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Item Ships From: Louisiana
Chilli, T-Boz, Left-Eye (TLC)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: oil stick on arches paper
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon
Quorum
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Comes framed in a deep-profile maple or black floater frame, ready to hang.)
Artist's Statement: "This painting harkens back to my 'Gridish' series but with more negative space, a broader array of media and more complexity to the oval forms. I have tried to create tension between these iconic forms through the divergence of dissonant and unusual materials, colors and textures. These ovals keep reappearing in my work; they seem almost like groups of silent but sentient beings to me."
“Lyman’s work evolves restlessly, with the common elements generally being deft and unusual color choices that balance assonance and dissonance, and vestiges of the hand and facture purposely left in the paintings. The negative space is often so meticulously worked that it’s almost as if the objects – usually simple shapes – are there as much to complement the background as vice versa. Despite the often bold colors there is an elegance about his paintings that prevents them from being either loud or decorative. "
Artbeit Zeitschrift
“His paintings are a refreshing departure from the current abstract art world’s seemingly endless parade of fields of color with scribbles providing form, a style that is easily mimicked and has become a sort of “safe,” accessible go-to. There are confident decisions in these paintings appearing as commitments of strongly delineated forms and unexpected collisions of color that give the work a visceral, confident and playful soul, increasingly missing from contemporary expressionist abstraction. They are the paintings of a real painter rather than a decorative artist.”
ArtSeen, 2018
(from a collector):
"Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, House Paint, Oil, Acrylic, Clay
Fence Clutter
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 21x20 pastel captures the wild beauty of nature overtaking a forgotten fence, with vibrant purple flowers intertwined among deep green leaves. The rich textures and organic flow...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Higher Math (Contemporary Abstract Painting on Canvas)
Located in New Orleans, LA
An abstract composition in primarily red and black, with small flashes of accenting color here and there and pentimento in the negative space. Restrained and edgy at the same time. J...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Delineated" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
I used to represent Mary Ann Wakeley when I had my gallery on Magazine Street in New Orleans, and I loved her work. I actually sold a couple of HUGE p...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Unshackle" - Contemporary Minimalist Abstract Painting
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement: "I had been making some very colorful paintings based on rings or circles that have been very well received, but my forms and brushstrokes began to tighten and fe...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
House Paint, Acrylic
"Abstract"
By Alexander Liberman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Alexander Liberman (Ukrainian/American 1912-19990 Colored lithograph, signed in the lower right and dated '75 in pencil, numbered in the lower left, and presented in a chrome frame.
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Category
1970s Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lithograph
"Paladin" - Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
(Painted on thick gallery-wrapped professional canvas, ready to hang or be framed if you prefer. A video has been included to provide a dimensional view of the piece.)
Artist's Stat...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Pastel, Acrylic, Graphite, Pigment
Underwater
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19x14 mixed media abstract draws you into the depths, with fluid tones and layered textures that create a sense of movement and mystery. The intricate details capture the essenc...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, India Ink
White Group 4
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
In her studio practice, Pelias embraces a process that is both intuitive and deliberate. Her work moves from paintings on canvas and works on paper to site-specific installations, ob...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Language V Camellia
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Donald's Garden (Large Contemporary Painting, Framed)
By Guy Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement: "A tribute to Donald Sultan, who influenced me long ago (along with Sam Gummelt, Michael Whitehead and others) to incorporate industrial and 'homely' materials i...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Tar, House Paint, Acrylic, Cardboard
Cascade
Located in New Orleans, LA
ANN MARIE AURICCHIO is a painter and installation artist living and working in New Orleans, Louisiana. After receiving her BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art where she do...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Having Power
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 24x18 bold abstract radiates strength and energy with its commanding presence and dynamic strokes. Each layer pulses with intensity, creating a sense of movement and raw emotion...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
India Ink, Acrylic
I am the Whore and the Holy Woman
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Smile
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Infinite Unapologetic Love
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sonata in Three Colors" - Contemporary Multimedia Abstract Painting
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's statement:
"Separate from the tar paintings I have been doing, I am creating a series of work in which I am channeling some of the things I have always loved about Cy Twombly along with qualities of a painting I saw in a local collection by a Cuban painter that I really admired and have thought about a lot since. Of course both share a graffiti quality; Twombly was the first to work with a sort of automatic drawing, beginning in the 1950s, and what he did opened up this new language for countless painters. You still see traces of it in so much contemporary art. Antoni Tapies has been a big influence on me as well, and you can see some of him in this work as well. I limited the color palette in this one as a sort of exercise in discipline, since it is easy to let color get away from you in a painting like this one. There are areas of three-dimensional paint that help flatten the picture plane and restrict the eye from reading depth into the painting; they function in the same way as Barnett Newman's 'zips' and Susan Rothenberg's lines across some of her horse images...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Graphite
Abstract Lady
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 24x18 abstract painting features soft, pastel tones that give it a delicate and charming feel. With beautiful pinks, blues, yellows, and greens, this piece adds a playful yet ca...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Shooting Star
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
I intuitively paint each of my paintings based on my mood of the day or at that moment. I never know what I am going to create until I see the end result. Sometimes it is a colorful,...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Gagee's Red Pitcher
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This oil painting is based on a pitcher full of flowers that I normally adorn in my own home. Named after the namesake my grandchildren call me, Gagee's Red Pitcher is close to my he...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Still Life with Fruit and Flowers (Mid-Century Framed Impressionist Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
A lovely still vintage Impressionist still life that is almost all the way to abstraction, with the color passages around the fruit and flowers gently blending into one another. Comes framed, but I think it's worthy of a larger gold frame...
