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Item Ships From: Bay Area
Lavender Bar Deep
By Charles Eckart
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Large abstract encaustic oil painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hang a Question Mark on That
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract oil painting on canvas over panel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Water from Stone - Contemporary Abstract (Blue + Yellow + Green + Orange+ White)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
Bursting with deep blues and various earth tones with orange, 'Water from Stone' is nothing less than an intimate capturing of the moment in which water crashes and falls off the roc...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Shorelines
By Joshua Flint
Located in Mill Valley, CA
An abstract painting including people and water.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,000
Future Triple Helix
By Erin Parish
Located in Burlingame, CA
Erin Parish draws on patterns found in nature for the subject matter of her tactile, bold, and brilliant abstract paintings created with oil and resin on wood and canvas. Inspired by...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Resin, Mixed Media
The Submarine Scene
By Erin Parish
Located in Burlingame, CA
Erin Parish draws on patterns found in nature for the subject matter of her tactile, bold, and brilliant abstract paintings created with oil and resin on wood and canvas. Inspired by...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Resin, Mixed Media
Letters of Love and Longing 1 - Contemporary Painting (Pink+White+Blue)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Letters of Love and Longing 1" is an original acrylic & mixed media painting by Washington-based artist Laurie Barmore. As in other works by Laurie Barmore, this piece is exploding...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$2,500 Sale Price
20% Off
Who Would Have Thought
By Claudia Marseille
Located in Mill Valley, CA
In this newest body of work, Claudia Marseille explores what she calls “universal hieroglyphics” using as her inspiration photographs of walls she has taken herself in her many travels around the world. What she discovered is a morphed universal language where something becomes other than it was originally. By incorporating her images with their torn edges of advertisements, posters and graffiti into her encaustic paintings she captures the layered elements of time, communication and tattered bits of popular culture. She takes the scarred beauty...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Encaustic, Panel
Jack Laycox Mid Century "Tug Boats" Oil Painting c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jack Laycox Mid Century "Tug Boats" Oil Painting c.1960
Original oil on panel
Dimensions 36" wide x 28" high
The lightly distressed original frame measures 44" wide x 36" high
Si...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Wonders 24
By Allison Stewart
Located in Mill Valley, CA
mixed media on drafting film mounted on birch panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Drafting Film, Mixed Media, Panel
Orchard Series #8
By Tim Craighead
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Tim Craighead’s work is categorized as abstract, though it inhabits a space between objective and nonobjective painting. Both serve as a matrix for what are essentially autobiograph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Alkyd
Migrant (Bordeaux-Green-Gold) (Abstract painting)
By Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Located in London, GB
Migrant (Bordeaux-Green-Gold) (Abstract painting)
Oil, acrylic and gold particles on wood panel — Unframed.
By integrating the concept of "Ma" into her artistic practice, Bernadette...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Is That Your Whisper I Hear - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Teal+Grey+Pink)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Is That Your Whisper I Hear" is an original acrylic painting by Washington-based artist Laurie Barmore. As in other works by Laurie Barmore, this piece has a rich palette with visu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spring Thaw- Abstract Acrylic paint, skins, wool, thread, fabric on canvas
By Jennifer Blalack
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Spring Thaw" is a mixed media painting by Bay Area artist Jennifer Blalack. This work has a variety of mediums, including acrylic paint, fabric, foun...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Rebuilding Goya 20 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Rebuilding Goya 20 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on paper - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mystical traditions.
He looks toward elements of Western and Eastern art...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Arianne
By René Romero Schuler
Located in Napa, CA
René Romero Schuler is an American painter and sculptor who creates powerful images that speak to the complexities of the human condition and the spirit that connects all human being...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mending the Broken Places I & II - Contemporary Abstract Painting (Blue+Pink)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Mending the Broken Places I & II" is an original acrylic diptych painting by Washington-based artist Laurie Barmore. As in other works by Laurie Barmore, this piece has a serene pa...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jean Kallsch, View of abstract village with fields and churches
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jean Kallsch,
View of abstract village with fields
Category
19th Century Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Colorful Abstract 2008 Signed "VERSO"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Colorful Abstract 2008 Signed "VERSO"
Oil on canvas
36 x 48 unframed
Category
Early 2000s Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Finite Field (Abstract painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Finite Field (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on paper. Unframed.
