Dez Gaskin Abstract Paintings

Minimal art has a lot to say. In this abstract painting on canvas, emphasis is placed on simplified composition. Linear, textured detail creates subtle dimension within a harmonious ...

The Way Home is an original abstract painting by Janet Keith. The Way Home is an expressive, gestural painting evoking a feeling of movement, light and fresh air. The painting is bui...

This contemporary minimal abstract painting puts emphasis on simplified composition. Tone on tone greys builds up a subtle texture with a single, thick white brush stroke commanding ...

A modern abstract painting. The black and white palette and minimal composition puts emphasis on the power of simplicity and restraint. Aesthetically calm, the painting invites the v...

Half Way (Abstract 20) - This contemporary minimal abstract painting places emphasis on simplified composition. The delicate textured pattern in this minimal artwork add a quiet com...

Layers of paint build up this soft grey palette where emphasis is placed on minimal composition. From a distance, the painting explores colour fields and geometric abstraction. Upon ...

This is a large scale, contemporary abstract painting by the New York/ Hawaiian artist, Debra Drexler. Vertical elongated forms in rose pink, mauve, lavender and turquoise blue rise over a layered field of cream white brushed with violet. Washes of red and orange fade into hot pink in this vibrant abstract painting by the artist. You can see the influence of tropical colors in this canvas and a wistful yearning for the beach and the sea. Debra Drexler is an American painter, installation artist, curator and professor. Her work is informed both by participating in the contemporary resurgence of abstraction coming out of New York, and by living in the Post Colonial Pacific since 1992. She has participated in over thirty solo and over 100 group exhibitions in national and international venues including Front Room Gallery, Exit Art, The Drawing Center, White Box-The Annex, Art Finance Partners, Van Der Plas Gallery, Sideshow Gallery, and Denise Bibro Gallery in New York, as well The Honolulu Museum of Art and Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Debra Drexler is a Professor at the University of Hawaii, where she is Chair of the Drawing and Painting Area. She maintains studios in Brooklyn, NY and on the island of Oahu in Hawai’i. Debra Drexler's most recent work is highly experimental large-scale abstract painting. In a recent review of a two-person exhibition (Whitehot Magazine,2017) Drexler's work as clearly referencing the long tradition of American abstraction and the established legacy of the New York School. The reviewer, Jonathan Goodman, described the work as a “new non-objectivity” that comes out of the current moment. He states that Drexler's painting “quite accurately describes the spirit of abstract art today, in which painting is struggling to break free of the constraints of time." Debra Drexler frequently uses hot pink, a color with heavily gendered associations. Her hot pink brushstrokes...

The Thought Of Blue - This contemporary abstract painting places emphasis on simplified composition. A heavy textured herringbone pattern created with lush brush stokes adds dimensio...

One from series of three. A custom paint colour inspired by Prada's signature shade of blue. Stajan-Ferkul's series puts emphasis on simplifying the composition. Collage textures and...

READING BETWEEN THE LINES - This abstract painting on canvas puts emphasis on pattern and composition. High contrasting, geometric sequences keep the eye engaged. The rows of mixed p...

In this abstract acrylic painting on canvas by Doug Bauer, vibrant yellows are highlighted by bright royal blues. The warmth of the pop of rich orange-reds contrast with the lighter,...

One from series of three. A custom paint colour inspired by Prada's signature shade of blue. Stajan-Ferkul's series puts emphasis on simplifying the composition. Collage textures and...