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Item Ships From: San Diego
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Gingko Leaves, "Perspective Comes" 2
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Antique silk paper, dye, paint, plexiglass) painting depicting beautiful gold gingko leaves against abstract background by California ar...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Dye, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Composition, "Paris Shower" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Acrylic paint and plexiglass) abstract painting depicting beautiful vibrant blue composition by California artist and educator, Kathleen...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract, "Other Land" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Acrylic, antique silk paper, Japanese paper, plexiglass) painting depicting a beautiful abstract landscape by California artist and educ...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Composition, "Midas Touch" 2024
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Silk paper, molded paper, dye, ink, plexiglass) abstract composition by California artist and educator, Kathleen Kane-Murrell, titled, "...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Dye, Ink
Personaje with Stool, standing figurative painting, orange and taupe
Located in San Diego, CA
"Personaje with Stool" acrylic on canvas painting by southern California artist Mike Rivero. Personaje with Stool is painted in orange, purple, navy blue, set on a taupe and orange b...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Surrealist Figurative Painting, "The Journey of Self-Discovery"
By Charlene Mosley
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original oil on canvas painting by Charlene Mosley. Its dimensions are 36.5"x48.5"x1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
Charlene Mos...
Category
2010s Surrealist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Oil Painting, "Nostalgia 3"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is an original abstract oil on canvas painting by San Diego artist, Khalid Alkaaby. It's framed dimensions are 21.2"5x21.25"x2". It comes framed. A certificate of authenticity w...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract , "Letters Never Sent" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Papers from multiple sources, dye, paint, plexiglass) abstract painting depicting beautiful monarch butterflies against geometric compos...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Butterflies, "La Danza" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Acrylic, shibori dyed fabric, molded paper, plexiglass) abstract painting depicting beautiful monarch butterflies by California artist a...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Plexiglass, Paper, Dye, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Composition, "Indigo Gold" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Japanese paper, paint, plexiglass) abstract composition by California artist and educator, Kathleen Kane-Murrell, titled, "Indigo Gold"....
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Diptych, "Gold in Them Hills" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Antique silk paper, dye, ink, paper, plexiglass) abstract diptych (two separate panels) by California artist and educator, Kathleen Kane...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Dye, Ink, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Composition, "Chanticleer" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Acrylic paint, plexiglass) abstract painting depicting beautiful monarch butterflies composition by Kane-Murrell, titled, "Chanticleer"....
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Composition, "Be Magic" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Japanese text on paper, molded paper, acrylic, plexiglass) abstract painting and drawing by California artist and educator, Kathleen Kan...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Butterflies, "Band of Mothers" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Acrylic splatters, ink, plexiglass) abstract painting depicting beautiful monarch butterflies by California artist and educator, Kathlee...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Ink, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Composition, "American Ginkgo" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Variety of papers and fibers, detritus, acrylic, plexiglass) abstract painting and drawing by California artist and educator, Kathleen K...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract Composition, "Alchemy" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Molded paper, acrylic, plexiglass) abstract composition by California artist and educator, Kathleen Kane-Murrell , titled, "Alchemy". It...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Acrylic
Kathleen Kane-Murrell, Mixed Media Abstract, "Bound to California" 2025
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original mixed media (Paper, paint, plexiglass) abstract painting depicting beautiful monarch butterflies against an abstract composition by California artist...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Plexiglass, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Painting "Towards a Better Way"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract oil painting on canvas by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 48"x 36"x 2". It is unframed. A certificate of aut...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Margarita, figurative standing female on pink background
Located in San Diego, CA
"Margarita" acrylic on canvas painting by southern California artist Mike Rivero. Margarita is painted in orange, taupe, pink, navy blue and set on a mauve...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in San Diego, CA
Serene landscape by Ernest Goertzen. Acrylic on panel. Signed E. Goertzen at bottom right. Not dated.
Category
20th Century San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic
$525 Sale Price
30% Off
An Impressionist-Style Still Life, "Turkish Tulips"
Located in San Diego, CA
Maria Poroy's “Turkish Tulips” is a vibrant still life painting measuring 24"x18"x1.5" inches and created with acrylics. It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow del...
Category
2010s Impressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Realistic Cheetah Painting, "Love Bite"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind realistic animal oil painting on canvas. Its dimensions are 24'x36"x1.5. It comes unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
This painting depicts two cheetahs and butterflies. The artist uses fine brushwork in this photorealistic style.
