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Item Ships From: Bay Area
Numinous 19 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Numinous 19 (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
Opening
By Charlotte Bernstrom
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Oening' 24 x 24 inches, professionally framed in soft white wood, 25 x 25 inches from Swedish-American visual artist Charlotte Bernstrom’s paintings are inspired by the Earth and it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Numinous 32 (For Gurdjieff) (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Numinous 32 (For Gurdjieff) (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet compl...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Do America a Favor - Conceptual Abstract Mixed Media Work on Paper Red and Black
Located in Gilroy, CA
"Do America a Favor," Is a highly conceptual mixed media abstraction by artist Vivian Liddell. With impressive yarn work mixed with the paint go cohesively coincide with the text filing the piece with detail and precision. Liddell often walks the line between contemporary art and craft. Working to bring materials that are traditionally labeled as "craft" and lesser into the contemporary conversation. Mixing craft with one of the most respected and oldest forms of fine art, painting, really encourages the viewer to view the two on the same playing field. The idea of craft is settled into these gestural, layered works, constantly critiquing contemporary culture. This piece is currently unframed, but framing options are available. For more works follow our storefront at Gallery 1202.
"As a painter, I often work on large, raw canvas. My abstract paintings merge formal painting and “bad” craft to challenge the high-low separation of materials (and related gender hierarchies) that have traditionally been present in the art world. The monotypes are like a calligraphic practice. I use them as a warm up to allow me to feel confident with a gesture before committing it to a larger scale. I work in layers, often sewing or incorporating fabric into the finished piece, and incorporate chance into each stage of my process. The text/titles often come from song lyrics, local radio commercials, and news headlines. I edit these snippets and piece them together to reflect my interpretation of current politics and social norms, especially as they relate to gender.
Vivian Liddell is an interdisciplinary artist in Athens, Georgia who works with painting, fiber and craft techniques, sculpture, printmaking, photography, animation and sound. Born in Memphis, Tennessee, she received her BFA from the University of Georgia and her MFA from the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Liddell’s work has been featured in solo and curated exhibitions throughout the United States, including at the Wiregrass Museum of Art, the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, and Trestle Gallery in Brooklyn. In 2019 she had two solo exhibitions of her “Men” series at the Versa Gallery in Chattanooga and 621 Gallery in Tallahassee, with a review of the Versa exhibition in BURNAWAY and was recently picked by Berlin curator Tina Sauerlaender as a featured artist on Foundwork. Liddell hosts a podcast (Peachy Keen) as an extension of her art practice, interviewing women on art and the South. She is an Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of North Georgia...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Monotype, Thread, Yarn
Symphonie Fantastique (for Berlioz) (Abstract painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Symphonie Fantastique (for Berlioz) (Abstract painting)
Oil on canvas — Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and ye...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Chelleneshin 12 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Chelleneshin 12 (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on canvas - Unframed
"This artwork will be shipped rolled in a dent-resistant tube.
This method is especially safe for large works, and ...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
EM2020-59 (Abstract Painting)
By Bill Kane
Located in London, GB
EM2020-59 (Abstract Painting)
Pigment on watercolor paper - Unframed.
Edition of 10.
The Emanations series is an attempt to express the spiritual potential of the most essential a...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pigment
Orquevaux 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Orquevaux 3 (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 pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Soulful Days II
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on cradled canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Orquevaux 3 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Orquevaux 3 (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 pain...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Watermelon Season
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
Ambient Space (Abstract Painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Ambient Space (Abstract Painting)
Acrylic on paper. Unframed.
As a multidisciplinary artist, Snow uses different mediums and supports. Each work results from preliminary studies dr...
Category
2010s Hard-Edge Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dreaming of Egypt No. 2
By Sally Smith
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary:
This semi-abstract painting combines suggestions of canopies, windows, pyramids, figures, and patterns to evoke the mystery of travel.
Keywords: small semi-abstra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Synthetic Paper
Conference of the birds no 40
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Oil on paper. Unframed.
Natural and mystical processes inspire Ostovany. 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, literature, spirituality, poetry and music to create an environment and a mindset conducive to his process, which is connected to Abstract Expressionism and Color Field painting.
Conference of the Birds...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
One is Three, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Ellen Brooks
Located in Yardley, PA
A spontaneous flirtation with a muted palette, contrasted with the drama of black and white. One is Three is based on metaphysical ideas about one thing, it's opposite, and the space...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dark, Mild, or Light
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on cradled canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Buttercup 5
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Fragments of poetry and silence no. 42
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas.
