Melissa McGill

Journeys No 8, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

2023

Layers of natural tones stain raw 36 x 48â€

Layers of vibrant tones stain raw 24 x 36â€

Acrylic and flashe on 20 x 24â€

Layers of natural tones stain raw 48 x 36â€

This work on paper is a colorful abstract featuring hues of red, green, and blue. It is framed without glass in a natural wood frame measuring 27 by 34 inches. The artwork and mat are coated and varnished. Eilis Crean is inspired by the works of Honoré-Victorin Daumier, Evie Hone...

This work on paper is a colorful abstract featuring hues of red, turquoise and pink. It is framed without glass in a natural wood frame measuring 27 by 34 inches. The artwork and mat are coated and varnished. Eilis Crean...

Stephanie Visser, a native of southwestern Michigan, was educated at Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids Michigan. She continued her education in fine arts and painting...

Guna II (Abstract Painting) Encaustic on Okawara paper - Unframed The title, Guna (2016), is a Sanskrit word meaning ‘string, thread or strand’ and was inspired by Adams yoga practice. “It’s a key concept in various schools of Hindu philosophy which states there are 3 gunas: goodness, passion and darkness, all present in everyone and everything, but in different proportions. The interplay of the 3 gunas define the character of someone or something, of nature and determines the progress of life”. (Wikipedia) The pieces in this series are printed with pigmented encaustic on Japanese paper; they are mounted on panel and coated with medium or stand alone like this work on Okawara paper. These artworks were a reaction to the more serialized and geometric work Adams was doing, a need to break from that and work in a freeing and more physical way. Tracey Adams is an American abstract painter and printmaker. Her artworks reflect a strong interest in musical patterns, rhythms, lyrical compositional elements and what she calls a sense of performance. She lives and works in Carmel, California. Work by Adams is part of the permanent collections of several museums, including the Bakersfield Art Museum, the Monterey Museum of Art, the Fresno Art Museum, the Tucson Art...