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Contemporary Black, Gray, & Tan Neutral Toned Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in black, grey, and tan set against a light background. Signed on ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Approaching Autumn 54 x 48 abstract oil on canvas Colors $4600 Seasons
Located in Houston, TX
Approaching Autumn 54 x 48 abstract oil on canvas Colors $4600 Seasons
As life often does, the life of Marilyn Biles has come full circle since her life as a fashion illustratio...
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2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pewter Wash 48”x48” Oil on Canvas Abstract Art Soothing Colors Gray Tones
Located in Houston, TX
Pewter Wash 48”x48” Oil on Canvas Abstract Art Soothing Colors Gray Tones
As life often does, the life of Marilyn Biles has come full circle since her life as a fashion illustrati...
Category
1990s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
“From Timber to Lumber” Contemporary Neutral Toned Wood Bark Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features brown and black toned logs stacked on each other to create a wood bark pattern. Signed, tit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ocean Series of Abstract Art #6 Blues, Mixed Media, Oil, Paper, Contemporary Art
Located in Houston, TX
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Painting is 7.25 " x 4.75" Complete Work on Paper is 14 x 11
Joan Breckwoldt is an American contemporary artist living in Houston, Texas. This collection of mixed media abstractions in The Ocean Series on paper...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Oil
Sailing to the Sun, Reflection in the Water, Oil , Abstract Landscape, Nature
Located in Houston, TX
Sailing into the Sun is an abstract landscape painting. It is oil on canvas. It is gallery wrapped so there is no need for a frame.
On a summer morning in 1993 a 22 years old young came to Florida from a small old town in the central area of Cuba called Santa Clara. In his bag, he brought no more than two valuable things, his worn-out brushes and a great dream. The dream to one day become a professional artist in this new land that welcomed him with open arms.
Captivated by his love for the beauty of the Landscapes, his last works are what he sees even in the most common scenes: the close relationship of life and who we are with the natural world around us that asks us to respect and care for it.
Artist Statement:
" I like to scrutinize in the simple things, sometimes it is there where the lost painting is waiting to be found by the painter's eyes.
The landscape painting gives me the opportunity to establish a close relationship with the natural world and humbly capture on a canvas a little of its beauty listening to its voice that reminds us how valuable we are and how much we should love it".
U.S Education:
Art Florida Academy
Abdon J. Romero Art Studio
Chiaroscuro Atelier / Now MIFA Miami
Workshops received:
. Landscape painting workshop with Ramiro Sanchez director of advanced painting on Florence academy of art.
. Plein Air painting workshop with the artist Allen Kriegshauser at 7th Annual Plein Air Festival Lighthouse Art...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
“Unlikely Buoys” Contemporary Neutral Toned Expressive Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by Houston, TX artist Tra' Slaughter. The painting features a neutral toned background accented with expressive swatches of color in orange, blue, gree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"White on Red, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
This simple, yet elegant, abstract acrylic painting on un-stretched canvas represents an impressive snapshot of the energy and attention to design with which Ushio Shinohara approach...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Untitled (CVS274)” Contemporary Green and Pink Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary geometric colorful abstract painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in pink and green tones. Signed, titled, & dated b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Post Impressionist Inspired Modern Blue & Green Abstract Village Landscape Scene
Located in Houston, TX
Blue and green toned abstract village landscape by Haitian artist Franklin M. Joseph. The work features loosely rendered figures going about their daily lives. Signed in front lower left corner. Currently hung in a silver and burlap frame.
Dimensions With Frame: H 15.63” x W 19.75”
Artist Biography: Franklin M. Joseph was born in Cap-Haitien, Haiti in 1951. He studied at the Lycee Pierre Garriere. In 1969, he started painting under the tutelage of Haitian master painter, Philome Obin...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Rasp" Contemporary Abstract Magenta & White Ombre Concentric Shaped Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Magenta and white abstract contemporary concentric shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: Th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
“Untitled (CVS276)” Contemporary Blue, Pink & Yellow Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary geometric colorful abstract painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in blue, pink, yellow, and orange tones. Signed, t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Yellow and Orange Toned Figurative Grid of Nude Bodies Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Yellow toned abstract figurative painting by French artist Christophe Stora depicting human bodies in a grid and in several postures and motions. This...
Category
20th Century Modern Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early Mid Century Modern Abstract Painting
By Tommie Olson
Located in Houston, TX
Mid century modern abstract by artist Tommie (Thomas) Olson a student of Robert Preusser, when he was 16 and attending John Deagan High School in Houst...