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and yet complementary mystical traditions.
He looks toward elements of ...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sound of Rain, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
By Suz Shippey Borski
Located in Yardley, PA
Listening to the rain in my studio while painting this piece, enchanting. The color green relates to balance and harmony. From a color psychology perspective, it is the great balancer of the heart and the emotions, creating equilibrium between the head and the heart. From a color perspective, green is also the color of growth, the color of spring, of renewal and rebirth. It renews and restores depleted energy. It is the sanctuary away from the stresses of modern living, restoring us back to a sense of well being. The blue is the rain and a certain calm/peace. Making art out of emptiness - what emerges is a gift. Artistry is a dynamic flow that opens the world to oneness - we are all connected. This fresh artwork is influenced by Asian Brush painting...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Street Lights
By Craig Mooney
Located in Napa, CA
Craig Mooney makes paintings of dramatic moments and heightened emotionality that are known for being expansive and expressive. Though a representational painter, the artist incorpor...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
World Of Chaos, Original Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
By Dyanna Dimick
Located in Boston, MA
World Of Chaos, Original Painting in Acrylic on Canvas, 2021
Artist Commentary:
This piece highlights the relationship between nature and humans.
Keywords: light, day, abstract, wa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas, Pastel, Found Objects
Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 21.75 x 23 inches
Framed dimensions: 22.75 x 24 x 1.875 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas inclu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ainadamar (Fountain of Tears) I
By Leslie Allen
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on cradled panel
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rebuilding Goya 24 (Abstract painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Rebuilding Goya 24 (Abstract painting)
Oil on paper — 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
Oil, Paper
Safety in Numbers: CT
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Safety in Numbers' is part of Frohsin's important and histoic 'Cautionary Tales' series that considers the true price of technology driven progress. Created with acrylic and mixed m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media
Caribbean Sunrise 30" x 40", Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Details: * Original Abstract Art * Acrylic on stretched canvas, sides and edges painted * Size & Dimensions: 30 x 40 x 1.5 inch (76.2 x 101.6 x 6.35 cm) * Hand-Painted Original a...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cypher #25
By Tim Craighead
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Framed mixed-media painting on paper.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Vasha
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
Alpha
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Vibrant blue and red action painting 'Alpha' by Mexican-American contemporary visual artist and celebrated architect Javier Arizmendi-Kalb, who creates autobiographical paintings that are comprised of both abstract and representational elements that consider the natural world as it intersects with utilitarian and architectural design. 'Alpha' is 72 x 72 inches, and is created in two parts that hang side by side. Each individual panel is 72 x 36 inches. 'Alpha' is from a series of paintings that characterize sacred spaces such as Mexican chapels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Beach Grass
By Kristen Garneau
Located in Mill Valley, CA
oil on canvas
Kristen Garneau lives in Northern California and has spent a lifetime with the inspiration that comes from ever-changing beautiful landscape – forest, mountain and ocea...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Language of Flowers and Silent Things — horizontal
By Frédéric Choisel
Located in Burlingame, CA
The Language of Flowers and Silent Things — in four parts with luminous oil on linen. Each panel is 25 1/2 x 19 1/2 inches. Hanging the four paintings in a row with 1 inch between each canvas, the overall dimension is 25 1/2 x 81 inches. Drama and depth at play in this sophisticated painting in aubergine and plum on natural raw Belgian linen. Thin layers of oil paint, create a shimmering and provocative work that shimmers and changes with the light of day and differing seasons.
French American Frédéric Choisel, is inspired by the cities and countrysides of France, New York, and California's Bay Area. Like Gerhard Richter, with a background in hyperrealism and shift into abstraction, Choisel is taking us — the viewers of his work — along with him on a visceral journey.
