San Francisco - Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Patricia builds her compositions intuitively with palette knives, blending colors and developing texture directly on the surface of her panels. She describes ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s San Francisco - Mixed Media
Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Intaglio
1990s San Francisco - Mixed Media
Wood
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Inspired by a summer trip, Melissa has been looking forward to combining one of her favorite birds, the meadowlark, with purple asters. She enjoyed creating the contrast between the loosely rendered flowers and the more detailed bird. Adding to the piece are lovely orange accents and a little iridescent blue.
About the Artist
Melissa is passionate about color. She finds it to be the most significant form of inspiration to paint. Speaking on influences in her work, Melissa says, “Sometimes it’s an idea that I can’t get out of my head, or a color that I just MUST paint!” She particularly enjoys painting leaves, and the changing colors of Oregon foliage are visible in her work. In 2001, Melissa began teaching art classes, which has allowed her to view her own artwork in a new way. “The information that flows in a class is awesome,” she says. Melissa is constantly learning from the students in her classes, and is more conscious of what it means to be an artistic role model.
Words that describe this painting: meadowlark, purple asters, flowers, bird, nature, animals, flora, representational, mixed media artwork, purple, yellow
Meadowlark & Purples
Melissa Gannon...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1960s Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Artist Comments
I call this technique 'canvas mosaic' which I developed over the last nine years. The square shapes are cut and painted pieces of canvas fabric that I adhered to the stretched canvas. Initially inspired by digital pixels, but harkens back to traditional mosaic making. In Japan, we use red string...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Paper, Crayon, Ink, Watercolor
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Spring is a time of renewal. Change winter clothes to spring and summer, clean the house, plant the garden and string spring garlands in the sun room. Such a ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
This piece is made by layering Korean mulberry paper on a wooden panel with homemade flour glue. Then I apply a glue base. Next, I draw my sketch, and trace ...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
1980s Other Art Style San Francisco - Mixed Media
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
I love that we can turn sheets of paper into an afternoon of soaring adventures over tropical islands, with terrible beasts and beautiful waterfalls, with our...
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Flowing white blossom with nuanced layers of pink, violet, teal and yellow. A complementary blue backdrop gives the flower an alluring roundness. Ruth-Anne sa...
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century American Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Paper
Artist Comments
"The beauty of the earth and the mystery of the universe converge," says Brit of this abstracted modernist landscape. "The three moons beg the question as to where this beautiful valley is to be found. I don't claim to know the answer, but I believe in its existence." The highly textured surface and low relief effects are created by a combination of embossed papers and layering of acrylic paint.
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: landscape, mountains, moons, modern, abstract, landscape, non-representational, modern , mixed media artwork, purple
Moons over Mountains
Brit J Oie...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
"A 'bot's best friend is his hedgehog," says Diane Flick. "Fill in the blanks with various other creature comforts and random additions, and we have the makin...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Onward was created as part of my ongoing Celestial series of mixed media works. This piece is about transcending the physical. The work is made of collage, pa...
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Layers of liquid gold metal applied in expressionist strokes over geometric black and white stripes. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to refl...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
This richly textured still life is full of energy. I was inspired by a cheerful bouquet of blooms that i captured in an abstract style. The bouquet is contrasted by a mix of patterns in the floral wallpaper and bold floral tablecloth...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
A portrait of a young woman, tendrils with small fires emanating from her glowing heart. Darlene explains, "Your heart is so big that it contains many, many l...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Ripe blackberries glow in the summer sun. Golden yellow, purple, blue and green applied in painterly brushstrokes and brought into focus with fine line work.<...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
I call this technique 'canvas mosaic' which I developed over the last nine years. The square shapes are cut and painted pieces of canvas fabric that I adhered to the stretched canvas. Initially inspired by digital pixels, but harkens back to traditional mosaic making. Cranes are one of symbolic creatures in Asia. Mysterious and always a little lonely in a beautiful way. I painted a dreamy crane with traditional Japanese Kimono patterns...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Abstracted flower blossom on a rich purple and red background. The flower's purple tinged petals flow across the composition creating a lively feeling. Collag...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Part of Ryan's long-running series of portraits done in charcoal and oil paint on gold washed paper. Ryan enjoys pairing the fluidity and transparency of oil paint with the substance of charcoal. "Much like the ballet of the same name, "Giselle" combines dramatic patterns with stoic expression," says Ryan. The figure wears an abstract dress of dripping circles, her hair in modernist angles. She looks intensely at the viewer, her slender frame elongated by her strong pose.
About the Artist
Words that describe this painting: girl, ballet, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, modern, portrait, expressionism, people, fashion, representational, mixed media artwork, yellow
Giselle
Ryan Pickart...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Patricia builds her compositions intuitively with palette knives, blending colors and developing texture directly on the surface of her panels. In this piece, lines connected by dots reference our interconnected relationships and voices speaking with each other.
About the Artist
As a child in the 1950s, Patricia Oblack sat in front of the television and learned to draw with Jon Gnagy...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Small-scale floral portrait with nice presence. The flower's white petals flow across the composition. The deep green and blue backdrop draw the eye and build...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Paper
Artist Comments
Liquid gold metal painted in expressionist strokes over a black ground. Thick, painterly texture provides numerous angles to reflect light. The edges of the p...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Impressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Charcoal, Pastel, Watercolor
20th Century San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Early 2000s Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Silver, Gold Leaf
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract Geometric San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Realist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media, Monotype
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
20th Century San Francisco - Mixed Media
Woodcut
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Modern San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist San Francisco - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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