Category
1960s Modern Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Having Trouble Finding the Words to Describe What I Am Thinking" Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric painting by Houston-based artist Holland Geibel. The work features layers of rectangular shapes in various tones of blue, teal, and white. Signed, tit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“The Trees of Comfort 1” Contemporary Gestural Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pink toned gestural abstract expressionist painting by Houston based artist Kristi Haines Herman. The work features layers of swirling brushwork in tones of pink and green. Signed, titled, and dated on the reverse. Currently unframed, but options are available.
Artist Biography: As an abstract painter, Kristi Haines Herman, uses her artwork to execute ideas and two-dimensional environments that create an emotional experience for the viewer. Her paintings are inspired by personal involvements and reactions to them. Phrases and words ruminate in her mind and slowly turn into abstracted figures that convey her inner thoughts. Haines Herman is highly influenced by movement as her artistic expression due to many years in dance. Movement is depicted through various gestural lines, shapes, and texture which allow the audience to venture through the canvas; thus a visual dance from one edge to another on the painting’s surface.
Ballet was Haines Herman’s first love in the art world, starting at age five. She learned to use body movement as an outward expression which allowed her to explore various audience reactions. This would later correlate with her artwork. In her late teens, dance and visual art would intertwine with time on stage as well as painting for expression. Gradually, visual art became her primary artistic avenue.
Haines Herman attended Mary Baldwin College in Staunton, Virginia, where she majored in studio art under professors Frank Hobbs...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Honer" Contemporary Abstract Black & White Ombre Concentric Shaped Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Black and white abstract contemporary concentric shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Contemporary Surrealist Mythical Creatures
By Philip Durbin
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist painting of an armored mythical creature riding another crocodile creature into battle by local Houston artist Philip Durbin.
Category
20th Century Surrealist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
“American Rural, Cistern” Contemporary Colorful Pastoral Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful pastoral landscape by Texas based artist Jacob Spacek. The work features a bright red and green cistern set against a vibrant blue and peach background. Signed ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Orange and Blue Toned Abstract Impressionist Mountain & Lake Landscape Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange and blue toned abstract impressionist landscape painting by Houston, Texas artist Sha Mo depicting mountains and lake with flowing lava-like form. Signed...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Balloon, Abstract Painting, American Artist, Oil, mixed media
Located in Houston, TX
“It’s complicated.”
This current popular phrase used by Gen X’ers and Millennials to describe a new love life paradigm on social media is the phrase most likely used by outside obse...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Mixed Media
“Untitled (PPR 367)” Contemporary Abstract Colorful Geometric Patterned Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric colorful patterned painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in red, pinks, blues, yellow, black, an...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper
"Watering Hole" Contemporary Blue and Green Western Inspired Cowboy Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract figurative painting by Frisco Pete, The Wild West Art Wrangler. The work features a shirtless cowboy washing up by the river as his black horse drinks water...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Untitled (CVS143)” Contemporary Green, Blue, & Pink Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary geometric colorful abstract painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in green, blue, and pink tones. Signed, titled, & ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Party Down Productions" Contemporary Colorful Abstract Expressionist Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features gestural marks in bold pink, blue, and yellow set against a white and grey backgrou...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Colorful Abstract Cactus, Campbell's Soup, and Luchador Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful contemporary abstract painting by Houston-based artist Ramon Severino. The work features a central cactus in a Campbell's soup can with a pair of sneakers hanging off of it....
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Bessemer" Contemporary Abstract Pink and Blue Concentric Circle Shaped Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Pink and blue abstract contemporary concentric circle shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement:...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Celadon Sea, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Reflection Series of Water &Glass
By Ellen Hart
Located in Houston, TX
Flow State
Flow State is part of C. Ellen Hart’s Reflection Series. The works feature reflections found on the surfaces of water and glass. Ellen Hart seeks out images that common...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
$3,920 Sale Price
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Colorful Purple, Pink, & Green Modern Portrait of Man Playing Billiards or Pool
By Gerald Garston
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful modern figurative portrait of a man playing billiards or pool by Connecticut artist Gerald Garston. The work features a man in a blue bowler ha...
Category
1970s Modern Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eastern Glades #6 Acrylic on Canvas Contemporary Abstract 36" x 24" Water
By Eleanor McCarthy
Located in Houston, TX
Eastern Glades#6 Acrylic on Canvas Contemporary Abstract 36" x 24"
Inspiration for Eastern Glades #6 is from the Memorial Park Conservancy
Also shown are other paintings by Eleanor McCarthy. Commissions available.
