Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings

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Artist Jason Astorquia presents an abstract snowscape in a cascade of lineated colors. "Ice is melting in ethereal whites as the subdued blue and green earth slowly hints at the lively state of Spring," says Jason. The bright turquoise hues emerge from the pensive dark shades of winter. Jason works with layers of color and texture, honing in on the mood of this transitional time inside and out.

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Jason Astorquia recognizes that money is important to the way we think, act, and relate to one another. His “Impressions” series is made up of abstract paintings that are created using the impressions of pennies. Like the mark of consumption on society, Jason repetitively brands his canvases with the mark of physical money. There is a Pop Art element to the work in its bold primary colors, geometric sense of design, and conceptual meaning. His work is as close as you may get to hanging actual money on your wall, a concept that Andy Warhol introduced and played with in his own work. It is evident that there is a lot of planning and precision that goes into each piece. The compositions are like binary code...

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Artist Karen Hansen displays a soothing abstract capturing the moment the sun radiates glorious hues in the sky. A fanciful ...

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Pastel blossoms flourish in artist Natalie George's whimsical abstract piece. She reflects on the overwhelming wonderment felt when surrounded by beautiful fl...

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Artist Shyun Song reveals artistic visual imagery created with sleek linear work. An expression of insouciance with a few lines scatter casually on a soft yel...

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Artist Alicia Dunn captures an ethereal moment in time. She presents an abstract landscape in bold blue tones with orange accents. Alicia paints with heavy st...

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Artist Linda Cassidy employs organically organized geometric forms in an alluring abstract. She builds a piece that seems to cond...

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Artist Linda Cassidy employs organically composed geometric forms in an alluring abstract. She utilizes a biomorphic form as its ...

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Artist Gary J. Noland Jr displays a complex modern abstract in diverse bands of colors and arrangements. Gary smears, scrapes, scratches, and sands the compos...

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Part of his Groove series, harmonizing elements between planning and intuition. Artist Gary J. Noland Jr displays a complex modern abstract in diverse bands o...

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A colorful abstract scene comes alive in artist George Peeble's conceptual piece. He displays the aesthetic of the first week of spring. The geometric figures...

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Artist George Peebles paints a prismatic abstract in vibrant colors. An artistic interpretation of the first day of summer. George adds orbs of light...

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Artist Karen Hansen paints an atmospheric abstract exploring autumn's vibrant and joyful colors. Part of her Forest Bathing Series. "Forest bathing is a pract...

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Artist Shyun Song conceptualizes a minimalist geometric composition with clean linear forms. She paints the canvas a deep-sea blue implying the unpredictabili...

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Artist Cynthia Ligeros expresses abstract prints in various shades of blue. She details feelings through alluring colors and shades. The scene depicts the emergence of an early...

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Artist Voskan Galstian paints an abstract interpretation of exotic blooms. He swatches purples and reds on a vibrant turquoise landscape with full abandon. P...

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Artist Voskan Galstian patterns exotic blooms into a wide array of vivid colors. Voskan paints purple and royal blue flowers in an abstract fashion and draws ...

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Artist Craig Rouse imagines an architectural abstract landscape in solid colors. Neutral and temperate shades constitute the geomet...

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Artist Craig Rouse interprets an architectural abstract landscape using a limited color palette. He reimagines the organized struct...

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Artist Craig Rouse depicts a simplified abstract environment composed of stacked cubes. Part of his NAR series, meaning No Assembly Required. He uses a hard-e...

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Artist Voskan Galstian patterns exotic blooms into a wide array of vivid colors. Part of his ongoing Garden series, inspired by his daily experiences in his o...

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Part of artist Voskan Galstian's collection of channeling elements from his daily experiences in gardening and integrating them into his pieces. He swatches a...

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Part of artist Voskan Galstian's Garden series. He takes elements of his daily gardening and contributes them to the pieces. He paints bright red florals with...

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Artist Voskan Galstian associates exotic blooms with bursts of color. Part of his ongoing collection of channeling elements from his daily experiences in gard...

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Part of his collection of channeling elements from his daily experiences in gardening and integrating them into his pieces. Artist Voskan Galstian expresses a...

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Artist Karen Hansen envisions an abstract seascape of raging waves crashing into each other. She paints experiences reminiscent of nature for her tantalizing ...

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Artist Ruth-Anne Siegel envisions a dreamscape of interwoven formations and structures. She plays around with the ambiguity of the shapes she paints. Highly inspired by nature, she makes an expressive cacophony of colors.

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Ruth-Anne Siegel's vibrant floral paintings flow from memory and her love of music. As she works, she references her own photographs and sketchbook, and draws energy from the sounds of Etta James...

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Artist Courtney Jacobs offers a lively burst of warm colors in this expressionist abstract painting. Vibrant hues of red, y...

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Part of artist Gary J. Noland Jr.'s abstract landscape series. Horizontal strokes in beige, black, blue, and white fill the composition. Rich tones make a com...

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"This piece captures the inner feminine side of a man which instinctively releases nurturing energies," states artist Shyun Song. "The blue on blue rectangle ...

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Vast fields of red, green, and brown meet and endless sky by artist Gary J. Noland. Part of his ongoing series of abstract landscapes, Gary paints bold stroke...

