Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
This painting is part of Tatiana Iliina's latest series, Abstract Landscapes. One may recognize distant skyscrapers, dense forests, or even other worldly vist...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media
Artist Comments
An abstract garden of brilliant pink and yellow flowers, dripping with rain. Joyanna says the painting is a nod to Barbara Streisand's song Don't Rain on My P...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Wood, Ink, Mixed Media, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Billowing white abstract flowers with bright red-orange centers and opaque layers of pink, green and blue. Ruth-Anne carefully balanced the forms so as to pla...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Every shade from violet through reds and pinks to orange explode in this painting offering a romantic take on this limited palette acrylic painting. You can a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Wood, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Paper, Spray Paint, Textile, Thread, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Metal, Gold Leaf
Artist Comments
This painting is part of Tatiana Iliina's latest series, Abstract Landscapes. Each artwork presents a stunning view with bold colors and often multiple planes...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
This piece was completed on several cozy nights during the ;polar vortex; in Chicago. This mood of being trapped a bit and feeling at peace with that gave th...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Linen, Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
Limited palette of rich earth tones with high contrast, giving the painting a nice sense of depth. Luminous and geological. Touches of watercolor crayon add a...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Gouache, Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel, Linen, Pigment
Artist Comments
From my series called Lessons from Winter, inspired by my process of discovering and embracing the beauty, mystery, and warmth of the coldest and darkest season of the year.
About the Artist
Abstract artist and Tennessee-native Morgan Fite paints delicate compositions that allude to natural forms and changing light. She paints with neutral tones and feathery brushstrokes that give her art its soft and dreamlike quality. She is inspired by her travels and cites the earthy tones of Central Africa and the textures of Roman architecture as particularly influential. For each piece, she begins her process by selecting a color palette from her collection of flowers and rocks. Throughout her portfolio, Morgan strives to make art that invites, moves, and inspires.
Visions in the...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Artist Comments
After a flight back and forth across the country, Janine's exploration in her studio started with a playful mixing of colors directly on the canvas. A shape emerged in that process that she chose to repeat and then incorporate with a series of glazes. Stepping back and looking at the result, the image reminded her of those hours spent moving through the clouds to finally find herself back home.
About the Artist
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.
Words that describe this painting: abstract, dreamy, clouds, abstract, non-representational, modern , acrylic painting, blue
Night...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This piece is an abstracted cityscape painting, completed entirely with a palette knife. This work is on a gallery wrapped canvas with finished black edges. I...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
A stand of trees on a hill overlooking a pond during a sunny day with blue skies. The scene is framed with a deep red abstraction characterized by a very thic...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
"Think of the surface of Voices like a crowd of people, all whispering conversations across a crowded room," says Patricia. "Lines, some very thin, others str...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
1980s Minimalist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Artist Comments
The Brightest Hour started with the hope of always improving, and always growing brighter, like the beauty of a luminous sunrise. It was inspired by the first...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel
1990s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This painting is part of a series of highly textured works. It has many layers which keep the viewer's eye and mind wandering.
About the Artist
Gar...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Abstracted landscape just after sunset marked by brilliant orange and red clouds in the dark blue background. Layers of blues, purples, greens and orange in h...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil
1980s Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Wood Panel, Linen
1990s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil, Panel
Artist Comments
I love the rich transparent tones of that rusty brown pigment called iron oxide, says Karen Hansen. And that;s where I started, adding other earth tones as I ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
This piece is one of two images of Metamorphosis. This one is the metamorphosis of a bud into a flower. The second painting, Metamorphosis II, is the metamorp...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Modern Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Wood, Acrylic, C Print
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Bay Area - Abstract Paintings
Oil
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