As the first significant project of Memorial Park Conservancy's 10-year plan, Clay Family...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Writing on the Wall" White, Gray, and Black Abstract Contemporary Painting
By Winifred Booth
Located in Houston, TX
Black, gray, and white abstract contemporary painting by Houston, TX artist Winifred Booth. The piece depicts white writings all over the canvas against...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Contemporary Colorful Pastel Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract expressionist oil painting by contemporary Houston artist Benji Stiles. The work features gestural marks in pastel pink, purple, and green set against a grey background. Currently unframed, but options are available.
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 focusing on diverse mark-making and color theory to conceptual sculpture and assemblage using historical and found objects. Since 2019, Stiles has established a successful art practice at Hardy and Nance studios while exhibiting work throughout the region including three solo shows (Hardy & Nance Gallery 2020, Lonestar College 2021, G-Contemporary 2022). Recent group shows include Collect it For the Culture 2021 (curated by Robert Hodge...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
“Untitled (CVS275)” Contemporary Blue, Purple, & Red Geometric Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary geometric colorful abstract painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in blue, red, and purple tones. Signed, titled, & ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
“Mr. Melville’s Kitchen” Contemporary Pastel Toned Abstract Still Life Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary pastel toned abstract painting by Houston based artist Kristen Anton. The work features grey, pink, brown, and orange blocks of color accented with layers of brushwork. ...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
"Temporary Cure for Existential Dread No. 44" Contemporary Colorful Landscape
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary colorful abstract landscape painting by New Jersey based artist Russ Rubin. The work features an otherworldly landscape winding in muted desert...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Color Pencil
Mid-Summer Johnson Summer Creek 2 Oil on Panel 36 x Abstract, "THREE I's"
Located in Houston, TX
Mid-Summer, Johnson Creek 2
Cheryl D. McClure
oil on wood panel
34 x 34 x 1 may be 36 x 36 x 1.5 in
Inv #: 821
Price $3,600
To make my paintings I hav...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Blue and Green Modern Abstract Mountain Landscape
By Herbert Mears
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful blue, green, and yellow abstract mountain landscape by Herbert Mears circa 1960s. Signed by artist.
Artist Biography:
Born in ...
Category
1960s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"L'Espace 1" Black & Tan Contemporary Geometric Abstract Hard- Edge Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Geometric abstract painting by contemporary artist Stephanie Beukers. The work features layers of hard-edged shapes in black and tan set against a li...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Firestarter" Contemporary Abstract Green & White Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Green and white abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Hycean Replicants" Contemporary Geometric Blue Tone Hard-Edge Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract painting by local Houston artist Emmanuel Araujo. Currently featured in the show "5 Artists 5 Rooms" at Reeves Art + Design in Houston, TX.
Artist Biography: ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Birds on a Wire, Bird Paintings, Oil , Emerging Artist, Chilean Artist, Nature
Located in Houston, TX
These are three bird paintings by Chilean artist Viviana Ovanda.The framed size on the first 2 is 9 x 9. The size on the third on is 8 x 9. These were ...
Category
2010s Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Cubist Colorado Red Tonal Landscape
By Norman Baasch
Located in Houston, TX
Warm toned cubist Colorado cityscape of geometric buildings and trees by artist Norman Baasch in 1968. Signed and dated by artist. The canvas is not framed.
Category
1960s Cubist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Lacey Abstract
Located in Houston, TX
Abstract painting on bold blue background with shades of gold/borwn by English artist Spe, 2013. Signed lower right.
Original artwork on paper displayed on a white mat with a gold b...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Time Cycle" Abstract Surrealist Red and Blue Painting
By Paul Reeves
Located in Houston, TX
Red and Blue Jasper Johns inspired painting with various figures. the painting is framed in a blue frame with intentionally drilled holes in the side (a signature of the artist's). T...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Golden Tide, Abstract Art, Contemporary Art, Reflection Series of Water &Glass
By Ellen Hart
Located in Houston, TX
Golden Tide
Golden Tide is part of C. Ellen Hart’s Reflection Series. The works feature reflections found on the surfaces of water and glass. She seeks out images that commonly su...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Blackland Blues Abstract Expressionism Texas Artist Framed Blackland Prairie
Located in Houston, TX
Blackland Blues
Creation Date: 2023
Medium: Flashe and oil on Linen
Size: 30 x 30 x 1.5 in
Framed Size: 31.5 x 31.5 x 2 in
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All the botanicals in ...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
“Untitled (PPR400)” Contemporary Abstract Colorful Pastel Geometric Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary abstract geometric colorful painting by Texas-based artist Max Manning. The work features organic and geometric shapes in pastel greens, pinks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"The Blackhand" Colorful Abstract Modern Pop Art Portrait Painting of a Man
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract modern portrait painting of an evil man by Texas artist Robert Sandman. As the artist explains, "The Black Hand, or La Mano Nera in It...
