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Item Ships From: Pennsylvania
Together
By Jason Andrew Turner
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This piece titled "Together" is an original artwork by Jason Andrew Turner made of acrylic on canvas. This piece measures approximately 20 "h x 16"w.
Jason Andrew Turner (b. 1982, B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"SISTERS", Abstract, Figurative Painting, Acrylic on Canvas, Women, Blue Water
By Libby Rosa
Located in Toronto, Ontario
The painting "SISTERS" by Libby Rosa blurs the distinction between abstraction and representation. And that rational/irrational alignment is only part of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Slow Burn: brick red, rust abstract landscape/mountain painting w/ green, blue
By Brooke Lanier
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
The Japanese and Chinese traditions that inform Brooke Lanier’s "Imaginary" (theoretical) series are predicated on the concept of finding balance in the passive and active to produce...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Brick, Wax, Acrylic
Luminescent Polygon XI: geometric abstract painting; green & gold line patterns
By Jay Walker
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Jay Walker's Luminescent Polygons, painted on archival artist's paper with deckled edges, are infused with an internal light or glow, in much the same way that gems glow. Walker crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Tantric View: spiritual minimalist abstract sculpture painting w/ tiny red beads
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Antonio Puri's "Tantric View" is an intimately-scaled minimalism diptych (two paneled) sculptural painting built from tiny beads adhered to the canvas in a range of red hues, creatin...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas
Geometric Abstract #3, multi colored, Philadelphia artist
By Morris Lewis Blackman
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Geometric Abstract #3" is a 59.5 x 40 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is estate stamped on v...
Category
1980s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Orange Marmalade, Contemporary Expressionist Landscape
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Orange Marmalade" is a 24 x 30 inches, original landscape by American master colorist painter Al Lachman. The artwork is framed and signed "Lachman" in the lower right.
"I try to approach each painting with a minimum of predigested information. I look at the world with the natural curiosity of a child, always looking for unique qualities that each new moment brings. Talent, I believe, is found in the ability to take risks...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
Ash: geometric abstract mixed media painting w/ red flowers, fruit & black lines
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezko's latest series of abstract mixed media paintings are constructed from traditional acrylic painting and the incorporation of ash into a hand-mixed paint of his own creation. This piece is part of a body of work that uses evocative materials and imagery of fire, flowers, food, newspapers, asphalt, and ash to illuminate the interconnectedness of destructive and creative forces. "Ash" is a traditional still-life and landscape composition interrupted by broad black geometric chevron lines or "arrows" that divide the composition symmetrically in a geometric balance. This painting is signed and dated on the back. It includes all hanging hardware and is ready to install -- no need for additional framing.
Tomezsko is an artist from Philadelphia who creates abstract paintings, public art installations, and community art projects based around participation and everyday visual language. His approach to composition is informed by mid-century formalism and conceptualism. His work was recognized by the 2017 Americans for the Arts Public Art Network Year in Review for outstanding public art. Tomezsko’s work has been exhibited at numerous art spaces regionally and nationally, including the Crane Arts, Woodmere Art Museum, the Center For Emerging Visual Artists (CFEVA), and Wexler Gallery in Philadelphia; Lillstreet Art Center in Chicago, IL; the Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, DE; and Thomas Hunter Projects in New York, NY. He has created several notable public art projects including "14 Movements: A Symphony in Color and Words," a mile-long temporary mural installed in downtown Philadelphia during the 2016 Democratic National Convention; "Look Long and Look Good," a series of 30 paintings currently installed along Main Street in Manayunk; and "Flowering Axes," a mural in the 5th Street Vehicular Tunnel underneath the Ben Franklin Bridge.
His work is in the collection of The Wharton...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
The Brothers, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Caroline Morgan
Located in Yardley, PA
abstract mountain landscape of 'The Brothers' in the Olympic mountains :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sunset Ride, Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Caroline Morgan
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract BeachLandscape :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signatur...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Expressionist Abstract #7, multi colored, Philadelphia artist, signed and framed
By Morris Lewis Blackman
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Expressionist Abstract #7" is a 40 x 30 inches oil on board work by Philadelphia artist Morris Lewis Blackman. The painting is signed in the artist's monogram "MLB" in the lower left and it is estate stamped on verso. Additional shipping options are available by contacting the seller via 1stDibs messaging system.
Morris Blackman...
Category
1960s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Stacking #4: geometric abstract Op Art painting in blue, green, turquoise & gray
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Every Direction, Horror and Infection; The Still Silence Breathed a Terror on My
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Existing in the contemporary world, it can easily be agreed that, no matter your stance, opinion, difference between all things in between, it keeps getting worse. scarier. Desensiti...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Cincuenta 2: sumi ink painting on handmade paper from India w/ circle medallion
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a sumi ink, acrylic, and mixed media painting on paper in gray, black, and white with a central white medallion. It is a highly textured work on heavy, handmade khadi paper from India, hand torn for irregular edges. This painting can be displayed in any orientation - horizontally or vertically. This piece works especially in a series -- six pieces available, each listed separately. I will combine shipping for your savings on multiple purchases within this series.
