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Virtue of Knowledge reexamines portraits of individuals throughout history to illustrate the premise that history flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment. Virtue of Knowledge appropriates and contextualizes original portrait elements to create reinvented portraits using technique and patterning that brings a contemporary context and perspective to these historically inspired portraits STATEMENT History flows into the present in an ever-changing state. And, with each new context, we view people and events through a contemporary lens specific to that moment. My current body of work, Contemporary Histories, explores this phenomena by re-interpreting historical portraiture using a contemporary visual language. It is my intent to create a modern visual lens through which to view these individuals and their legacies, as they continue to flow into the present in ever-changing states. As a keen example of how history changes and morphs over time, I have selected portraits of women who chose an alternate path from the traditional ones prescribed in their times. Some of these individuals overtly stepped outside the traditional roles prescribed for women to realize their goals. Others astutely maneuvered within the social system they lived in to obtain their aspirations. Whether altruistic or nefarious, these women and their actions altered the future cultural landscape. Through a 21st century lens, we view them as women with minds of their own, who made choices to control their own lives and futures. Often, in stark contrast to how they were viewed and how their actions were recorded in their own times. For a modern visual language, a combination of fine and decorative arts has inspired my approach to this subject. Employing several formal contemporary tenets, most notably, rather than place the figure in a 3-dimensional space, as in the originals, the figures reside in flat graphic picture planes of damask designs, repetitive patterns or botanical grounds as modern settings for their modern legacies. These graphic backgrounds symbolize what was historically considered a woman’s proper domain, in particular, gardening and needle crafts, such as; quilting, embroidery and sewing. Formally, unlike the originals, I am working alla prima, rather than with a base grisaille and delicate layers of glazing. While, the patterned and botanical environments, along with gold leaf applications, contemporary compositions and color palettes are formally influenced by a spectrum of 19th - 21st century artists and artisans; from Gustav Klimt and the Wiener Werkstatte to Henri Rousseau, Tamara de Lempicka and Will Cotton. BIO Honora Jacob...

Paulette Lee works from her studio on Route 66 in South Pasadena, California. Her loose, expressive painting style is influenced by the Russian Masters of the 19th and 20th Century. ...

Naturalistic animal painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a black and white spotted cow standing in an abstract green fi...

This Underwater World series is inspired by the oceans. Most of the works are specifically inspired by a set of tidal pools I found at the edge of the Pacific Ocean on the west coas...

Contemporary neutral cream and green toned acrylic painting that utilizes a unique lace texture to create a jungle landscape accented with monkeys by Texas artist Mike Hoggg. The pie...

Modern blue toned portrait of George Washington by Texas born artist Clark Fox. The work features an intricate depiction of the former president using pointi...

Cast Iron Garden Oil on Canvas 30″ x 40″ Look for free shipping at checkout Cast Iron Garden is a tribute to the Southern Methodist University campus, students and professors wher...

Abstract figurative tapestry of a woman carrying a harvest basket on her head by French outsider artist Cecile d’Apres Coraif. This work is a fantastic example of the collage fabric ...

LOST AND FOUND is a contemporary abstract painting by Texan artist Eleanor McCarthy. Eleanor McCarthy uses acrylic paints on canvas to create the soothing colors in her new contemporary abstract paintings that were just painted in 2023. LOOK FOR SHIPPING DISCOUNT QUOTE WHEN YOU CHECK OUT. Some clients see hidden florals and plants in the contemporary paintings of Eleanor McCarthy. Lost and Found is a gallery wrapped painting and the sides are painted . There is no need for a frame. She is inspired by the scenery of Texas, Southwestern Colorado, and Europe. Eleanor has recently begun to pursue non-representational painting and has enjoyed exploring the process of abstraction in creating new works of art. She has added acrylic painting and mixed media application to her artworks. Eleanor graduated from Tulane University with a BA in Sociology and from Southern Methodist University School of Law with a JD. Eleanor began to pursue painting after her children went to college. She has studied with Nancy Paris Pruden in Houston for the last 20 years and for two years with Arielle Masson at the Glassell School of Art. Eleanor has furthered her training with painting workshops in Texas, Colorado and Washington State under Mitch Albala, Jeanne Mackenzie, Joshua Been, John Lasater, Qiang Huang, Derek Penix, Julie Schumer and Adele Sypesteyn...