Beautiful, rich, highest quality materials used throughout. Artist signed, titled and dated verso. Condition excellent. The four paintings can hang in a quad as pictured or four in a row...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Musicians IV, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Sobhan Dutta
Located in Yardley, PA
My painting is made with multi-layered color, texture to give volume to the figures and the fluidity of lines and stokes to depict sensuality of the forms. The cornerstone of my art ...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
CT: Aerial Map, Zones / Ramps
By Kim Frohsin
Located in Burlingame, CA
An abstracted collage created in late 2015. The dynamic, mixed-media work is among the last of Frohsin’s critically acclaimed Cautionary Tales series, which considers the true price ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Gouache, Mixed Media, Pigment
Dreams of Adventure 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
Dreaming of Tahiti, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Snowdon Kinney
Located in Yardley, PA
layers of paint, underpainting. oil on linen :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Si...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Start of Something Good
Located in San Francisco, CA
This is an abstract landscape created by Javier Manrique in 2022. A landscape is a reading of the physical characteristics and aesthetics of the geogra...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Orchard Series, Swarm
By Tim Craighead
Located in Mill Valley, CA
abstract painting on canvas
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orchard Series #4
By Tim Craighead
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Craighead's paintings operate somewhere between abstraction and the cognitive world, between the unknown and the known. The works often begin with a general idea. He might be reflect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Alkyd, Linen, Oil
Sage Brush
By Kim Ford Kitz
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract oil painting on panel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Coastal Roots
By Kim Ford Kitz
Located in Mill Valley, CA
Abstract oil painting on canvas over panel.
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
Negative Pink
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Negative Pink, 2013
Acrylic on canvas
21.75 x 21.75 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on canvas is stretched across wooden stretcher bars.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer Memories
By Victoria Veedell
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Botanical Experiment #1
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Botanical Experiment #1, 2025
Alcohol and watercolor inks on Yupo paper
14 x 11 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Rompimiento 2.0
Located in San Francisco, CA
Sergio Nates
Rompimiento 2.0, 2015
Acrylic on canvas
Unframed dimensions: 18.75 x 18.50 inches
Framed dimensions: 19.75 x 19.50 x 1.875 inches
This one-of-a-kind acrylic painting on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Minglewood, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Dan Louth
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by a strange combination of street art and hippie music. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Rea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Frivolity, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an original painting, 30" x 30" acrylic and fabric on 1.5" deep cradled panel. The sides of this piece are birchwood that's been sanded and finished, so the piece can be hung...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
In Nature
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
In Nature, 2025
Watercolor and acrylic ink on paper
14 x 10 inches
This one-of-a-kind work on paper comes unframed and ships in a tube. External, visible frame and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Daedalus (Plan For The Labyrinth) 2 (Abstract Painting)
By Yari Ostovany
Located in London, GB
Daedalus (Plan For The Labyrinth) 2 (Abstract Painting)
Oil on canvas - Unframed
Informed by a variety of different cultures, Ostovany feels a connection to multiple separate and y...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stay Awake
Located in San Francisco, CA
Paula Valenzuela
Stay Awake, 2019
Mixed media on panel with cold wax finish
Unframed dimensions: 16 x 16 x 2 inches
Framed dimensions: 17 x 17 x 2 inches
The title for this painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wax, Panel
Rhythmic
By Alison Haley Paul
Located in Napa, CA
Oil, charcoal, wax, pigment, and graphite on canvas.
Alison Haley Paul is a contemporary painter of lavishly textured landscapes full of nuanced color. Her work conjures up connotat...
Category
2010s Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Wax, Oil, Graphite, Pigment
River 4
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Flow in the Ever Present 6 (Abstract painting)
By Jessica Snow
Located in London, GB
Flow in the Ever Present 6 (Abstract painting)
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas - Unframed
Sn...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Geometric Figure #22
By Dave Fox
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: David Fox (American, 1920-2011)
Title: Geometric Figure #21
Year: 2003
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Paper: Watercolor paper
Image size: 10 x 8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Water Bloom 11
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Summer Garden 1
By Liz Barber
Located in Napa, CA
Liz Barber pursued painting while obtaining her degree from the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art. She currently resides in Marietta, Georgia. Barber’s paintings ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Gouache, Graphite
Love is Everywhere, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Suz Shippey Borski
Located in Yardley, PA
Love is Everywhere - just notice. Soft blue reflects balance and harmony. From a color perspective, light blue is a peaceful, calming color. According to color psychology, blue...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Purple Desert, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Dan Louth
Located in Yardley, PA
Inspired by the beautiful scenery seen on a drive from Utah to Wyoming :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Summer Crissy Marsh
By Victoria Veedell
Located in Napa, CA
Victoria Veedell captures the essence of nature by examining the effects of light on form in the natural world in her softly glowing landscape paintings. Inspired by her travels thro...
Category
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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