Antonio Puri...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Sumi Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Queen Victoria -- contemporary abstract painting & collage with figure & objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"QUEEN VICTORIA" is created and from acrylic and found objects on round MDF panel. It includes a photograph of a figure, pocket knife, beads, charms, and other unidentified objects in metal and wood. It is signed and dated along the lower edge.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements of 'real life' collaged and collapsed, as dreams are prone to do. If connections are made, all the better. I feel that life should remind us of our dreams." - Richard J. Watson
Richard J. Watson is an icon in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his alma mater, and has served in the Exhibitions Department at the African American Museum in Philadelphia since the 1980s. He has been exhibiting his work for decades, and has an extensive bibliography. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Temple University; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony; the Federal Reserve Bank; the City of Philadelphia; Sprint; the Church of the Advocate; the poet Dr. Sonia Sanchez; and the Woodmere Museum...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel
Mountains: brick red, rust abstract landscape/mountain painting w/ gray, blue
By Brooke Lanier
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This painting is framed in a low profile, natural maple wood contemporary style frame. The Japanese and Chinese traditions that inform Brooke Lanier’s "Imaginary" (theoretical) serie...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Brick, Acrylic, Varnish
Witnessing the Presence of Watching the Observer of the Incognizant
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Remembering reliving the nostalgic memory of your past, who you are now, but have no idea who you will be3500
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Stacking: geometric abstract Op Art painting in light & dark blue w/ red lines
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bruxing Consternation
By Brian Jerome
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Moments when you have to clench your hands, muscles and teeth in order to push through and make it forward.
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"SHALLOWS I" Blue, Red, and White Acrylic Collage on Canvas
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This blue, red, and white wall-hanging artwork titled "SHALLOWS I" is an original artwork by Jim Houser made of acrylic collage on canvas. This piece measures 6"h x 6"w.
Jim Houser ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Interlocking #7: geometric abstract Op Art painting; blue squares on gray
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Malignant", Abstract Painting, Pink and Black, Gouache and Ink on Wood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This pink and black abstract painting titled "Malignant" is an original artwork by Christine Larsen made of gouache & ink on wood. This piece measures 12"h x 12"w.
Originating from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Ink, Gouache
Lunar Landing : contemporary abstract expressionism framed painting, pink & blue
By Dennis Alter
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Lunar Landing" is a contemporary abstract expressionism drip painting in the style of Jackson Pollock with predominant colors of pink, violet, & blue. It is framed with all hanging hardware attached, and is wired be hung horizontally or vertically. It is signed and dated on the back.
Dennis Alter...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Islesford Flowers
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Signed lower middle: Rudolph '23
Peter was born in New York in 1946. He received a BFA from the Tyler School of Art and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Peter taught at the Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia. Peter, when he is not painting, works as an art dealer in Philadelphia through the McClees Galleries. He specializes in European and early American Art, and his vast knowledge of art is evident in his work. Peter Rudolph...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
India #1: abstract painting on paper in earth tones & black w/ white mandala
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an abstract acrylic painting on paper in earth tones, such as burgundy, rich brown, and gold. A patterned madala radiates out from the center of the composition. This series was created by Antonio Puri...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Untitled 190907", Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Gestural, Purple, Blue
By Ryan Beck
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This abstract painting titled "Untitled 190907" is an original artwork by Ryan Beck made of acrylic and acrylic transfer on canvas. Using bold colors and patterns, Ryan Beck layers a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
NOW VII - abstract mixed media street art painting; asphalt, graffiti, letters
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Mat Tomezsko's "NOW" series of mixed media street art paintings are built through an elaborate process of layering, patterning, adding, and subtracting an...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Interlocking #6: geometric abstract Op Art painting; green squares cubes on gray
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Interlocking #13: geometric abstract Op Art painting; pink purple blue squares
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bikini Catenary: panel painting w/ multi-colored arc lines on yellow & green
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Paula Cahill's linear abstract compositions are often comprised of a single, luminous line that meanders, changes color, and seamlessly connects back to itself. This piece combines C...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Vinyl, Wood Panel
Interlocking #4: geometric abstract Op Art painting; blue squares cubes on gray
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 02
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 24
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 26
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 14
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 36
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 39
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 42
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 45
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Fragmentation Installation Series No. 50
By Seth Clark
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Seth Clark's "Fragmentation Installation Series" is the newest series by the artist fresh from his studio. The series is comprised of 50 unique pieces total, this listing being one ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Geometric abstract Op Art Pop Art painting in blue & green w/ triangles & cubes
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Cubes Divided Equally into Three #19" -- Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SPOTS
By Jim Houser
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"SPOTS" is an original acrylic painting collage on panel work by Jim Houser measuring 8in x 8in.