Artist statement: I try to incorporate endangered species into my art pieces whenever possible. This particular image of a mother African Leopard and her cub I found to be very eye-catching. The dynamic criss-cross of their bodies created a perfect way to draw the eye in and let it wander amidst the spots and soft fur. I’m a color enthusiast and adding the magenta azaleas into the background created a beautiful mix of pinks and golden fur. I needed to add another species that was facing habitat loss and decreasing populations so I chose the Blue Morpho butterfly that is suffering from over-collection due to its rare beauty. The iridescent blue sheen of the wings complimented the blue green color of the leopard's eyes beautifully. - Kelley Sutphin
Category
2010s Realist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Personaje, acrylic with pink line, figurative facing forward
Located in San Diego, CA
"Personaje with Pink Line" acrylic and marker on board painting by Southern California artist Mike Rivero. "Personaje with Pink Line" is painted in red, pink, yellow, black on a yell...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful Abstract Expressionistic Painting, "Wild Abandon" 2022
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original painting by southern California artist, Kelsey Overstreet. Its dimensions are 36" x 36" x 2" (HxWxD). It is acrylic and spray paint on canvas. It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
Kelsey Overstreet lives in North County San Diego with her husband, daughter and son. Overstreet is currently an adjunct professor of Visual Arts at Point Loma...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
Untitled
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Welcome to the fantastic world created by Ben Darby. Darby enjoys using mix-media to no end and his colorful paintings are certain to peek the imagination. These small iridescent paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Impressionistic Cityscape Acrylic Painting, "Alley Totem No.7"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one-of-a-kind original acrylic and gold leaf still life painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Its dimensions are 5" x 70" x 2.5" in (L x H x D). It is unframed. A cer...
Category
2010s Impressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Abstract Celestial Oil Painting, "Light Episode 1247"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil painting by San Diego artist, Julia San Roman. Its dimensions are 48" x 48". It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow delivery.
...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Golden Rain II, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By silvia vassileva
Located in Yardley, PA
A graphic interpretation of rain, Golden Rain I is a part of a diptych. The two panels can be displayed individually or as a pair on a large wall. Abstract, bold and dynamic. The col...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Welcome to the fantastic world created by Ben Darby. Darby enjoys using mix-media to no end and his colorful paintings are certain to peek the imagination. These small iridescent paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Protea Ball, acrylic on canvas large painting by Ben Darby, bright, texture
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Protea Ball, an original artwork by the artist Ben Darby. Acrylic on canvas, with large multi color protea flower center, foliage, raised texture and high gloss finish. Signed on bot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$6,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Dinner Date, acrylic painting depicting blue lizards, nasturtium, dry grass
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Dinner Date was conceived during a nature walk along the Balboa Park area of San Diego, specifically underneath a bridge leading to the park. This day, Ben...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Textile, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
In Plein Air Seascape, "La Jolla Waves"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a pre-owned painting by Brian Belfield. It is a framed en plein air painting made with oil paint on canvas. Its dimensions are 10" x 8" in (L x H). A certificate of authentic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ikebana, acrylic on canvas mounted on wood, raised texture, green, tan, black
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a whimsical interpretation of an ikebana arrangement. The texture is raised along the branches, with a green gradient that falls to tan and black at the bottom, complemented ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Cast Away From The Mainland, oil grey, white, black, city, clouds and waterway
Located in San Diego, CA
"Cast Away From The Mainland" depicts a city near a waterway. These small paintings beckon viewers to draw closer and observe all that artist has been able to convey on such a small ...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
large 5
Located in San Diego, CA
"The Factory Builds Eternally East" depicts a open skies and city lights. This scene is of no particular place, but rather Carpenter's interpretation and compilation of various places he has visited.
As a painter, I examine how the depiction of light contributes to our experience of paintings. The portrayal of light helps a painting to convey the atmosphere and mood of a scene, and is much of what enables a painting to convey depth and realism. Our perception of lighting features occurs largely through pathways in the brain that carry only black and white information, pathways which are distinct from areas that encode the colors and details we use to delineate specific objects. By painting in grayscale, I try to interact specifically with this region of our visual system, with the hope of conveying some of the spaciousness and emotional significance that light can imbue on scenes. Light, whether as the crisp contrast of a back-lit forest or the gray haze of an industrial landscape, is what defines a scene. Its power to communicate the feel of a place is the principle subject of my paintings.
The Blue Azul...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Atlas Dips His Toes In The Sky
Located in San Diego, CA
"Atlas Dips His Toes In the Sky" depicts the energy of a city that sits in a valley. As with most of Todd Carpenter's paintings, this scene is of no particular place, but rather his...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Clones of Clones
Located in San Diego, CA
"Clones of Clones" depicts a a city at the foot of a mountain ranged. This painting is rendered in about nine variations of gray, the darkest in the foreground is a few steps from bl...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Untitled
By Ben Darby
Located in San Diego, CA
Welcome to the fantastic world created by Ben Darby. Darby enjoys using mix-media to no end and his colorful paintings are certain to peek the imagination. These small iridescent paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Impressionistic Cityscape Acrylic Painting, "Alley Totem No. 8"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one-of-a-kind original acrylic and gold leaf still life painting by San Diego artist, Duke Windsor. Its dimensions are 6.5" x 60" x 2.5" in (L x H x D). It is unframed. A c...
Category
2010s Impressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Kangaroo Dreaming LARGE Colorful Australian Aboriginal Painting red yellow black
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Malcolm Maloney Jagamarra
"Kangaroo Dreaming" 1991
Framed
Signed verso
Provenance: Hank Ebes, Aboriginal Gallery of Dreamings, Melbourne, Australia; Acquired from the above in 1991, Richard Kelton Collection, Santa Monica, California
Malcolm Jagamarra was born in the Australian outback...
