Chris Trella Koczwara

"Thicket" Pond enclosed by Forestry, Contemporary Naturalism Oil Painting

cca. 2018

An early example of Abstract Expressionism executed in 1955 during the movement's heyday and it's period of peak inventiveness. However, this work is still rooted in representation. The dark area the runs along the base of the picture is the ground and to the left, right and center there are black structures that represent trees. The work is very tactile and is composed of globs of paint that grow out from the surface and form a thick impasto. Rich vibrant saturated blues, reds and oranges create optical drama. The work look better in person. frame: 29 x 39 1/2 inches , Provenance: Kennedy Galleries The Currier Gallery of Art...

Squares is a bridge between Mondrian and the Hard-edge abstraction movement. Clearly, this is a very early work because the artist has not yet found his mature style. The flat squares of uneven proportion, are in a formal but off-axis vertical /horizontal grid structure. Perhaps it's the artists take on a "drunk Mondrian" where the squares stumble to align themselves. Each square shape is different in shape and color and with visible brushstrokes and light impasto. Look carefully at the gray squares. They all have a slightly different hue. The squares are all unique individuals and not a repetition To Goodnough this was his departure from his influencer. Squares show the influence of his teachers including Hans Hofman...

"Normandy" transports viewers on a visual journey through the captivating landscapes of Normandy. Executed with masterful command of oil on canvas technique and palette knife, this a...

Quick and confident brush strokes describe the gritty forms of perhaps steam engines or railroad yards. Luks bravura style of putting paint to canvas anticipates action painting of ...

Bay area abstract expressionist landscape of Paris, France woods by Eric Hoffman (American, B-1954). Signed and dated "Hoffman '84" lower right and "Hoffman 1984 France" on verso. Image 19.5"H x 25.75"W. Oil on paper. Master of Fine Arts, 1978, San Jose State University, CA: Master of Arts, 1977, San Jose State University, CA.; Bachelor of Arts, 1975, San Jose State University, CA.;Education, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1993; Computer Graphics, Foothill College, Los Altos, CA. 1996,1997; Filmmaking/ Animation / Computer Graphics, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. 1996-1998; Video Editing & Motion Graphics, Bay Area Video Coalition, San Francisco, CA. 1999; Printmaking, Kala Institute, Berkeley, CA. 2001; Spanish Colonial Wood Carving...

Rocky Hawkins was born in 1950 in Seattle, Washington and grew up in small towns near the Cascades Mountains. His interest in the mystery and spiritual element of the Indian culture ...

When it comes to abstract painting, the creation date is important. At the height of Abstraction Expressionism, overlooked Academic Artist John Atherton created a wonderfully complex painting that embodies many of the characteristics of what was going on in Mid-Century American Art. The work is simultaneously abstract as it is representational. Like a Bento Box, it's divided into sections by dividers. On close inspection, each section stands on it's own as a beautiful mini-painting yet coalesces as part of the whole. From a distance, it is eye-pleasing, but as the view gets closer and closer, new structures and details gloriously reveal themselves. This is an important painting and not unlike the work of Joaquín Torres-García. It was done in the last year of the artist's life. Signed lower right. Canvas is relined. Framed size: 30 x 41.25. The work is best viewed with top gallery lights to bring out color. Color will look different under different lighting conditions. Atherton exhibited at the famous Julien Levy Gallery in New York and his fine art is mainly associated with Magic Realism. He participated in the seminal 1943 Museum of Modern Art exhibition, American Realists and Magic Realists. The Museum of Modern Art has 4 Atherton paintings in its collection. As an Illustrator, Atherton did covers for the Saturday Evening Post, Fortune and Holiday Magazine...

Oil painting with boats and boat house. The artist uses color and line to create the illusion of texture within the painting. Placed in a dark, ...

Gorgeous oil on paper by abstract expressionist artist Adine Stix. Beautiful hades of pink, with purple, blue, yellow and a touch of brown create a gorgeous abstract landscape. Sign...

"Tempest" is a large warm sunset abstract landscape painting. This painting was made in the high Rockies of Colorado in the late autumn, when the winds roll through the sky with the ...