Louis Shields Paintings

Abstract mixed media painting on panel titled "Pacific #2" by Margaret Ash, circa 1950s. Retains label from Esther Bear Gallery in Santa Barbara, California.

Geoffrey Bowman (1928-2009) "Black Diamond", Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas, 1984 Beautiful colorful and textural smaller scale painting by California artist Geoffrey Bowman. Measures 21-1/2" high, 21-1/2" wide as framed. Canvas measures 21" high, 21" wide. Signed and dated on reverse. Retains partial artist tag. Geoffrey Bowman was born in San Francisco on December 29, 1928. In 1946, he quit high school and joined the Navy and traveled to China, Korea, the Philippines, and Hawaii. In 1948 after being discharged from the Navy, Bowman earned his high school equivalency diploma. Five years later he met and married his first wife Mill, and graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Social Science. During this time he also became intensely interested in art and printmaking and began to study art formally. By 1957 Geoffrey had earned his graduate degree in art and began to teach art in San Quentin. In 1960 Bowman left his teaching job at San Quentin to spend more time working on his art and examining Asian philosophy at the American Academy of Asian Studies in San Francisco. During this time to support himself and his wife Geoffrey drove a taxi at night so that he could have his days free to work in the studio. In 1964 he joined the art faculty at San Jose State University and moved to San Jose and became a full professor in 1973. Geoffrey taught at SJSU for twenty-nine years, specializing in lithography and intaglio printmaking techniques. At the same time he was deeply involved in his own work and accumulated an impressive professional exhibition record and his work was exhibited regionally, nationally, and internationally. Bowman’s work is in several public permanent collections including the San Jose Museum of Art, San Francisco Museum of Art, Achenbach Foundation of Graphic Arts San Francisco, Lannan Foundation New York, and Crown Press Berkeley. After retiring from teaching in 1994 Geoffrey turned to painting as his primary medium of expression. Although there was a media shift he continued to focus on one subject: the consistency of change. This he accomplished in part with combinations of paint and an assortment of reflective materials such as metallic flake and leaves, glass beads, and light-refracting pigments. Bowman became quite private in his later years and had his last one-man public exhibition in 2001 at the Fredrick Spratt Gallery in San Jose. Bowman died in San Jose, California on October 9, 2009. Source: The Annex Galleries

Layers of paper and paint make this artwork stand out on it's own. Unsigned.

Vintage Frank Walcott mixed media abstract painting, 1970s Offered for sale is a 1970s Mid-Century Modern Frank Walcott mixed media abstract 3-dimens...

Robert Natkin acrylic painting on canvas with paper feather's and mixed-media.

Robert Blanchard Industrial Abstract Mixed-Media Oil Painting Offered for sale is a vintage 1960s Industrial mix media oil on canvas by Robert Blanchard. The painting encompasses a...

Abstract mixed media art piece using pieces of zippers, textiles, mirror, and painting of acrylics on canvas. Vibrant colors of chartreuse, white, black, grey and green. Signed H. Mi...

Unique abstract mixed media on paper painting made using all organic natural vegetation dyes. Authors technique.

This work is signed, dated and titled "PLUM 2010 Nighttime in Roppongi” verso of the canvas and signed PLUM on recto; canvas size 36" high x 30” wide x .75" profile. Andrew Plum was ...

Large torn paper painting/collage similar to Arthur Secunda. Each color has been painted and torn then reconstructed to create a beautiful collage. Vibrant color and rich texture.

Modern Dutch painting from late 20th century. Framework mixed-media on canvas depicting an abstract subject of a good pictorial quality. Painting missing frame, for interior decorato...

Original mixed-media contemporary work of art by Chris RWK, professionally framed in a white shadowbox frame. A child of the 1980s, Chris’ world was often completely flooded with th...