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Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

American
Abstract Artist Deirdre Schanen grew up on the shores of Lake Michigan in the small town of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This early Midwestern influence informs most of her paintings. They reflect the tension between the lake's serene vastness and the complex confusion of rocks and detritus washed up upon its shores. Ms. Schanen moved to New Jersey in 1979 and lived there for 23 years. She received her Masters of Art during this period, as well as studying with Ronnie Landfield at the Art Student's League of New York. Deirdre and her husband are currently living in a Chicago suburb. Ms. Schanen does not plan her paintings in advance making the end product always a surprise. She approaches the broad plains of the empty canvas with the excitement and apprehension of the unknown. Everything develops as she works. Often a piece is begun with a single pencil or ink marking that mark dictates the next mark, and that the next. Layers of paint or glaze are added until the process is finally finished. Deirdre Schanen Artist Statement My paintings reflect my childhood on the shores of Lake Michigan. They explore the tension of the lake’s serene vastness with the complex confusion of the rocks and detritus washed up upon its shores. My art reflects my world filtered through my heart. I do not plan my art but, rather, develop it as I work. Something in me knows where I’m going. Painting for me is a state of being. I paint what I am. I begin with pencil or ink markings and paint drips. I continue to add layer after layer of glaze, paint and markings. The underpainting is as important to me as the final layer of paint. I perform a dance with my canvas through these spontaneous interactions. I never know where it will lead me or when my dance will be finished.
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Artist: Deirdre Schanen
"Silence and Distance, " an Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Dierdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Silence and Distance" is a contemporary abstract painting of light green, pink, black and gold. Oil on canvas, 2016. The artist signed the artwork on the verso. 48" x 36" canvas ...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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"But Nothing Happens, " an Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Dierdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"But Nothing Happens" is a contemporary abstract painting, acrylic on canvas consisting of layers of gold with highlights of red and blue. The artist signed and titled the piece on t...
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2010s Abstract Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Even Before Anything Happens, " Abstract Oil on Canvas by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Even Before Anything Happens" is an oil on canvas by Deirdre Schanen. The blue expanse is calm. At the bottom right is a cream colored expanse with a line of red down it and some ch...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'I Loved You Once' original abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'I Loved You Once' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. This exam...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"It's All I Ask Of You, " Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas by Dierdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"It's All I Ask of You" is a contemporary abstract painting of oranges, blues and greens. Acrylic on canvas, 2016. The artist signed the painting on the verso. 36" x 54" canvas De...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'Degrees of Change So Small' original abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'It Is Sad Only To Us' original abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'It Is Sad Only To Us' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. This ...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Except for Then, " an Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Dierdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Except for Then" is a contemporary abstract painting of warm golds, pinks, peach and orange. Oil on canvas, signed on verso. 2010 48" x 36" canvas Deirdre Schanen artist statemen...
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2010s Abstract Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Everyone Has Gone, " an Abstract Oil on Canvas signed by Deidre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Everyone Has Gone" is an abstract oil painting on canvas by Deirdre Schanen. Working in the color-field tradition established by such artists as Helen Frankenthaler and Mark Rothko,...
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Early 2000s Color-Field Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Crescendo' original abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Crescendo' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. This example fal...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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'So Runs The Story' abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'So Runs The Story' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. This exa...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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"Naked Loneliness, " an Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Dierdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Naked Loneliness" is a contemporary abstract landscape painting of light blue, light green, orange, violet and green. Oil on canvas, 2014. The artist signed the piece on the verso....
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2010s Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Waiting to Catch Up, " Oil Painting signed by Deidre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Waiting to Catch Up" is an original oil painting on canvas signed on the verso by the artist Deidre Schanen. It depicts a field of yellow and a field of blue separated by a green li...
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Contemporary abstract oil painting purple pink yellow green minimalist
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Changing Memories 2" is an abstract acrylic on canvas by Deirdre Schanen, signed on verso. Layers of browns, pinks, golds, and purples fill the canvas, reflecting a style reminiscen...
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Early 2000s Color-Field Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"One Syllable, " Abstract Color Fields Oil on Canvas by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"One Syllable" is an oil on canvas by Deirdre Schanen. Fields of colors are created next to each other. A yellow sky is created in the top of the piece with accents of orange and whi...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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"The Days of My Amorous Life, " Earth Toned Oil on Canvas by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"The Days Of My Amorous Life" is an oil on canvas by Deirdre Schanen. Earth tones create a rocky outcropping. The light comes from the left creating shadows and highlighted areas. ...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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'It Is Never Still' original abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'It Is Never Still' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. This exa...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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"By Itself, " an Oil on Canvas signed by Deidre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Deirdre Schanen's "By Itself" abstract oil on canvas features a meditative blue, yellow, and orange composition reminiscent of the color field paintings of artists like Mark Rothko, ...
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Early 2000s Abstract Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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'The Quiet Under the Day' abstract oil painting by Deirdre Schanen
By Deirdre Schanen
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'The Quiet Under the Day' is an oil painting by the American artist Deirdre Schanen. Schanen's works weave between non-objective abstraction and representative landscape painting. Th...
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2010s Contemporary Deirdre Schanen Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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