UGallery Abstract Paintings

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While taking a late summer walk on the California wetlands, I was intrigued by the mysterious shapes and colors of the grasses reflected in the waters. This i...

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During travels to Scotland, I was fortunate enough to hike in the hills. We discovered a cool glen filled with shadows and small pools. This painting evokes...

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To me, the silk road represents life's journey.

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Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic i...

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I saw this cheerful ginkgo tree growing as if the towering cloud is shooting into the sky. I painted with layers of colors. Some ...

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Coffee in Soho stirs up memories from days gallery hopping in New York City, stopping for coffee in Soho, resting my weary feet, sun beaming from between old warehouse buildings, my mind happily pondering the chic well considered shops and beautifully curated galleries...

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City color, graffiti, lights and reflections at night; the energy and the hustle and hubbub of the city. I built up this painting with a variety of applied te...

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Urban grit, grates and graffiti, the city's patterns and its well worn textures have long been intriguing to me. I love the evidence left of time passages and...

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Layer upon layer of color applied with my palette knives gives this small piece an amazing sense of power for its small size.

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As a child in the 1950s, Patricia Oblack sat in front of the television and learned to draw with Jon Gnagy...

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The intuitive nature of my personality flows over into my art practice. It is essential for me to paint without reference materials or a preconceived outcome...

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The intuitive nature of my personality flows over into my art practice. It is essential for me to paint without reference materials or a preconceived outcome...

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With this more lyrical and gestural piece, I want to focus on movement and its evocative power. I aim to take the viewer on a visual trip around the surface, ...

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'Spring Is Here' is inspired by the Bill Evans jazz trio's tune of the same name. Cherry blossoms, spring green and crisp blue skies come to mind. I used mult...

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The End Is A Beginning is part of my circle series. Circles are a powerful inspiration for me. In my work, they symbolize the dynamic and endlessly changing c...

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Soft morning light and a gentle invitation. I applied multiple thin layers of paint on wood, removing some in areas to create a soft atmospheric feel. Metalli...

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The exotic colors and designs of sun drenched Tunisia. I built up this painting with a variety of applied textures and used highly reflective silver paint to ...

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The challenge I posed for myself with this painting was to abstract the image as much as I could and still have it read as a traditional landscape.

Abou...

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Circles are a powerful inspiration for me as they have a compelling message of completeness. In my work, they symbolize the dynamic and endlessly changing cycles of the seasons, and life.

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Cynthia Ligeros creates abstract, complex works that usually begin with a single driving emotion. She currently lives in Colorado and loves the work of many artists, such as Mark Rothko. Cynthia loves finding inspiration in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. If you look closely at any of her paintings, you can find a little bit of blue sky hidden somewhere.

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I watched as this painting revealed itself, color layer by color layer. My process is of reduction; subtracting as canvas gets full of expression until a cohesive composition evolves.

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Sheila Grabarsky is an abstract painter living and working on the New Jersey shore. She is known for her bold and expressive gestural brushstrokes, juxtaposition of contrasting colors, and spontaneity in her paintings. Sheila’s animated paintings have been compared to those of Vasily Kandinsky, the Russian painter and art theorist referred to as “the father of abstraction.” And, like Kandinsky, the essence of inner beauty and the potency of the human spirit are key factors in her art. Fun fact: Sheila’s work is featured in a 2016 movie called American Pastoral...

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Inspired by Sylvia Plath's poem Stars Over The Dordogne. I applied multiple thin layers of paint onto the wood panel, scraping thr...

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I see blue as a seminal color representing life in all its forms.

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Pat Forbes is an abstract painter whose aesthetic is heavily influenced by her 20 years as a collector and dealer of Middle Eastern textiles. Pat, who lives on the Atlantic Ocean in Massachusetts, uses a neutral palette to present her interpretation of the world around her– from marshes and mountains to stones and spiderwebs. She is drawn to pattern and design, both of which influence the use of balanced repetition in her work. Pat’s muted colors invite pensive meditation, while her deliberate use of line guides the eye through satisfyingly symmetrical compositions.

Blue Landscape...

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This painting is built up with fairly thick texture which allowed me to apply paint in successive layers, sanding back in areas to accentuate woodblock-like r...

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Janine’s abstract artworks are created with measured doses of both intuition and analysis. “My work develops as a series of calls and responses,” she says. She adds color, letting gravity pull the paint around. She then responds to the direction of the composition with additional marks, adding and subtracting. The incorporation of recognizable forms, specifically letters and numbers, indicates the influences of Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg on Janine’s work. Janine is also inspired by listening to jazz music. She is a musician herself, and plays in a local Zimbabwean marimba ensemble when she’s not painting.

Lost Languages...

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I created September Skies with the amazing changing colors of early fall in mind. I used some of those same colors and the raw emotion they inspired. Gold lea...

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Many thin layers of paint were applied to the panel and then sanded and scraped back, then more reapplied with pigment rubbed in with a cloth creating a foggy...

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I spent time in beautiful Provence this summer. Its serene countryside, ancient villages, and the glorious booming lavender fields all inspired this painting....

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Multiple layers of paint were applied and then scraped through to create jagged inky lines. This piece comes ready to hang in a custom black wood frame.