Category
1980s Modern Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"CBGB 2 (Study)" Contemporary Abstract Colorful Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Currently on view in "David Hardaker: R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Blue, Orange, and Green Abstract Geometric Figurative Collage
By Dick Wray
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful mixed media drawing of an abstract mixed media collage by Texas Artist, Dick Wray. The work depicts colorful shapes and geometric birds. Signed and dated by the artist at the top of the work. Framed and matted in a simple wooden frame.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 16.88 in. W 13.88 in.
Artist Biography: Dick Wray, a native Houstonian, born in Heights Hospital in 1933 was primarily educated in Houston, Texas. He took free art lessons at the Houston Museum of Fine Arts...
Category
1980s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media, Color Pencil
Impressionist Fishing Boat Seascape
Located in Houston, TX
Bright and bold oil painting on canvas board of a shipping boat in front of the dock. This wonderful expressionist painting by Rockport, Massachusetts painter, H. Robert Smith is a great focal point for any room - certainly perfect for a shore/beach house! The painting is nicely framed and is signed by the artist in the bottom right corner.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 16 in. x W 18 in.
Artist Biography: (found in the "Artists of the Rockport Art...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Promises Kept" Large Blue Tonal Surrealist Painting
By David True
Located in Houston, TX
Large-scale blue abstract painting of a stormy seascape. This painting features mainly deep blue tones and a coral colored castle. Framed in a black floating frame. Signed by the art...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Light at the Bottom, oil & acrylic painting, in the style of Abstract Landscape
By Ellen Hart
Located in Houston, TX
Light at the Bottom investigate the ubiquitous patterns of light, shadow and reflection that we all experience daily, but that we rarely stop to notice. The works reflect a perceptua...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
$3,360 Sale Price
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Abstract Expressionist Orange and Blue Toned Monotype Print
By Scott Swezy
Located in Houston, TX
Blue and orange abstract monotype print in an expressionist style. The work is framed in a black wooden frame with a white matte. The artist signed the work in the bottom left corner.
Dimensions without Frame: H 40 in x W 32 in.
Artist Biography: Scott Swezy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Monoprint
"Study for a Song 8" Contemporary Colorful Abstract Concentric Circle Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract contemporary circular painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse. Currently on view in "David Hardaker: R...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Flower Power Acrylic on Canvas Contemporary Abstract New Work 2024
By Eleanor McCarthy
Located in Houston, TX
Flower Power is an contemporary abstract painting by Texan artist Eleanor McCarthy. It can also be described as a abstract still-life painting if you see the white brush strokes as flowers. Eleanor McCarthy uses acrylic paints on canvas to create the soothing colors in her new contemporary paintings that were just painted in 2024. Every client sees a different image in her new series of paintings being produced in 2024.
Flower Power by Eleanor McCarthy is gallery wrapped so there is no need for a frame.
Eleanor McCarthy 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, LaNell Arndt, John Lasater, Qiang Huang, Derek Penix, Julie Schumer and Adele Sypesteyn...
Category
2010s Abstract Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Moon Face" Pink, Black, Yellow, and Gray Modern Abstract Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Gray, pink, red, and yellow toned abstract contemporary painting by Chicago-based artist, Richard A. Johnson. Painting depicts various shapes and lines that appear to be floating above the canvas.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 49.75 in. x W 55.88 in.
Artist Biography: "There is something about the ocean that is so entwined with our makeup, that I can't help but be drawn to it. There really is nothing more powerful or hypnotic. The movement is ever changing and the attempt to capture that moment of change is what has engaged me in these pieces. There is something so ephemeral about all life that is perfectly captured in a wave. It only exists for a moment, but it's beauty and dynamism is so powerful that for that brief amount of time, nothing else matters. And yet, there is a subtlety, a moment of expansive calm, the monochrome of the colors and yet the exquisite and diverse play of tones. All of this captivates me and compels me to try and capture it all that on canvas."
