Yellow Edge - Circus. Contemporary Abstract Oil painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Abstract expressionist recollection of a acrobat at a circus
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Oil
Phillip Alder Art
British, b. 1951
Phil Alder for WCA.
‘The beautiful summertime paintings of Phil Alder.’
We are pleased to sell the ‘garden’ and ‘cascade’ paintings on behalf of Phillip Alder. Born in 1951 he studied at Hull College (now University of Lincoln) and Open University. Phil then followed a long career in the arts as curator, lecturer and gallery and theatres manager while maintaining a career as a practicing artist in west Wales. His work is represented in several private, public and corporate collections.
We are also able to offer some paintings in good condition from his mid-career period when he was concentrating on form and colour and the stories behind a landscape.
Art historian of Welsh art Ann Dorsett wrote in an exhibition catalogue of his work in 2020: ‘Phil Alder’s vivid paintings are a distillation of his response to the colour and form of the natural world. Standing before one of his [later] works allows you to immerse yourself in Phil’s world....gives a sense of riotous places filled with blossom, leaves branches, light and water... [he] is a superb colourist capturing the vibrant colours of midsummer in nature.... His oil paintings are characterised by a dense pattern of complex shapes and brushstrokes along with the most subtle touches of colour....also an accomplished and acute watercolour painter....not easy to categorise but I suppose I would call Phil Alder an expressionist painter but a really jolly one.’
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Artist: Phillip Alder
November Light. Contemporary Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Phillip was fascinated by the light of the low autumn sun shining through a hazel tree hedge. In this painting he's tried to paint the equivalent of that experience concentrating on...
Category
2010s Impressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Oil
Early June.
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Artist's garden, Early June Oil on canvas board
Category
2010s Impressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Oil
"Andalucia." Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Andalucia (Southern Spain). Artists response to visiting southern Spain. Creating the experience of the music and decorative colours of the area. Oil on Canvas. 24" x 32" framed 26" ...
Category
2010s Abstract Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Oil
Asian Market
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Very pretty floral watercolour inspired by a street market in Asia. Matted ready for framing
Category
2010s Impressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Watercolor
"June". Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
'June, Cartrefle'. oil on canvas 24" x 30". Inspired by an informal country garden that became neglected for a year and subsequently burst into an exuberant and uncontrolled celebra...
Category
2010s Abstract Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Red Granite Abstract Oil Painting, Unframed, 2000s, 22x32\"
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Red Granite. A response to walking across ancient moorland, responding to it's rocky beauty, open space, and sense of history. It was the titular piece in a solo exhibition the muse...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Oil
"Blue Cascade". Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Phillip Alder's 'Cascade' pictures are inspired by light falling through foliage or water. The modulated surface on 'Blue Cascade' is energised by small rhythmic brushstrokes. Oil ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Oil
Music In A Night Garden, Contemporary Diptych Abstract Oils Paintings
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
This diptych oil on canvas demonstrates the visual artistry & interpretation inherent in Adlers abstract pieces. Painted from his own interpretation of his experiences. Oil on c...
Category
2010s Abstract Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
May Walk. Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
'May Walk'. oil on canvas. 20" x 30" . The sensation of walking through a dense woodland and arboretum garden during mid-spring.
Category
2010s Abstract Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
May - Aberglasney Garden. Contemporary Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Abstract expressionist view of a enclosed garden with its bright colours and feathery textures. Very pretty painting, to be seen in the flesh.
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Oil
'....a place of sunlight and heather'. Abstract Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Abstract work from the studio of Welsh artist Phillip AlderInspired by walking high up out of the valleys on moorland and able to let the thoughts wander while enjoying the colour.
Category
2010s Abstract Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dylan Thomas's Boathouse Studio, 1969
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
The Artist managed the restoration of the Boathouse studio of writer Dylan Thomas in Laugharne in Wales and curated the collection of the great writers m...
Category
Early 2000s Impressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Watercolor
Autumn still-life with feathers and robin's nest
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
'Autumn still-life with feathers and robin's nest' These are feathers and a robin's nest collected from artist's garden in autumn. Watercolour on hot pressed paper (to facilitate f...
Category
2010s Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Watercolor
Night Music 3. Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
This acrylic on canvas demonstrates the visual artistry & interpretation inherent in Adlers abstract pieces. Painted from his own interpretation of his experiences. Acrylic on c...
Category
2010s Abstract Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lilac Fragments: Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
Phillip has used acrylic instead of oil on this abstract expressionist painting. Giving a bolder finish, painted by the rockery in the artist's garden Framed
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
April still life with speckled wood butterfly
By Phillip Alder
Located in Brecon, Powys
'April still life with speckled wood butterfly'. watercolour. 15" x 21" mounted on card 18" x 24". Looking at the colours of early spring: petals and flowers from my garden as spring...
Category
2010s Contemporary Phillip Alder Art
Materials
Watercolor
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Phillip Alder art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Phillip Alder 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 pink, blue, green and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Phillip Alder in acrylic paint, canvas, fabric 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 Phillip Alder art, so small editions measuring 13 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Brian Bartlett, Claire Wiltsher, and Robert Somerton. Phillip Alder art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $675 and tops out at $1,750, while the average work can sell for $975.