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Paddy Cohn Art

American
Paddy Cohn is an abstract artist whose sensuous, mysterious explorations into textures, layers and distressed materials reflect a childhood spent in the landscapes of the Caribbean. After graduating from FIT, Paddy spent a decade in New York City as a successful textile designer, only to return to her roots in St. Thomas in 1989. There, a passion was born for vibrant optics, distressed textures and the forgotten elements of nature- from sand to mica to driftwood. Her work began with more literal renderings of the Caribbean landscape, expressed in seascape and portraiture. It evolved into the opulent color, mixed-media abstractions she is known for today. Work born, though more quietly, of Caribbean inspiration. Paddy’s work has been collected, commissioned and displayed in corporate and private collections from the Caribbean to New York to Europe. Artist statement: Like the sun-ravaged Caribbean landscapes of her youth, nature saturates Paddy Cohn’s work. Colors explode and textures merge and mutate. Layers of paint mix with elements of nature, effaced, defaced, eroded and distilled. Like maps of some invisible reality, only mystery and beauty remain. In the words of artist Gerhard Richter, to whom her work has been compared, “My paintings know more than I do.”
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Green with Envy, Hudson Vallery, NY

Green with Envy, Hudson Vallery, NY

By Paddy Cohn

Located in Hudson, NY

"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025" Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...

Category

2010s Surrealist Paddy Cohn Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

In the Pink, 2024, Hudson Valley NY

In the Pink, 2024, Hudson Valley NY

By Paddy Cohn

Located in Hudson, NY

"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025" Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...

Category

2010s Surrealist Paddy Cohn Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Cloud Family, Hudson Vallery, NY

Cloud Family, Hudson Vallery, NY

By Paddy Cohn

Located in Hudson, NY

"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025" Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...

Category

2010s Surrealist Paddy Cohn Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Cloudy

Cloudy

By Paddy Cohn

Located in Hudson, NY

"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025" Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...

Category

2010s Surrealist Paddy Cohn Art

Materials

Oil

Just a Cloud Away

Just a Cloud Away

By Paddy Cohn

Located in Hudson, NY

"Clouds, from all sides now, 2025" Cohn delves into the enigmatic qualities of clouds—how they symbolize both the fleeting and the eternal. Cloud illusions are a sensory journey t...

Category

2010s Surrealist Paddy Cohn Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

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Paddy Cohn art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Paddy Cohn art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, pink, purple and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Paddy Cohn in acrylic paint, mixed media, paint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Paddy Cohn art, so small editions measuring 24 inches across are available. Paddy Cohn art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,800 and tops out at $22,000, while the average work can sell for $7,500.