Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Dr. Tarmo Pasto was a psychiatrist and artist. He taught psychology and art through the 1970s at California State College at Sacramento since the school’s inception. He also authored a book on art, "The Space-Frame Experience in Art,” published in 1964. However, Dr. Pasto was mainly known to the world for introducing the works of one of his patients, Martin Ramirez (1885–1963). Dr. Pasto was a psychiatrist for Ramirez in the late 1950s and provided him with quality art materials and also encouraged his artistic endeavors. The art of the insane was of particular interest to Dr. Pasto, and he would often use examples of it in his classroom. Dr. Pasto was also very instrumental in initiating several Bay Area exhibitions of what today is considered outsider art. In the 1970s, with the help of artist James Nutt, he provided the first public showing of Martin Rameriz's artwork. Thus, Tarmo Pasto gets much of the credit for introducing one of the well-known outsider artists to the world. He also discovered the outsider artist P.M. Wentworth and promoted his work. Dr. Pasto was a long-time contributor to the California art scene, as well as an art teacher and psychologist to many successful artists.
(Biography provided by Robert Azensky Fine Art)
1960s Modern Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars, Mixed Media, Pastel, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Glaze, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Color Pencil, Wood, Str...
2010s Abstract Impressionist Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Acrylic
Maura Petersen"Linden Lane" - Vibrant Colorful Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Quiet Scene, 2025
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Acrylic, Gesso, Canvas, Paint, Stretcher Bars
2010s Contemporary Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Maura Petersen"Awakening" - Bright Colorful Textural Figurative Woman Sitting Abstract Artwork, 2025
2010s Contemporary Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
2010s Contemporary Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Glaze, Underglaze, Acrylic, Engraving, Stretcher Bars
2010s Expressionist Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Tarmo Pasto Abstract Paintings
Gesso, Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil, Stretcher Bars, Charcoal
