Hal Mayforth Abstract Paintings

A vertically formatted painting in blues, yellows, pinks with darker textured areas of grays, browns and blues combined with loose abstract brushstrokes in reds and grays Many intere...

A colorful composition of loose brushwork over a spontaneous background of drippy acrylic washes. To me this painting has a breezy quality. Aoelian is a musical tone produced by the ...

A loose, colorful composition of abstract signs and symbols. While painting this, I was determined not to get hung up in the minutia and express myself freely. I thought the result h...

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...

Thin abstract marks emerge and recede in a complex background of textured saturated and unsaturated colors. A snapshot of the cosmos? Who knows? :: Painting :: Abstract :: This pie...

A colorful vertically formatted painting of deep blues and oranges. Areas transcribed by pencil of grays and blacks set off the saturated color. Painted in late September when days a...

A colorful composition of loose washes and energetic brushstrokes. This painting will energize a room. Curvet is a French word meaning to leap gracefully or energetically. :: Paintin...

A colorful composition combining straight edged abstraction with abstract brushstrokes. I tried to keep the palette fairly limited on this one, using various grays and browns to set ...

This painting was done as the days steadily got longer. We experienced some very warm days when it should have been cold. The blue in this reminded me of the blue sky and warm weathe...

A colorful, wild composition of abstract signs and symbols. One of the last paintings, for 2023, I thought I would leave the year with a bang. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece ...

A rhythmic and colorful composition of oranges and reds. This is a new technique for me that results in ghosted layers and rich textures. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes ...

Colorful bold brushstrokes transcribe areas of browns and grays and saturated yellows and oranges. A combination of hard edged abstraction and loser areas of texture. Painted in earl...

A rhythmic profusion of signs and symbols that has a musical feel. Maybe it was the early Jethro Tull I was listening to when I painted it. Unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting...

An energetic abstract painting that translates the sensation of dusk into a lively network of color and gesture. A dominant field of warm pinks, corals, and soft reds suggests the g...

An array of spontaneous signs and symbols on a loose background of blues and grey blues. According to the Oxford Dictionary Vade Mecum is Latin for a guideb...

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 array of overlapping forms outlined with an off white line. May textures here, with previous layers showing through the finished surface. A cheerful painting. :: Painting ...

A contemporary abstract acrylic on canvas - unstretched -ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...

A palimpsest of jagged marks and spontaneous signs and symbols on a loose orange and yellow background. There is calmness in the chaos. Unstretched - ship...

A colorful hard edged abstraction combining bold black brushstrokes with passages of saturated color. Previous layers are evident in the finished painting making for interesting text...

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, 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 ...

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...

Colorful abstract brushwork on a background of various unsaturated light blues. This painting reminded me of relaxing out back on the patio with slightly overcast skies. :: Painting ...

A colorful compostion of abstract signs and symbols on a warm background of oranges and pinks recalling the high desert of New Mexico. Unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abst...

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...

Unfettered marks and symbols on layers loose and drippy washes. unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity s...

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 ...

A colorful, layered composition of brushstrokes and geometric elements on a background of light green. The overall effect is cheerful, I think, and recalls the whirl of busy daily l...

A colorful abstract composition of oranges, blues and greens. Black and grey brushstrokes come forward and recede, separating areas of saturated and unsaturated color. Many interesti...

A curvilinear design of pastel yellows, blues, and greens on a background of textured browns. Previous layers peek through making for an interesting surface. For me, this painting su...

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...

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 :: ...

Loose abstract marks in a range of colors surrounded by a mottled blueish purple background. Many interesting textures that make for an energetic surface. :: Painting :: Abstract :: ...

Bold black brushstroke are juxtaposed with thinner ones. Very colorful with many interesting textures. A upbeat painting, I think. Named after the song You Can Depend on Me by Tommy ...

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 ...

Blasts of saturated, textured color interspersed with passages of lighter valued greys and browns. Textured areas produce interesting juxtapositions. A yellow green white background ...

Spontaneous signs and symbols on a loose background wash of pastel oranges, yellows and greens. To me, this painting has the feeling of a light dessert. Parfait seemed the perfect ti...

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...

Sometimes the external world makes its way into my paintings on a subconscious level. This was painting during the devastating hurricanes that flooded Houston and Florida and leveled...

A colorful and chaotic composition of abstract signs and symbols. The energetic line work against an unsaturated background of warm greys reminded me of the night sky, hence the titl...

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 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...

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 colorful vertically formatted painting the many interesting textures. Areas of dark blues, reds and grays are transcribed by off white abstract brushstrokes. :: Painting :: Abstrac...

A cluster of interlocking, biomorphic shapes that rise upward like a playful totem. The composition has a quiet upward momentum, a though the forms are leaning toward the light. A co...

A bold hard edged painting of blacks, browns, reds, pinks and various off whites. some beautiful textures here with colors revealing themselves in the underpainting. Named after a ho...

A vertically formatted painting of greens, blues and browns. This painting has a totem-like quality that thrusts upwards. Many interesting textures and evidences of previous layers. ...

A colorful composition that feels both improvisational and deliberate. Overlapping organic shapes - outlined in confident, dark contours - interlock across the canvas in a dance of v...

Areas of unsaturated greenish off-white, brown and gray are broken up by bold black abstract marks and areas of saturated greens, oranges and reds. There are many interesting texture...

A vibrant abstract painting that brims with playful energy and layered rhythm. Angular and curved shapes interlock across the surface, outlined with confident, gestural lines in deep...

A colorful hard edged abstract composition with saturated pinks, yellows, greens and blues. Textured off white passages set off the colorful areas. Many interesting textures and colo...

Colorful abstract marks on a background of creamy orange. This was achieved by an initial burst of mark making , adding and subtracting until the desired effect was achieved. Many in...

A vibrant, layered abstraction that feels both architectural and organic, built of of intersecting outlines, shifting transparencies and a bold interplay of color. This painting feel...

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...

acrylic and pencil on canvas - 38â€

A vertically formatted profusion of layers of abstract brushstrokes. The composition was arrived at very organically. Many interesting textures. A bit of a departure for me. :: Paint...

A festive arrangement of colorful signs and symbols on a loose background of greys. This painting cheers me up for some reason! Unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstract :...

Original contemporary abstract acrylic on canvas - unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...

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...