Abstract Expressionist Paintings
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Paper, Pastel
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Lithograph
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Photographic Film, Ink, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil, Spray Paint
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Mylar, Graphite
1970s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Gesso, Oil, Acrylic
1960s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
1990s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Paper, Conté
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Building up many layers of color in oil paint and cold wax medium, Valerie then used scrapers to reveal the tree trunks in an abstract landscape. Warm orange and yellow trees standing in front of a cool blue and green background. Heavy texture complements the expressionist palette. The piece is part of a series of three works. Although Valerie did not create them as triptych, the three hang well close together.
About the Artist
Valerie Berkely uses her finger tips as brushes to create her abstract paintings. For Valerie, the art is all about the process, the paint, her mood, and the moment. She admires the artist Wolf Kahn, who once said, “the picture is the conclusion of an experiment in which the hint of an image becomes actuality." Like Kahn, Valerie’s paintings combine pictorial landscapes with painterly abstraction. The vibrant primary colors capture the hues of the sun rising and setting, and the texture of her fingers across the surface divides sea, land, and sky. There is something very dreamy about these works, exemplified by their color, texture, and atmospheric quality. Valerie’s first “art epiphany” was seeing Seurat's La Grande Jatte at the Art Institute of Chicago. “Bowled me over! I actually fell down. And I knew I was to become a painter.”
Words that describe this painting: woods, forest, trees, nature, expressionism, nature, non-representational, oil painting, blue
Bare Trees...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Metal
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
This painting was inspired by the idea that we are shaped by outside forces, but remain unchanged, we persist in the face of adversity. It is what makes us human. My energetic oil paintings of stallions explore and illustrate movement through nature. This work represents an immigrant journey or strength and perseverance. I incorporate both contemporary (watercolor) and traditional (ink calligraphy) painting styles into this series.
About the Artist
Art has been with Shao Yuan Zhang for the majority of his extraordinary, and at times difficult, life journey. Raised in communist China...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Silver
1990s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Cotton Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Oil, Board, Masonite
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
House Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Mixed Media, Oil, Canvas