As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies dra...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Treasure Map
By Chris Gwaltney
Located in Mill Valley, CA
An abstract painting using oil on linen.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pursuit, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Thong Le
Located in Yardley, PA
It is the enduring pursuit of a goal not the fleeting glory of the finish line :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Stories that Create Us #13, 2021 Mixed Media Painting Dark Blue Yellow Green
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
In this work by Laurie Barmore, the artist's hand is exceedingly present. Using strong strokes of blue and pink creates its own essences of form atop washes of whites and green. Spil...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
Heart of Fire NC CA (Abstract painting)
By Jason Engelund
Located in London, GB
Heart of Fire NC CA (Abstract painting)
Acrylic on canvas stretched on wood support - Unframed.
This work is exclusive to IdeelArt.
This work is part of the series Asphalt Abstracte...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Knife Drawing Papagayo VI - Manipulated Textured Paper (Yellow + Beige)
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Knife Drawing Papagayo VI" is a contemporary drawing made entirely of knife cuts. Lucha Rodríguez captures light with paper, paint, and texture with t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
$2,544 Sale Price
20% Off
How Would You Like To Have- Mixed Media Text Based Abstract Work on Paper
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"How Would You Like To Have," is a text based mixed media contemporary abstraction by artist Vivian Liddell. This piece is very gestural with the application of the mediums cohesivel...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype, Thread, Ink
Conference of the Birds 68 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Conference of the Birds 68 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet comple...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
G.B. Humphreys expressionist abstract
Located in San Francisco, CA
Expressionist abstract. Oil on canvas. 24 x 30 unframed, 25.5 x 31.5
Category
Mid-20th Century Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Catalina Current 3
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Respiro
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract oil painting on canvas over panel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Evening Star - Contemporary Painting on Canvas (Red+Blue+Black+White)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Evening Star" is an original contemporary painting by Laurie Barmore. With acrylic on canvas, this piece is a symphony of color. Baramore can seamlessly ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,846 Sale Price
25% Off
Among the Roots - Contemporary Painting Beautiful Colors (Blue + Orange + White)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
Bursting with deep blues and various earth tones with orange, 'Among the Roots' is an original acrylic painting by Washington-based artist Laurie Barmore. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Secret Garden 6
By Ann Shogren
Located in Napa, CA
Abstract expressionist Ann Shogren depicts vivid landscapes and paints tapestries of colors that have simultaneously calming and rejuvenating effects on her audiences. Having lived i...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Linger Awhile
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract oil painting on canvas over panel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Lush Dreams 6
By Ann Shogren
Located in Napa, CA
Abstract expressionist Ann Shogren depicts vivid landscapes and paints tapestries of colors that have simultaneously calming and rejuvenating effects on her audiences. Having lived i...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Harriet Thorpe "Fire Bird" Original Abstract Oil Painting c.1960s
Located in San Francisco, CA
Harriet Thorpe "Fire Bird" Original Abstract Oil Painting c.1960s
Excellent vintage abstract painting by California artist Harriet Thorpe.
Created wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Partially Ordered Set
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies drawn with pen or pencil and which so...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Prism (Purple-Copper Orange) (Abstract painting)
By Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Located in London, GB
Prism (Purple-Copper Orange) (Abstract painting)
Oil, acrylic and gold particles on wood panel — Unframed.
