Hal Mayforth Art

A colorful composition featuring bold brushstrokes of black and teal. Many interesting textures and color passages. Areas of bright red tie the composition together. Deep Ellum is a ...

Bold abstract brush strokes combined with hard edged abstraction. Initial brushstrokes evident through subsequent layers, giving the finished picture surface energy. Passages of unsa...

A colorful, complex composition with many interesting passages of line and texture. Underpainting emerges and disappears. According to this list, there is much to do. :: Painting :: ...

A lively gestural abstract acrylic on canvas. Unstretched. Ships in tube. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...

A long, horzintal piece that gently rolls along like a lazy river. Many interesting textures and remnants of previous brushstrokes, making for an energetic surface. :: Painting :: Ab...

Textured simple shapes of browns and grey on a textured background of unsaturated blues and greens. Initial marks are visible in the underpainting. I started out with gestural brush ...

An organic composition combining loose abstract brushstrokes with hard edged areas of textured color. Previous layers peek through giving the finished surface energy. :: Painting :: ...

A colorful, primarily red composition of loose brushworks of varying thicknesses on a loose acrylic wash. I painted this during a particularly hot spell. My basement studio was nice ...

The first in a series of paintings exploring the intersection of abstract elements and plant forms. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authen...

A lively composition of textured, saturated color with an off white lattice-like structure superimposed. Painted in early spring when the higher sun and warmer temperatures melt snow...

A bouncy composition of reds, oranges and unsaturated greys and browns. Many textures here with previous layers peeking through. Painted in the middle of the Coronavirus sequester, t...

Loose thick and thin abstract brushstrokes of browns, and green interspersed with passages of reds, oranges, greens and blues, on a background of vivid blue. I see a body builder her...

A lively composition with thick brushstrokes of black and greys circumscribing textured areas of saturated color. A background of yellow ochre sets off the blues, greens and reds. ::...

acrylic and pencil on canvas - 29”H x 45”W - ships in tube Loosely brushed abstract marks on a background of beiges and off whites. Many previous layers evident making for and...

A hard edged geometric composition with a limited palette of blacks, oranges and greens. Many interesting textures and evidences of previous layers. Painted in the early spring, when...

A colorful, textured composition of bright colored brushstrokes circumscribing areas of pinks, greens and oranges. The background of grayish violet sets off the strong color. An opti...

An energetic composition of yellows, grays ands browns. There are many textures here and previous marks are evidenced under layers. A combination of spontaneous calligraphic marks w...

A colorful composition of bold brushstrokes of teal and orange. Many interesting textures. Painted in early spring when one can't help but feel optimistic. :: Painting :: Abstract ...

Bold angular brushstrokes of blue and purple dividing areas of orange, greens and unsaturated browns. Previous layers are evidenced making for an energetic surface. Textures also add...

A colorful composition of bold abstract marks interspersed with passages of unsaturated grays and browns. Many layers below the finished surface, making for interesting textures and ...

A hard-edged abstract composition of textured greens, blues and oranges. Bursts of saturated color is juxtapositioned with warm greys and off-whites. The last painting of the summer!...

Bold black brushstrokes, partially obscured by subsequent layers, juxtapose with hard edged passages of off whites, reds and blues. Many interesting textures add to the energy of the...

An energetic composition of bold brushstrokes and hardedge color. Many layers and textures are evident in final surface. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official ...

A colorful palimpsest of signs and symbols that create a matrix-like composition. Eidos is a Greek word defined as the distinctive expression or intellectual character of a culture o...

A colorful array of spontaneous brushstrokes on a loose background of oranges, teals and blues. The end product, in my mind has a puzzle or maze-like quality. Unstretched - ships in ...

acrylic on canvas - 31”H x 45”W - ships in tube Bold structural brush strokes surrounded by textured off whites and grays. The textured surface is alive with traces of previou...

This painting started out as rhythmic vertical brushstrokes on a grey background and progressed from there. Spontaneous red, yellow and black brushstrokes were added and the grey was...

A colorful array of loose brushstrokes on a wash background of peach and greens. I can't help but feel optimistic when I look at this. Like the advent of spring, sometimes things jus...

A colorful composition combining bold angular brushstrokes with simple hard edged geometric shapes. Pinks and yellow are juxtaposed with warm grays and browns. An optimistic painting...

Energetic marks of red, blue, white and yellow on a loose wash background of oranges and yellowish green. The colors remind me of the Caribbean and enjoying fresh mangos for breakfas...

