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Shelly Cook Paintings

For as long as I can remember I have been interested in details. Not the bigger picture but the finer intricacies, the colours and textures of life. I prefer to find beauty in the bark and lichen on a tree rather than the forest itself. The striations of a rock, the folds of fabric, the wrinkles of skin or the rust and the peeling paint on a weathered object. My work is mostly trying to capture this through colour and texture and the impact it has on our emotions. Living in Cornwall for many years, my work is inspired by the textures and colours of its rugged coastline and landscape. Its geology and history. Cornwall is steeped in magic and myth. I believe in its magic, the intrinsic wonder and beauty of the natural world. With all of its cycles of life and death and transformation. The energy it raises and transmutes, forever changing. To me abstract art can represent this perfectly. It is alchemy for the soul and often healing for the mind.
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Artist: Shelly Cook
Entropic Waters. Abstract Oil Painting
Entropic Waters. Abstract Oil Painting

Entropic Waters. Abstract Oil Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

In Entropic Waters, the surface becomes a tide-worn map of dissolution and flow. Pale mineral tones and broken, crust-like textures evoke water’s slow undoing of matter, entropy as a...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Acrylic

Ice Drifts. Abstract Oil Painting
Ice Drifts. Abstract Oil Painting

Ice Drifts. Abstract Oil Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

Ice Drifts captures the stillness and movement of frozen landscapes. Horizontal striations of muted whites, greys, and soft earth tones echo the slow shifting of ice fields and the q...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Acrylic

Distorted Reality. Contemporary Abstract Painting
Distorted Reality. Contemporary Abstract Painting

Distorted Reality. Contemporary Abstract Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

In Distorted Reality, the familiar dissolves into abstraction. Layers of pale greys,broken surfaces, and shadowed divisionsevoke a sense of instability, as though the world is shifti...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Shelly Cook Paintings

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Acrylic

Hidden Depths: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Hidden Depths: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

Hidden Depths: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

Heavily textured with paste, crackle, bitumen, fabric and acrylics. In the words of the artist; “this piece reminds me that we are all more than what we can see on the surface”. Signed on reverse so that it can hang whichever way you choose. NB:- This piece may work well as a diptych with Scar Face...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Paste, Fabric, Acrylic

Metamorphosis. . Abstract Oil Painting
Metamorphosis. . Abstract Oil Painting

Metamorphosis. . Abstract Oil Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

Metamorphosis explores transformation through layers of texture, fracture, and revealed colour. The surface appears weathered and ancient, as though shaped by time, erosion, and unse...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Acrylic

Break Apart. Contemporary Abstract Painting
Break Apart. Contemporary Abstract Painting

Break Apart. Contemporary Abstract Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

Break Apart is a meditation on rupture and release. Deep teal washes, fractured textures, and a stark vertical fissure suggest a moment of separation. A breaking that is both destruc...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Oil

Drought: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Drought: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

Drought: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

This painting is resonant with bold colours and layers of those colours combine to form a beautiful whole. The inspiration for this piece was the drought we experienced in the Summer of 2022. Sun baked earth and relentless, cloudless skies, the drought seemed endless. Acrylic on box canvas with gold leaf and oxidised copper...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Acrylic

Sun Spots: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Sun Spots: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

Sun Spots: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

Solar activity impacts our entire world and when the sun experiences turbulence so do we. Sunspots offers Shelly's very personal view of the sun's mood. Acrylic on box canvas with gold leaf and oxidised...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Acrylic

Scar Face: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Scar Face: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

Scar Face: Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting

By Shelly Cook

Located in Brecon, Powys

Heavily textured with paste, crackle, and acrylics This piece was inspired by a trip Shelly made to Orange County in 2019. In her own words; “On a trek in the mountains there were a...

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2010s Abstract Shelly Cook Paintings

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Paste, Fabric, Acrylic

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Shelly Cook paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Shelly Cook paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Shelly Cook in acrylic paint, paint, synthetic resin 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 Shelly Cook paintings, so small editions measuring 16 inches across are available. Shelly Cook paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,950 and tops out at $3,750, while the average work can sell for $2,350.