Milly Ristvedt

Mott Composition - large, bright, blue, geometric abstraction, acrylic on canvas

2018

Rendered in pink, lemon, green, and blue this abstract painting with a floral motif is by Adam Cohen. Thickly applied expressive brushstrokes in a bright palette bring a palpable energy to this lively, joyful painting that resembles a floral tapestry. Cohen likes to cut into wet paint with a palette knife to create visible texture. Pink, lemon, green, and blue flower petals overlap one another in a luscious visual display. “… I like abstract painting. I can create accidents. And then I can edit in or out what I like. Use them as a springboard. A place to build the rest of the painting around. I create paintings that feel deeply personal to me. Somehow I always know when they are done.” Adam Cohen “A painting by Adam Cohen is like a sudden burst of light. Vision is dazzled by a surface alive with color, swarming with incident. As you approach the canvas, it feels as if it were coming forward to meet you, to immerse you in a field of visual energy.” Carter Ratcliff, Art Critic Adam Cohen studied at Philadelphia’s Tyler School of Art and lived and painted in Rome for a year. After many successful years as an illustrator in NYC, he returned to his first love...

Passages and swipes of lemon yellow, silver, white and sapphire blue jostle for space in this dynamic acrylic by Adam Cohen. Cohen intersects the language of heroic Abstract Expressi...

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The word love appears on one of several oval shapes that dance across the canvas in this fun abstract painting by Sandra Meigs. The American born artist often uses words, geometric shapes and bright colours to create playful and compelling work. This piece is rendered in peach, red, yellow and blue against a light blue backdrop. One of a series of thirty paintings...

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This contemporary abstract painting by Sofie Swann measures 48" x 36" and is made with acrylic paint and Persian tea on canvas. Eight rows of six circle-like shapes, which are half d...

This abstract contemporary painting is made with acrylic pain, cardboard, and Persian tea on canvas. It features a neutral palette, with a warm, light beige background, and brown, bl...