A colorful background of loose layered color with a scattering of spontaneous gestural brushstrokes. Painted during a time of beautiful autumn weather, this painting reminded me of t...

An array of loose curved and angled brushstrokes on a colorful background of ochres, greens and yellows. The result reminds me of navigating a city by automobile and the great Hendri...

Areas of textured roses and blues are layered over calligraphic brushstrokes. The underpainting is evidenced in the final composition making for and interesting surface. The off whit...

Bold, colorful abstract brushstrokes on a background of saturated and unsaturated colors. The textured background allow underpainting to peek through, adding interest to the surface....

A colorful composition of textures interspersed with sparse signs and symbols of black and white. This painting percolated on my painting wall for many weeks. :: Painting :: Abstra...

A colorful hard edged composition. Previous layers peek through subsequent layers to create interesting textures and an energetic surface. Painted during a heat spell in the coolness...

Signs and symbols on an orange textured background peeking through a white, off white and grey field. This painting reminded me of a sunset in an urban area. It also connotes the hus...

Fractured, vivid colors push and pull in a lively composition.This is a departure for me in that it steers away from calligraphic mark making. Painted around the summer solstice when...

I have the good fortune to have a close friend who lives in Albuquerque, NM. I have visited him many times and every time I visit we go on a number of hikes. The colors in this painting reminded me of the Sandia Crest just to the east of Albuquerque. La Luce...

An energetic matrix of colorful gestural brushstrokes on a loose background of greys and turquoises. The word gambol means to run or jump about playfully, which is exactly how I appr...

A colorful composition of signs and symbols on a background of violets and ochres. To me, the colors had an African feeling, hence the name Sirocco, which is the hot wind that blows ...

acrylic and pencil on canvas - 49"W x 19"H The open architecture of this painting reminded me an interior space. The bright teals, oranges and yellow are optimistic, but are tempe...

acrylic and pencil on canvas - 67”W x 31”H - unstretched - ships in tube Bold signs and symbols on a textured background of pinks and light blues. Other marks peek through the...

acrylic on canvas - 42”W x 33”H - unstretched - ships in tube Spontaneous abstract brushstrokes of black, red and blue on a background of saturated reds, oranges, green and ye...

A lively gestural abstract acrylic on canvas. Unstretched. Ships in tube. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...

A colorful patchwork-like composition of abstract signs and symbols. The finished painting reminded me of the watercolors that Paul Klee produced during his trip to Tunisia. :: Paint...

Bold black brushstrokes on a red background, overpainted with whites and off-whites. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...

A variety of marks and brush strokes on a background of various ochres and oranges. This painting reminds me of the watercolors that Paul Klee did on his trip to Tunisia. :: Painting...

A colorful composition of rhythmic brushwork juxtaposed against a spidery web of thick black brushstrokes. To me this painting recalled a carnival . Roustabouts were the laborers tha...

A colorful composition of energetic brushstrokes on a loose background of acrylic washes and horizontal lines. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificat...

Colorful layered blues and oranges punctuated with dark areas and gestural abstract signs and symbols. I had fun painting this one, hence the title. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This p...

A vivid profusion of marks, signs and symbols that are both startling and calming, recalling the experience of the sleepless night. Unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstrac...

A background of greens, oranges and pinks punctuated with abstract gestural signs and symbols. To me this is a gumbo, a lively blend of color and marks. :: Painting :: Abstract :: Th...

Hot orange and yellows punctuated with passages of greens and blues. The drippy quality of the washes reminds me of liquid magma one would see in a live v...

A colorful composition of abstract shapes. The ladder-like elements made me think of an early Jack Bruce solo track of the same title. Unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abst...

A colorful composition of pinks and greens and oranges interspersed with beiges and off whites and black and white spontaneous brushstrokes. Painted when spring had long last arrived...

Loose, spontaneous brush and pencil strokes on an unsaturated background of browns, highlighted with hints of teal, green and orange. There are many layers going on here and brush ma...

Loose pencil and acrylic marks on a background of washes and a horizontal line grid. This painting started out with unsaturated colors and I gradually added saturated colors to juxta...

A colorful composition of whimsical signs and symbols a background of loose acrylic washes and swatches of color. Painted when a chaotic renovation was...

A limited palette, predominately yellow composition of loosely brushed signs and symbols. Painted over the holiday season, it conveys optimism for the new year. Unstretched - ships i...