ABOUT // Jim Houser was born in 1973 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the city where ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Tantra 48: minimalist abstract spiritual mandala sculpture painting, red circles
By Antonio Puri
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Antonio Puri's "Tantra" sculptural painting is one of 100 intimately-scaled minimalist round mandala circles built from tiny seed beads adhered to canvas in a range of red hues, crea...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Sweet Sky
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Sweet Sky" is an original 20in x 20in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three photos show images of the full "Tiny Particles Connecting the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
The End or the Beginning
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"The End or the Beginning" is an original 13in x 13in painting by Kelly Kozma with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three photos show images of the full "Tiny Particles...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
"Ballast" Abstract work, Latex paint
By Kelly Kozma
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Ballast" is an original 24in x 24in painting by Kelly Kozma featuring a black anchor against a blue and white background with mixed media elements.
Please note: The last three ph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Latex, Mixed Media
Centerline #8: geometric abstract Op Art painting, green squares w/ blue & red
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Expansion/Contraction #23: geometric abstract Op Art painting, pink squares
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Intersecting Inner/Outer Cubes #3: geometric abstract Op Art painting in blues
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Expansion/Contraction #22: geometric abstract Op Art painting, blue green square
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Triple Catenary: canvas painting w/ multi-colored arc lines on pink & green
By Paula Cahill
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Paula Cahill's linear abstract compositions are often comprised of a single, luminous line that meanders, changes color, and seamlessly connects back to itself. This piece combines C...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Vinyl
Francesca 10: abstract painting w/ natural materials on black artist's paper
By Nancy Agati
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This dramatic work-on-paper is an abstract geometric painting that references colors, shapes, and aesthetics that artist Nancy Agati encountered in Italy. The rich, dark background i...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
Other Side of the Moon, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This painting represents my imagination of the planets and the galaxy. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Skittles & Riddles" is a collage / painting created from acrylic and collage on leather mounted on MDF panel with predominant blue. The work itself is 24" x 22", framed to 24.5" x 2...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper
This is a Real Place! 2: large painting of lake or river w/ blue water & bridge
By Brooke Lanier
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"In the series “This is a real place!” I was fascinated by how the underside of the pier at Saint Simons Island, GA was like a readymade collage. The way the pilings and rails divide and frame the spaces between them looks artificially imposed on the scene until you notice the way the waves bounce off the pilings and the railings cast shadows on the water. In some iterations, I chose to simplify the structures of the pier and lighten the values so that it would emphasize the detail in the water. Likewise, I omitted a family of starlings and their droppings in favor of highlighting the geometry of the architecture and the colors and patterns of the water.
Making paintings in a series allows me to investigate the results of making different decisions about an image. How I crop or stylize it, the manner in which I apply the paint, what gets included or excluded all add shades of meaning to each piece. Additionally, depictions of the same subject in different weather, seasons, times of day, and tides allows me a deeper understanding. I notice more relationships, colors, and details every time I paint the subject.
Every painting is a pile of decisions. Playing with removing more and more details to see what is truly important sometimes improves the painting. The fewer elements you include in an image, the more each one means, and the more important it is to get each thing perfect.
At times I like to paint every single detail I can find in a scene, and other times I feel like the unadorned components are sufficient to hold each other in a satisfying composition. I often add simplified shapes to my paintings to highlight the presence of absence or to heighten the importance of each area by creating stark visual contrasts. The physicality of the paint also plays a role. I used highly textured, thickly applied paint to construct the solid structural elements, and luminous layers of thinly glazed paint for the delicate linework and subtle blending of the water." - Brooke Lanier...
Category
2010s Realist Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
A Night to Remember: abstract landscape w/ sea/ocean & stars at night w/ blues
By Joseph McAleer
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is an acrylic on canvas painting depicting an abstract landscape with ocean / sea with stars at night in a range of blues. It is signed on the front and back. Edges are neatly finished and painted, so there is no need for additional framing. Every purchase comes with a free, hardcover copy of the beautiful illustrated new book, "Joseph McAleer: Sixty Years."
"Joe McAleer...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Price Cycles: large geometric abstract mixed media painting w/ found objects
By Mat Tomezsko
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Please send zip code for best shipping/delivery costs and timeline -- I will work with you to get you the best price.
Mat Tomezko's "Price" series of mixed media paintings are const...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Found Objects, Acrylic, Panel, Wood Panel, Magazine Paper, Newsprint, As...
Cubes Divided Equally into Three #7: geometric abstract painting w/ blue & pink
By Benjamin Weaver
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Benjamin Weaver creates spatial tension through his use of contrasting colors arranged in a geometric framework. Imagery and color work both with and against each other to create mov...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel
Francesca 7: abstract painting, blue & white w/ natural materials on black paper
By Nancy Agati
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This dramatic work-on-paper is an abstract geometric painting that references colors, shapes, and aesthetics that artist Nancy Agati encountered in Italy. The rich, dark background i...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
Francesca 8: abstract painting w/ natural materials on black artist's paper
By Nancy Agati
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This painted work-on-paper is an abstract geometric design that references colors, shapes, and aesthetics that artist Nancy Agati encountered in Italy. The densely layered compositio...
Category
2010s Abstract Pennsylvania - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Slate
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