Untitled red figurative abstract painting with various nude figures holding various objects by Portland, Oregon artist Brendan McKeon. The canvas is not currently framed.

Joan Breckwoldt is an American contemporary artist living in Houston, Texas. This collection of mixed media abstractions in The Ocean Series on paper ...

Naturalistic animal painting by contemporary artist Matthew Paoletti. The work features a brown and white cow standing in an abstract field of grey to...

Mixed media geometric abstract painting/wall sculpture titled "Red Up" by Gary Jurysta. Oil on shaped canvas, circa 1982. Artist Biography: Gary Jurysta graduated from Butler Area High School in 1955. After serving four years in the US Navy he earned a degree in Art Education from Edinboro State University. Additional degrees were earned at the University of Pittsburgh...

Contemporary colorful pastel abstract painting by local Houston artist Benji Stiles. The painting depicts light green, peach, dark deep blue, and a bright red shape against a light green and gray background. Unframed but framing options are available. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist at the back. Artist Biography: Born in New Orleans, Robert Benjamin Stiles (Benji) is a multidisciplinary artist and educator who lives and works in Houston. He holds a B.A. from the University of St. Thomas, with a major in Art History and a minor in Studio Arts, and is currently an MFA candidate at MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art). His work ranges from non-representational painting...

Figurative sculpture of a nude female figure. The stone is a grey tone with speckling. The artist signed and dated the piece in the crevice on the bottom. Jose Zacarias is known for ...

Dark toned impressionist painting by Houston, Texas artist Sha Mo. Abstract painting with blue, green, red, and orange accents depicting landscape with flowing ...

Contemporary abstract painting by Houston-based artist Gary Griffin. The work features a central amorphous hard-edge shape in blue and orange tones set against an off-white background. Signed and titled on the reverse. Recently featured in "No Zoning! A Very Houston Show" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: As the son of deaf parents, Gary became a visual communicator at a very early age. Being able to “watch” conversations his parents had with their deaf friends, before he was able to read and write, informed practically every aspect of his thinking. Fascinated with design, color, light and composition, Gary set about photographing the world around him. Everything from West Texas landscapes...

Colorful neon abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist, David Hardaker. This painting features various rings of shades of neon teal...

"PANTHER" Sculpture covered in a cold patina. c.1930 Rests on marble base. Inscribed in script: D. H. Chiparus. Cold patina was very popular in the Art Deco period. The metal: bronze, spelter, etc. would be covered with chemicals to create the brownish tone. Usually ammonium chlorite and cupric chloride was used to achieve the desirable tone. Since the finish was quite fragile and could wear off...

FRAMED SIZE IS 19 X 16 Nelson White usually travels to The Bahamas every December and paints on Cable Beach. This painting, The Palm Tree was painted plein aire on Cable Beach. Ther...

Realist still life painting depicting light orange peonies and various flowers native to France. Framed in a gold antique frame. Signed by artist at the bottom left. Dimensions Without Frame: H 14.375 in. x W 21.25 in. Artist Biography: Diaz was born to Spanish parents, but following their early deaths was raised by a protestant minister near Paris. In 1823 he worked in the same porcelain factory as Jules-Louis Dupré...

Sublime South African landscape by artist Walter Westbrook. He was known for painting his surrounding landscape with watercolors. The painting is fram...

"The Champ" is an egg tempera painting of Teofimo Lopez who is also known as The Takeover after winning four belts in his last fight. He is ranked # 1 in his weight class. The painting by E. Melinda Morrison...

Landscape is a Representational landscape painting by Jared Brady. The artist was selected as one of the top 21 under 31 artist by Southwest Art Magazin...