Category
1950s Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Manna #3" - Framed Abstract Contemporary Painting
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's statement: "This is a series of paintings I have been working on whose subject is the materials of making art themselves. The title refers to the gifts of color, luster, mat...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
"A Part" -- Painting on Canvas by Bonnie Maygarden
By Bonnie Maygarden
Located in New Orleans, LA
BONNIE MAYGARDEN is a multimedia artist who received her MFA in Studio Arts from Tulane University. She attended Pratt Institute in New York, where she received her Bachelor's of Fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Superimposition of Two Forms" - Contemporary Abstract Painting
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Artist's Statement: "I had been making some very colorful paintings based on rings or circles that have been very well received, but my forms and brushstrokes began to tighten and feel a little restrained. So I decided to change both the forms and the strokes, and lose a lot of the color, and do something different for awhile. I stayed with simple forms as in general I am much more interested in surface and color anyway. With this painting, after I had finished the central piece, I felt it lacked gravitas due mostly to size, and so I decided to affix the canvas to an underlying canvas painted in a very flat black color, with texture to it (I actually used house paint for this, which is perfect for what I wanted). So the painting is actually a canvas attached to another, and has three-dimensionality to it. You can see in the close-ups the "strokiness" I was after. I think this painting has a sort of Rothko-ish, iconic quality to it, but without the gravitas."
Recent message from a 1stDibs buyer and seasoned collector about a painting in the prior "ring" series:
"Love your work. We collect colorists like Wolf Kahn and Jennifer Bartlett, whom I commissioned a piece from that is in the entrance of Mayo Clinic. We are old fans...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, House Paint
Color Notes
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
I intuitively paint each of my paintings based on my mood of the day or at that moment. I never know what I am going to create until I see the end result. Sometimes it is a colorful,...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel
Embodied XV
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pelias expounds on her new works . . .
In this group of oil paintings on canvas, I am inspired and informed by my personal history and collective lived experience, as well as the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
Spring Flowers
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Enjoy this colorful painting depicting wildflowers in a field. For me, spring time brings happiness from beautiful blooms that pop up all over Louisiana. This wildflower painting, Sp...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Rainey Nite
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 22x19 pastel captures the magic of a rainy evening in the New Orleans French Quarter. Soft, moody strokes bring to life glistening streets, glowing lights, and the timeless char...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Fun with Color
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This vibrant piece is a celebration of bold movement, layered textures, and playful hues. Created with dynamic brushstrokes and an intuitive process, it invites the viewer to explore...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Water's Edge
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 28x20 pastel invites you to the serene meeting point of land and water, where soft textures and flowing lines evoke the calm beauty of a tranquil shoreline. Gentle hues blend to...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
Ode to Spring
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Embrace the tranquil beauty of spring with this 48x60 acrylic painting. Let the cool blues bring a sense of calmness to the season’s beginning. Luscious brushstrokes gather in the bl...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Chaka Khan
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: oil stick on arches paper
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Untitled (11.M1)
By Leslie Wilkes
Located in New Orleans, LA
Leslie Wilkes’ pieces are an explosion of shape and color. With near perfect symmetry, these works exhibit opaque and smooth surfaces. “Wilkes’ geometric patterns are unique in that ...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Archival Paper
Aging Sucks
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
I created Aging Sucks at the beginning of my painting career. Modeled after a relative of mine, the man acts almost as an inverse to the car, which is old and run down. The young man...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Aphrodite of Milos (I am she)
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Good Hunt: Day 2
By Aimée Farnet Siegel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Non-objective artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color and line through the medium of hand-painted and manipulated paper. Her works inhabit space outside the two-dimensional plan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Lone Iris
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Patch of Blue Camellia #2
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Laura
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: oil stick on Arches paper
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon
"Damages I" -- Painting on Canvas by Bonnie Maygarden
By Bonnie Maygarden
Located in New Orleans, LA
BONNIE MAYGARDEN says of her work…
My work is informed by and reacts to a culture defined by a digital experience, yet the work’s imagery is created entirely by hand, using only pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Liaison Rouge
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This pastel artwork brings the vivid beauty of red flowers to life, set against bold green leaves. The rich red tones and lush green hues create a striking contrast, making the flowe...