Category
1990s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic Polymer
Impressionist Landscape, "Forever Autumn"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original impressionist landscape by San Diego artist, Brian Belfield. Its dimensions are 36x18. It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity follows delivery...
Category
2010s Impressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting, "Blue Skies Ahead"
Located in San Diego, CA
A one of a kind 30x24 Abstract Acrylic on Canvas Painting executed by artist Stefanie Bales. A certificate of authenticity will be provided upon its purchase or delivery.
All of Ste...
Category
2010s Impressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Mixed Media Artwork, "Visuals in the Park #11"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a mixed media artwork by Monty Montgomery. Its dimensions are 20 x 16 x 1.5 and it is Hand Embellished Giclee print on Canvas with UV Gloss Varnish. A certificate of authenti...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Varnish, Mixed Media
"Arabesque Unplugged" Oil painting on Copper Female Nude blue oxidized patina
By Richard Hawk
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Richard Hawk calls his works of oil on copper a “co-creation with nature”. Hawk turned to the melding of copper oxidation and traditional oil painting in 2011. His works on canvas, p...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Copper
Bouquet of Roses in a Brass Pot - Aimé Perret 19th century oil painting
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Oil on canvas
38 x 29. 1/2 inches (96.5 x 74.9 cm.)
Framed: 51 x 42 inches
Signed lower right: Aimé Perret
Aimé Perret participated regularly in the Salon in Paris, from 1870 to 188...
Category
Late 19th Century French School San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Figurative Surrealist Oil Painting, "Dile Que No"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and resin painting by San Diego artist, Julia San Roman. Its dimensions are 36" x 60" It is unframed. A certificate of authenticity will follow d...
Category
2010s Surrealist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Textural Landscape Painting, "Sunrise Valley"
By Alexander Arshansky
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one-of-a-kind original textural abstract landscape artwork by San Diego artist, Alexander Arshansky. Its dimensions are 20"x16"x1.5". It is unframed. A Certificate of Authe...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Contemporary Abstract Painting, "Coral"
By Alexander Arshansky
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract painting by San Diego artist, Alexander Arshansky. Its dimensions are 36" x 36" x 2". It is unframed. A Certificate of Authenticity will fol...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Abstract Oil Painting, "Horizon II"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil painting by San Diego artist, Julia San Roman. Its dimensions are 20x20 It is framed in neutral wooden frame. A certificate of authenticity will ...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
SALVADOR DE REGIL 1954 Portrait of Marian Virginia Schuster - Surrealist Artist
By Salvador De Regil
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Marian Schuster was 19 years old in 1954 and attended City College San Francisco where she studied Art.
In the old school, Victorian, San Francisco, moneyed household that she was r...
Category
1950s American Modern San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Painting, "Under Another Ocean"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract painting on canvas by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 48"x 36"x 1.5". It is unframed. A certificate of authe...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Mixed Media Artwork, "Geo #163"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a mixed-media artwork by Monty Montgomery. Its dimensions are 16 x 16 x 1.6 and it is Aerosol and Molding Paste on Birch Panel with UV Gloss Varnish. A certificate of authent...
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Paste, Varnish, Spray Paint, Wood Panel
Abstract "Alien Landscape 7"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract oil painting on canvas by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 18" x 18" x 1.25". It is unframed. A certificate o...
Category
2010s Contemporary San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Impressionist Seascape, "Shallow"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original impressionist seascape by San Diego artist, Brian Belfield. Its dimensions are 43"x25". It is framed. A certificate of authenticity will follow its d...
Category
2010s Impressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil
Expressionist Seascape, "Thinking About You"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original expressionist seascape by San Diego artist Anna Cardoso. Its dimensions are 24x48x2. It comes in a silver frame. A certif...
Category
2010s Expressionist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Magic Realism Acrylic Portraiture Painting, "William" by Christopher Polentz
Located in San Diego, CA
A 14” x 40” x 2” Magical Realism Acrylic Portrait Painting executed on Wood Panel with Bronze by artist Christopher Polentz. A certificate of authenticity will accompany the piece up...
Category
2010s San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Inlet, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By silvia vassileva
Located in Yardley, PA
Abstract painting, inspired by a small inlet on a gray day, shrouded in a soft marine layer. Bold brushstrokes convey the dynamic nature of the scene, with lines representing the wav...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Contemporary Painting "No Boundaries"
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original abstract oil painting on canvas by Southern California artist, Daniel Ketelhut. Its dimensions are 40" x 28" x 2". It is unframed. A certificate of a...
Category
2010s Abstract San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pop Art Style Portrait of Al Capone
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original oil and acrylic portrait of Al Capone by Southern California artist, Gina Palmerin. Its dimensions are 60x60. It is unframed...
Category
2010s Pop Art San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary Cubist Figure Painting, "Now Beautiful"
By Alexander Arshansky
Located in San Diego, CA
This is a one of a kind original cubist painting by San Diego artist, Alexander Arshansky. Its dimensions are 24" x 36" x 1.5". It is unframed. A Certificate of Authenticity will fol...
Category
2010s Cubist San Diego - Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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