Jun’ichiro Sekino (1914-1988) Eizo and matsuomaru bunraku (Puppet Theatre) circa 1953. Yoshida Eizō handles the puppet Matsuomaru, a medieval warrior. There is more than one edition ...

Black and white silver gelatin photograph by Houston, TX artist Jim Reitz. The work features a man pushing a bike in a parking lot with the Houston city skyl...

Jean Eugene Gilbert Despres (1889-1980) was born in Avallon, a small town in Burgundy, where his parents had a small shop selling jewelry and gifts. At the age of 16, he went to Paris to apprentice with a friend of his father, who had a jewelry and metal workshop in the Marais. At night, he studied design. Any spare time was spent in Montmartre, where he met Modigliani, Soutine, DeChirico, Signac, and most important, Georges Braque, who, with Picasso was the founder of Cubism. Despres and Braque became great friends. Jean Despres was one of the most important French Art Deco designers...

Large modern abstract mixed media sculpture featuring a finely sanded piece of wood twisted in coiled rebar. The organic wood entangled in the manmade metal offers subtle commentary ...

The Source is an abstract by Ellen Hart. This abstract oil painting is on canvas. The Source is gallery wrapped so there is no need for a frame. My preferred subjects, shadow and l...

Early figurative portrait painting by Houston-based artist Buford Evans. The work features a black man looking to the sky with an anguished expression on his face as a young child cl...

Large scale abstract mixed media sculpture by contemporary artist Bernardo Infante. The work incorporates red Texas clay, wood, and other various materials into an abstract horse sha...

Red, blue, and green modern abstract female nude by Russian artist, Ben Benn. This painting depicts a nude woman with her lower body wrapped in a...

Into the Woods is a series of seven oil paintings by Houston artist Ellen Art also known as C.Ellen Hart. The size of the Into the Woods series is 20 x 16 x 1 inches. Each paintin...

Also shown below are other available paintings by Judy Crowe. A Dream to Soar is commonly seen in Texas and painted in the Impressionistic style by Texas artist Judy Crowe. It is o...

Luscious Strawberries is an oil painting done in the style of Realism in the artist studio in Florence, Italy. It is 12.5 x 14 with the frame.It has a custom frame made in Florence ...

Hilton Head Beach is an example of the bright colors that Beckner uses in his paintings. The orange umbrella paintings were painted at Hilton Head, South C...

Surrealist influenced biomechanical painting by contemporary artist Henry David Potwin. The work features a figure of a woman hooked up to a machine with tubes coming out of her head in pink, purple, and yellow pastel tones. Signed at bottom right corner. Titled and dated on reverse. Currently unframed, but options are available. Artist Biography: Born in Dallas, Texas David Potwin is the oldest of three children. He first started to paint at the age of 8 years old. As a young boy, Potwin's family would summer vacation in Taos, New Mexico. During the family vacations in 1965, he met artist Eric Gibberd...

Colorful abstract modern pastel drawing of a cowboy by Texas artist Robert Sandman. The work features a man dressed in vibrant clothes holding a cowboy ...

Considered one of the early "California Impressionists" Carl Sammons is known for plain air landscapes that featured the flowering plants native to the coasts, mountains, and desert...

Blue is painted in the style of American Realism. The painting is Representational Figurative art which is a time consuming process especially with portraits and figurative art. T...

Interior is oil on copper which allows larger size oil paintings. This painting takes place in the artist home which is outside Florence, Italy. 24" x 19" x 1.5" Artists have painte...

Realist still life painting by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features a vase of white tulips, a brown decorative vase, a statue referencing Jan van Eyck's "The ...

LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT. Majestic Mustang is a 20" x 20" oil on canvas painting by artist Joan Breckwoldt. Majestic Mustang was painted in 2024 in Wyoming. The painting shows the movement of the Mustang, they are obviously not standing still in a pasture. Majestic Mustang is custom framed with an all wood frame which gives them somewhat of a Western feel. The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticated animals, they are actually feral horses. The original mustangs were Colonial Spanish horses, but many other breeds and types of horses contributed to the modern mustang, now resulting in varying phenotypes. Some free-roaming horses are relatively unchanged from the original Spanish stock, most strongly represented in the most isolated populations. In 1971, the United States Congress...