Category
2010s Abstract Impressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
City Lights
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This pastel piece bursts with vibrant colors, showcasing varying shades of blues, greens, reds, and so many more. It captures the lively energy and dazzling signs of the city, evokin...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel
San Antonio Orange
By Margaret Evangeline
Located in New Orleans, LA
Margaret Evangeline is a contemporary painter, sculptor, and installation artist who lives and works in New York City. She was the first female recipient of an MFA in Fine Arts from ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Yellow Lace
By Aimée Farnet Siegel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Materials: acrylic paint, craft paper
Non-objective artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color and line through the medium of hand-painted and manipulated paper. Her works inhabit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Daydreams
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 52x52 abstract painting invites you to lose yourself in a sea of blues and purples, blending together in fluid, mesmerizing waves. The soft and deep tones create a sense of calm...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Waking
By Nancee Clark
Located in New Orleans, LA
Nancee Clark grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, with its then lush forests, raw beaches, the St. Johns River and the perfumes of the paper mill and the Maxwell House Coffee plant. Following a colorful high school experience, she attended the University of Florida where, studying with her mentor, Hiram Williams, she earned a B.A.A. Degree with Honors and a Master of Fine Arts degree.
Her work has been supported by two State of Florida Artist Fellowships; a visiting artist residency at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy; a residency at the Vermont Studio Center; the Blumenthal Foundation residency at Wildacres in Little Switzerland...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Long Hot Summer
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Two summers ago, the heat was so hot that my garden needed so much attention, the chore of watering plants was not a fun activity. To make it something to look forward to, I decided ...
Category
2010s Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Isis, oh Isis
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to a Greek immigrant mother and a first generation Greek-American father. She received her BFA from the Newcomb College of Tulane Univers...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Each Other I
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
[New Orleans, LA ::: b.1959 New Orleans, LA]
ANASTASIA PELIAS was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
Joni
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: oil stick on Arches paper
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil Crayon
Hinge Study: 2
By Aimée Farnet Siegel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Non-objective artist Aimée Farnet Siegel works with color and line through the medium of hand-painted and manipulated paper. Her works inhabit space outside the two-dimensional plan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal
Brianna
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Anastasia Pelias was born in New Orleans, LA to Greek parents. Her artistic practice is rooted in the dual cultural identity of both her native and ancestral roots in New Orleans, LA...
Category
2010s Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jetsam (Framed Abstract Contemporary Painting)
By G. Campbell Lyman
Located in New Orleans, LA
Comes ready to hang in a professional floater frame. Dimensions given are with frame.
Artist's Statement: "I am revisiting a series of paintings I did back in 2015 (long since sold...
Category
2010s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Mixed Media, House Paint, Acrylic, Synthetic Paper
Q2
By Aimée Farnet Siegel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Non-objective artist AIMÉE FARNET SIEGEL works with color and line through the medium of found, hand-painted, and manipulated paper. Her works inhabit space outside the two-dimension...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Q Puzzle 1
By Aimée Farnet Siegel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Non-objective artist AIMÉE FARNET SIEGEL works with color and line through the medium of found, hand-painted, and manipulated paper. Her works inhabit space outside the two-dimension...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Still Life
By Frederick Conway
Located in New Orleans, LA
Frederick Conway (1900-1973) was a painter, educator, and lecturer. From 1929 to 1970, Conway was a member of the faculty of the Washington University Art School. When Max Beckmann was in residence at Washington University, he and Conway became close associates. Conway was one of the first to realize the importance and seriousness of Beckmann's teaching. In 1949, Beckmann painted Conway's portrait.
Conway was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, and studied at the Saint Louis School of Fine Arts and in Paris at the Academie Julian, the Academy Moderne, and the Academy Grande Chaumiere. He painted murals for the WPA (Works Progress Administration...
Category
1960s Abstract Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Embodied II
By Anastasia Pelias
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pelias expounds on her new works . . .
In this group of oil paintings on canvas, I am inspired and informed by my personal history and collective lived experience, as well as the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Louisiana - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Sumi Ink
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