- Richard Johnson
The luminescent beauty and lyrical quality of Richard S. Johnson's work is what captivates collectors today. "Old Masters" technical virtuosity, pre-Raphael romanticism, and contemporary expressionism and abstraction all combine to create his unique works of touching depth and artistry.
Born in Chicago to an artistic family, his earliest reminiscences are of pouring through Charles Dana Gibson, N.C. Wyeth, and John Singer Sargent books on rainy afternoons. While still in grade school he won a scholarship to the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. He later attended the American Academy of Art and upon graduation began a very successful career as an illustrator.
Turning his attentions to fine art after winning a competition in International Artists Magazine, Rick was invited to Japan where his one man show was so successful that he has been invited back numerous times and has developed an international base of collectors. He has also won many awards in competitions here in the United States including the Award of Excellence, in the Oil Painters of America Midwest regional Juried Competition and People's Choice Award at the International Museum of Contemporary Master's of Fine Art in San Antonio, TX.
Perhaps the term that best describes Rick's work is "Poetic Intimacy". His sure brush strokes, bold use of color and impasto, and delicate rendering of the human face and form all work together in a harmony that refuses to draw attention to themselves for their technical virtuosity, but rather to draw their viewer into the awareness that they are sharing one, serene, contemplative moment; that the light that pours over the subject's skin also caresses theirs.
Rick's expressive skill for capturing the human form has brought him numerous commissions:
- John F. Kennedy at the JFK Memorial Library in Boston.
- A commemorative painting of the presidents from Eisenhower to Bush currently hanging at the President's Council on Physical Fitness in Washington D.C.
- Rear Admiral Richard S. Truly, USN, the first commander of the NASA Space Shuttle...
Category
1980s Abstract Geometric Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Ohio" Contemporary Abstract Orange & Gray Concentric Circle Shaped Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Orange and gray abstract contemporary shaped painting by Houston, TX artist David Hardaker. Signed, titled, and dated by the artist on the reverse.
Artist Statement: The work is a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Modern Light Blue, Brown, and Black Geometric Abstract Circle Pattern Painting
By John Little
Located in Houston, TX
Modern light blue, brown, and black geometric abstract circle pattern painting by textile designer John Little. The work was created as a proposed design for a wallpaper and features the original color codes in the front lower left corner. Currently hung in a solid black frame with a large white margin.
Dimensions Without Frame: H 32.75 in. x W 35.63 in.
Artist Biography: A painter and textile designer, John Little is best known for gestural works filled with boldly explosive color that reflect the influences of his teacher Hans Hofmann and for his involvement in the Abstract Expressionist movement in East Hampton, where he moved in the late 1940s. In East Hampton Little congregated with Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and the other artists who were the leading innovators in the New York School.
John Little was born in Sanford, Alabama. He left home at the age of fourteen to become an artist, and moved to Buffalo, New York, in 1923. After spending a year working as a stevedore on the docks to save money, he enrolled at the Buffalo Fine Arts Academy and developed an interest in singing. In 1927 he moved to New York City where he continued his vocal work and studied operatic literature. He also became involved in textile design, opening his own store in 1920, called John Little Studios: Fabric and Wallpaper Design. He ran the store until 1950.
In 1933 John Little resumed his painting studies at the Art Students League in New York under the guidance of George Grosz (1893-1959). The following year he made his first visit to East Hampton, Long Island, which he would eventually call home. Later in the decade, he traveled to Paris where he became familiar with European modernism. On his return to America, he taught textile design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He hired Josephine Watkins to work for him; she later became his wife. Little's textile store and teaching job gave him a financial security that was rare during the Depression, and he never found it necessary to find employment with the Works Progress Administration. At the end of the decade, John Little studied with Hans Hofmann (1880-1966) in New York and Provincetown. Little was greatly influenced by Hofmann, particularly by his views on color theory.
In 1942 John Little joined the Navy as an aerial photographer. In the late 1940s he purchased a rundown house on Three Mile Harbor...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Gouache
"Night Deer" Massive Abstract Orange Toned Contemporary Geometric Deer Painting
By Cecilia Beaven
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful abstract painting of a surreal orange-toned deer floating in a black starry dream landscape. This piece was recently included in the artist's solo show titled "Two-Headed Tu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Houston - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil, Spray Paint
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