By integrating the concept of "Ma" into her artistic practice, Bernadette ...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
The Bodhi Tree 5 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
The Bodhi Tree 5 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary my...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Check Your Likes - Gestural Contemporary Abstract Work on Paper Green, Red, Blue
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Check Your Likes," is a contemporary work on paper by artist Vivian Liddell. This gestural conceptual piece creates room for the conversation of the current social media based world...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype, Oil Pastel
Feather Wall Art, Abstract Red and Earth Tones Geometric Pattern, 2025
Located in San Francisco, CA
"Consummation III" by Spanish artist Henar Iglesias is a one of a kind abstract partridge and golden pheasant feather artwork with an optical illusion quality. The work is mounted on...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Animal Skin, Organic Material, Found Objects, Wood Panel
Les Champs de Monet
Located in Carmel, CA
The viewer is taking in the concept of aerial travel to the land where the artist Claude Monet's palette continues to grow in a field of time. Forward details of chaotic Pyrolle Oran...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Ship Of Theseus 5 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
The Ship Of Theseus 5 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementa...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Living Roots
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Living Roots, 2025
Watercolor and acrylic inks on translucent Yupo paper
12 x 9 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on translucent paper comes unframed and ships in a tu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
The DT's - Contemporary Abstract Spray Paint Painting, Orange, Red and Black
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"The DT's" is a gestural abstraction created by artist Vivian Liddell. The piece a gestural piece recognized as a face on top of layers of wash built up on each other. Liddell often ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype
Fragments of Poetry and Silence 47 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Fragments of Poetry and Silence 47 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mystical traditions.
He looks toward elements of Western and Eastern art...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears) II
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on cradled panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Seascape (Indigo-Turquoise Green) (Abstract painting)
By Bernadette Jiyong Frank
Located in London, GB
Seascape (Indigo-Turquoise Green) (Abstract painting)
Oil, acrylic and silver particles on wood panel — Unframed.
By integrating the concept of "Ma" into her artistic practice, Bern...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Moonwalk - Contemporary Abstract Expressionism Work on Paper Purple+Black+White
By Vivian Liddell
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Moonwalk," is a mixed media abstract painting on paper by artist Vivian Liddell. This piece has an ink wash of different colors building up layers and yearn and polymer resting on t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype, Yarn, Polymer
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.198
Located in San Francisco, CA
William DeKoornbolt "Wonton Malice" Original Mixed Media Abstract Painting c.1981
Fine mixed media abstract painting by noted artist William DeKoo...
Category
Late 19th Century Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Soulful Days I
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on cradled canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Botanical Experiment #2
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #2, 2025
Watercolor, alcohol and acrylic inks on paper
9 x 12 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. Exter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Moises Ramos Mixed Media Abstract Painting 20th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
Moises Ramos Mixed Media Abstract Painting 20th Century
Mixed media with oils and acrylics on canvas
Canvas dimensions 29" wide x 22.5" high
The frame measures 30.25" wide x 24" h...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Orquevaux 11 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Orquevaux 11 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed
This work comes from a new series created during a residency at the Chateau d'Orquevaux, in France in Dec 18.
The pai...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Desire" - Framed Contemporary Diptych of India w/ Elephant in Pink + Grey
By Ritu Sinha
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Desire" is an interconnected diptych by Indian Artist Ritu Sinha. This artwork emphasis on the stories and actions of the darkest phase of independent India. The crosia work symboli...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Fabric, Watercolor, Graphite
The World Awaits You - Textured Modern Abstract Painting, (Cream+Red+Green)
By Laurie Barmore
Located in Gilroy, CA
"The World Awaits You" is a colorful and warm abstract painting by Laurie Barmore. Laurie Barmore is a master of color and composition; her col...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,912 Sale Price
25% Off
Wild Meadow 2
By Ann Shogren
Located in Napa, CA
Abstract expressionist Ann Shogren depicts vivid landscapes and paints tapestries of colors that have simultaneously calming and rejuvenating effects on her audiences. Having lived i...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
September Song
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on cradled canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Baltic
By Chase Langford
Located in Napa, CA
Inspired by cartography from an early age, Chase Langford’s abstract paintings transform the familiarity of cities and maps into fluid visions, evoking the feeling of the location wi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$33,000
Garden Dialogue
By Allison Stewart
Located in Mill Valley, CA
mixed media on drafting film mounted on birch panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Drafting Film, Mixed Media, Panel
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