of a series titled Year of Color and is about time-keeping.
Debra Ramsay captured ti...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Polyester, Film, Acrylic
Memory of Spring (Abstract painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Memory of Spring (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel (plexi) - Unframed.
This work is sold as a triptych which could be hung on a wall (cleat system supplied) or displayed...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Shared Color (Abstract Painting)
By Debra Ramsay
Located in London, GB
Shared Color (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on acrylic panel - Unframed
2 panels are 9 inches square and the middle panel is 14 x 8 inches.
They hang from a cleat system which makes ...
Category
2010s Abstract Debra Ramsay Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Debra Ramsay paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Debra Ramsay paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of paintings to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Debra Ramsay in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Debra Ramsay paintings, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Matthew Langley, Ricky Hunt, and Holly Miller. Debra Ramsay paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $496 and tops out at $6,070, while the average work can sell for $1,734.