Bay Area - Paintings
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Romantic Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century American Modern Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Pastel, Gouache, Panel, Archival Paper
Early 20th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Panel
1980s Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Paintings
Resin, Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Graphite
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Late 20th Century American Modern Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Mixed Media, Monoprint
Artist Comments
In this painting, Pamela used a technique known as Contre-jour, where she backlit the figure. The strong light behind the young man creates a nice contrast be...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Modern Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Patricia describes this painting as a "three color separation blended into one." She says she worked to create balance between the sections to impart a soothi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
"This piece was inspired by an early morning hike through a lush meadow filled with summer flowers," says Crystal. "The sun was just starting to creep in over...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Mid-19th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Building up many layers of color in oil paint and cold wax medium, Valerie then used scrapers to reveal the tree trunks in an abstract landscape. Warm orange and yellow trees standing in front of a cool blue and green background. Heavy texture complements the expressionist palette. The piece is part of a series of three works. Although Valerie did not create them as triptych, the three hang well close together.
About the Artist
Valerie Berkely uses her finger tips as brushes to create her abstract paintings. For Valerie, the art is all about the process, the paint, her mood, and the moment. She admires the artist Wolf Kahn, who once said, “the picture is the conclusion of an experiment in which the hint of an image becomes actuality." Like Kahn, Valerie’s paintings combine pictorial landscapes with painterly abstraction. The vibrant primary colors capture the hues of the sun rising and setting, and the texture of her fingers across the surface divides sea, land, and sky. There is something very dreamy about these works, exemplified by their color, texture, and atmospheric quality. Valerie’s first “art epiphany” was seeing Seurat's La Grande Jatte at the Art Institute of Chicago. “Bowled me over! I actually fell down. And I knew I was to become a painter.”
Words that describe this painting: woods, forest, trees, nature, expressionism, nature, non-representational, oil painting, blue
Bare Trees...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
1950s Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-19th Century Dutch School Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Early 1900s Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic, Textile, Canvas, Mixed Media, Handmade Paper
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
A quiet landscape at dusk, rendered in expressionist strokes of greens, blue and white and highlights of reddish orange. The river refl...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
18th Century Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Jo encountered this peaceful scene at the edge of a river while on a road trip. "All that green and blue color gives a relaxing feeling after a long day's dri...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Impressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Pigment
1990s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Bay Area - Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Sunset along the coast. Dark crimson clouds float over the glowing blue water. In the foreground, the landscape radiates with yellow and red. Benjamin explain...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Paintings
Acrylic
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