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"I wanted to create a juxtaposition between landscape and abstraction," says artist Gary J. Noland Jr. "The idea is to capture light and form in a composition...

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"Red and blue shapes which are overlapped in the piece imply emotional dependency," explains artist Shyun Song. "The yellow background signifies the emotional...

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"Emotional freedom is portrayed by the parallel placement of the red and blue shapes together with the space between them," states artist Shyun Song. "The yel...

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Artist Gail Ragains depicts three abstract figures sitting together in shades of blue, teal, green, and yellow. Warm accents of or...

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Active lines and bold colors bring a figure into its pose in this abstract portrait by artist Gail Ragains. One leg rests on top of the other as the body leans inquisitively to the side. Predominantly painted in verdant hues, warmer tones in red, orange, and ochre balance the composition. Gestural marks create a tactile quality with varying textures. "This painting is strong on color and shapes and the relationships between them."

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Words that describe this painting: abstract, figurative, people, figure, lines, abstract, people, acrylic painting

Sitting Figure...

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"In this contemporary scene, there is a dynamic interplay between the figures and the abstracted shapes and patterns," states artist Robin Okun. The variation...

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"We lead complex lives," states artist Karen Hansen. "And the tapestry we weave day-to-day is as varied as it is unique to each of us. In the end it all adds ...

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A modern abstract piece by artist Cynthia Ligeros with geometric accents in a vibrant combination of yellow and blue. "This painting was inspired by the empow...

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"This painting is inspired by vast open fields and expansive horizons," says artist Srinivas Kathoju. "Painted on the foregrou...

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"The green and blue hues give a peaceful and comforting feeling to this piece," says artist Janet Hamilton. Janet's ongoing Stripes collection is a textured, ...

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"A small village asleep in the night, quiet and still," says artist Pat Forbes. A playful arrangement of light blue, green, and yellow buildings stacked on to...

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Inspired by vast open fields and horizons that end in infinite skies, artist Srinivas Kathoju paints a colorful abstract landscape. He uses thick paint to cre...

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"This painting is inspired by vast open fields and horizons that go on infinitely," shares artist Srinivas Kathoju. "The fields representing the foreground ar...

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Part of artist Janet Hamilton's new abstract series. She carefully chose a cool-toned color palette layering oil paint into a grid pattern. She adds warm shad...

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An intricate modern abstract in coordinated bands of color and texture, balancing intuition and planning. Part of artist Gary J. Noland Jr.'s Groove series. This piece is composed of many layers of acrylic paint that have been smeared, scraped, scratched, and sanded to reveal a variety of colors and images. "The surface provides a harmonious balance, which references the struggle between chaos and order and hard-edged borders versus organic non-defined forms of expression, reflective of today's society," explains Gary. "'The Groove' is the way we must continue to move on regardless of life...

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Focusing on her favorite new color, cobalt teal, artist Janet Hamilton expands her vision into a dynamic abstract. Janet created the piece using her signature...

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In this vibrant abstract by artist Robin Okun, nudes radiate life in bright reds and pinks. They glow in luminescent golden accents, creating a striking contr...

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Glowing layers of orange, yellow, and pink depict three characters immersed in deep blues, creating a luminous electric scene. "These figures evoke happy memories of my childhood, collaging layers of painted papers to create vivid abstract pictures of much younger figures," shares artist Robin Okun.

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Robin Okun's work is both intimate and highly relatable. Her paintings reflect an incredible understanding of how we express ourselves in deeply personal moments. By focusing almost exclusively on body language and an emotionally evocative color palette, Robin encourages us to think about each character's story. And in doing so, we often find our own stories in her paintings. She layers charcoal and acrylic paint with vibrant colors, bold shapes, and fluid lines to depict forms inspired by live models, photographs, and sculpture. Robin’s visual voice is unique and recognizable. Through her work, she strives to celebrate the varied human form.

Words that describe this painting: women, figures, abstract, abstract, people, acrylic painting, blue, orange

Take Two...

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An expressive abstract reminiscent of cool winds and winter festivities. Artist Courtney Jacobs utilized translucent greens com...

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With a harmonious flow of color and form, artist Sheila Grabarsky offers an expression of spring colors in the garden. Layers of red, pink, yellow and green curve together in a profusion of new growth. "This painting was done intuitively and evolved via interspersed layering until a cohesive composition was defined," says Sheila.

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Sheila Grabarsky is known for her bold, gestural nature scenes. Her fluid paintings have been compared to those of Vasily Kandinsky, the Russian painter and art theorist referred to as the father of abstraction. And, like Kandinsky, the essence of inner beauty and the potency of the human spirit are key factors in her art. Sheila's art carries an air of spontaneity, however, the work develops in many layers and takes a long time to come together. "I search for evolving forms within the composition, look for 'eye flow' and use my color intuition," she explains. "This is the mystery I love about abstraction - always evolving and birthing itself." Sheila draws energy and inspiration from living near water, and says she rarely travels because she does not like to be away from painting. In her studio, she is usually accompanied by three animal friends and an eclectic playlist of Janis Joplin, blues, reggae and classical. In 2016, Sheila's art was featured in the movie American Pastoral, starring Ewan McGregor and Dakota Fanning.

Words that describe this painting: flowers, floral, garden, spring, plants, abstract, abstract, flora, non-representational, acrylic painting, red

Ice Floe...