Contrast is Contemporary Representational Art of a Canadian Landscape with a twist of Abstract. “Whatever my particular aim is, atmosphere is a...

Black and white figurative drawing by Texas artist William Anzalone. The drawing depicts nude women dressing up. Signed by the artist at the bottom right. Framed in a beautiful black modern frame. Dimensions Without Frame: H 16.63 in. x W 21.5 in. Artist Biography: William Anzalone was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1935. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Abstract textured biomorphic shape painted with bright blue pigment by contemporary Houston, TX artist Matthew Reeves. The work is designed to hang away from the wall and cast a shad...

The painting depicts an orange/red toned rug centered on a bright blue background with a small image peaking out from underneath the rug. The small photograph has a gold ring set on top of it and includes a date written on the bottom (December 20th, 1979). Signed and dated by the artist in the bottom left corner and currently displayed in a wood frame with gold accents. Dimensions Without Frame: H 38 in. x W 32 in. Artist Biography: John Fincher...

L'Hiver, which is French for winter. An evocative title which pretty much explains the piece. Number 1 out of a production of Seven. Artist Statement: I am very happy to announce that two of my bronze works are now available in a limited edition of 7. The first one, shown above, is my vision of Eros. He is more popularly known in the Roman interpretation of a chubby baby or young boy with an bow and arrow. I have always been more intrigued with the original Greek embodiment of the this deity as a young man. More than the god of love, Eros was a personification of the power of creation. He was balanced by his antithesis was Thanatos, that of destruction. In fact, Thanatos is currently in the design process. This work will exist in an edition of 7 and 2 artist's proofs. Each piece is hand chased by myself and I apply the patina as well. The sculpture was created using the Lost Wax...

Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in yellow, brown, black, and tan set against a light background. S...

Red and blue abstract figurative painting by Haitian artist Richard Antilhomme. The painting depicts four different red flowy figures that branch from each other. The figures are against a light blue background with green botanical elements. Signed by the artist at the bottom right. Framed in a beautiful gold frame. Dimensions With Frame: H 31.88” x W 23.75” Artist Biography: Born in 1922 in Petit Trou de Nippes. Antilhomme didn't start painting until he was 50 when Tiga, a famous Haitian artist, brought him into the Saint Soleil circle. Malraux mentioned him in L'intemporel as one of the finest artists. He paints vodou-inspired themes in a raw and naive format. He has participated in many exhibits. Saint Soleil was founded in the early 1970's under the direction of Tiga (Jean Claude Garoute...

Great 20th century colorful abstract painting in bold red, orange, and navy tones with a dramatic wing-like sweep through the center.

Abstract contemporary interior still life depicting Marigolds in a teal glass vase. Signed, titled, and editioned by artist at the bottom. Framed in a...

Teapot and Oranges is an oil painting done in the style of Realism in the artist studio in Florence, Italy. It has a custom frame made in Florence by a master framer. Barbara Castru...

Exhibited in "Benji Stiles: A Human Day" at Reeves Art + Design. In “A Human Day,” a solo show dedicated to the work of contemporary multidisciplinary artist Benji Stiles, we explor...

Contemporary interpretation of “Wakashima Gonemon Swimming Underwater” by Taiso Yoshitoshi. Signed and dated in front lower right corner by artist...

Realist still life painting by contemporary Houston artist Scott Woodard. The work features art historical references to iconic artists such as Rene Magritte, Pablo Picasso, and Loui...

Black textured impasto painting by contemporary artist Paul Wiener. The work features a thick layer of intensely pigmented paint in which the viewer can ea...

Dan Ostermiller is an American sculptor best known for his depictions of animals. As of 2012, he is president of the National Sculpture Society. He resides in Loveland, Colorado. ...