Gesso Figurative Paintings

Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Linden Lane" 2025 Acrylic paint on stretched canvas The artist signed the bottom left of the painting. “Linden Lane” captures a quiet, intimate...

This contemporary impressionist abstract expressive floral painting, "Blooming Summer Roses", was created by the French artist Natalya Mougenot. Radiating energy and emotion, the pie...

Na Kumuwaiwai Hohonu, Underwater Spirt - Hawaiian Symbolist Figurative Hawaiian symbolist nocturnal figurative of glowing whispy figure underwater with mountains and red coral garden by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...

"Colors of the Summer Horizon" is a dynamic, contemporary abstract landscape by French artist Natalya Mougenot, part of her Nature series, where she explores the natural world throug...

"Danger" - Original Modernist Oil Painting on Canvas Striking modernist painting by Bay Area artist Jean Hyson (American, 1928-2023). Hard edge oil on canvas depicting a black square to the left of the canvas with a lit up cinema projector. A mans face can be seen appearing in the light coming from the projector. An orange square is seen parallel to the projector, with a yellow circle inside. The number "13" can be seen in the lower right of the orange square. Purple and light blue take up the background. Signed "Hyson" lower right in black square. Titled, signed and dated "Jean Hyson" "Danger 1966" verso. Presented in a purple wooden frame. Frame: 20 1/2"H x 24 1/2"W Image: 19 3/4"H x 24"W Born in Texas, Jean Hyson (American, 1928-2023) is best known for her modernist, sharp edge, paintings. Hyson attended the Art Student League in New York with George Grosz, Yaso Kumiyoshi and William Baziotes and Beaux Artes, Paris, France from 1954-59. She was an Artist in Residence and Instructor at the California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland from 1970-1974. Her work is held in the Oakland Art Museum, Oakland California, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, California and the California Container Corp. of America, Chicago, Illinois. Jean Hyson and her then-husband Jacques Fabert (who typically painted under the name “Jean Faber Himbert”) were an important force within the midcentury San Francisco art scene. Her work has been featured in countless Bay Area gallery and museum exhibitions—including SFMOMA, the de Young, and the Legion of Honor—and is in numerous public and private collections. In a fantastic in-depth interview with Hilda Pertha...

This contemporary abstract expressive impressionist floral painting was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot as part of her newest small collection, titled 🪻**"Primavera"**🪻—a...

In keeping with my passion for nature, this collection "Infusing wisdom of Nature" focuses on the wisdom and support found in nature. Powerful roots symbolising spiritual and cultura...

Bright and dynamic depiction of two birds fighting by Filipino artist JG Rivera (20th Century). Splashes of color surround a flourish of feathers. At the center of the composition, t...

"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle In "Satori...

Born in South Africa, Wietzie left Cape Town for the United Kingdom and then Canada. After a long career as a lawyer, she began taking painting classes at the Emily Carr School in Vancouver. The abstract floral artist Bobbie Burgers...

The Bather Description: Oil on canvas, blue, figurative, nude, abstract, gestural, modern In this vibrant oil painting Jessica Benjamin captures a private moment depicted throughout art history. Through expressive brushwork, and use of color, this painting has a modern vitality that builds upon this artistic tradition. Jessica Benjamin was born in Bloomington, IL and graduated from the New York Academy of Art with his MFA in 2014. Her paintings have been featured on the cover and interiors of three albums by Wynton Marsalis...

"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in Being. Allow nature to teach you stillness." – Eckhart Tolle Flowers un...