TurningArt Abstract Paintings

Red With Circles, Original Abstract Painting, 2021 Acrylic on canvas 36"W x 24"H Signed by the artist Artist Commentary: Red is a favorite color of mine although I find it so power...

Grid Play, Original Abstract Painting, 2021 Acrylic on paper 11"W x 9"H Unframed Artist Commentary: I used random shapes, some applied with a handmade stamp to fashion a colorful in...

Something More, Original Abstract Painting, 2020 Abstract Painting on Paper Artist Commentary: The long name for this one is 'Tearing Through the Sky in Wonder'. This one is very ...

Aninomininity, Original Abstract Ink Work on Canvas, 2018 8" x 10" (HxW) Acrylic and ink on canvas 12.5" x 14.5" x 1" (HxWxD) Total size in a black frame with a 2" white mat This ac...

Life Inside the Ice, Original Ink Work on Paper, 2018 Ink on paper Artist Commentary: This piece took on a life of its own once I got started. I moved the inks/colors around on a piece of Duralar drafting film with a heat gun and an air brush. At first I thought the soft blues and greens were going to seem very flat but then some shapes began to emerge. I decided at that point to get out my white Posca pen and start pulling some shapes off of the background. Many have told me the shapes look like roses and others have told me the shapes look like ice. I'll let you decide what you feel about this piece. I call it 'Life Inside the Ice' because it feels like an ice sheet as it melts in the spring. The ice moves along the river and it piles up in certain areas and bumps and crashes into other pieces of ice. It makes incredible sounds too. At first glance this is a calming piece, but ... is it really? Hmm.... About the artist: I have been an artist all my life, ever since I could hold a pencil. I have always loved to draw and paint. My styles have varied over the years from realism to abstract and everything in between. The mediums I most enjoy working with are: oil, colored pencil, charcoal, graphite, watercolor, pen & ink, alcohol ink, and acrylic. Currently I am experiencing a mammoth amount of creative freedom working on abstract art. In 2015, I donated one of my kidneys to a young woman who had only been born with one very diseased kidney. Since then she has been thriving and now going to college and living her life. What a blessing! I consider this a privilege and I'm so happy I was a match for her. I have lived all over the country (U.S.). I primarily grew up in Woodland Park, CO. Following living in Woodland, I lived in Durango, CO, Farmington, NM, Houston, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA and currently live in Montrose, CO (hopefully for good). I thankfully found my way back to Colorado. We live near Colona, in the shadow of Buckhorn Mountain (west/central Colorado) and absolutely love this place! It is remote, uncluttered, quiet, peaceful and beautiful. The inspiration I feel in my heart here is something I’ll be forever grateful for. It makes my soul sing! I love to ski and am glad I live near some great places. Telluride, Crested Butte, Aspen, etc ... when money allows. On February 12, 2017 I was in a ski accident in Telluride. Someone hit me from behind and knocked me unconscious for a few minutes (yes, I was wearing a helmet) and broke my collar bone. The guy hit me and left me for dead. He still has yet to be found. It's considered a felony to hit and run, just like in a car. Consequently, I suffered a concussion that has changed my life forever. My creativity has changed. Something happened to my eyes and I have a hard time doing the tiny details I used to do. But something also clicked in terms of how I approach my art. The freedom of abstraction has helped me heal and cope. Not only from the accident but with so many areas of my life. I have learned what true forgiveness means (to give as well as receive). I have a new appreciation for how fragile our lives really are and just how quickly life can be taken from us. A lot of things can change in the blink of an eye! That moment created a complete paradigm shift in my life. Mostly for the better. I’m involved in an art mentoring program called Art Partners. I mentor a young boy (age 10). He created a piece that won first place in the student category of the Ouray Alpine Artist’s Holiday art show (nationwide) as well as 1st place in The Montrose Visual Arts Guild 2018 art show. I love the fact that I get to help shape this young man's creative future. He's my lil buddy. There is an old cabin (100+ yrs old) on the property where I live that I have turned into my art studio. It’s my retreat and sanctuary. While I'm in this cabin, creativity just bursts forth in a riot of paint and color! This, I believe, is my heavenly father working through me. I'm still not sure what the grand purpose is but I keep my mind and heart open. I'm expecting adventure because, really, there's no way to know what's next. Like I always say, "the point is not to live forever but to create something that does." Keywords: alcohol, alcohol ink, abstract, ink, adirondak, fluid, flow, design, home decor, décor, fine art, colorado, airbrush, yupo paper, yupo, ranger, ranger ink, tim holtz, fluid art, flow art...

Roses, Original Ink Painting, 2018 Ink and pen on paper Artist Commentary: This original piece is alcohol ink on a clay panel board. The ink was moved around using an airbrush. The fine lines were created with a posca paint pen. This one looks somewhat like roses, but on a very abstract level. It has a warm flow to it that will invite someone to come look closer. This one has a special meaning to me because it started out as a very frustrating piece. I wiped my board clean about 3 times and started over. I stopped, took a deep breath and let the colors start melting together naturally. Then an image emerged ... roses. I then had a wonderful time turning this piece into what you see here. It's one of my favorites. Hope you enjoy it as well. About the artist: I have been an artist all my life, ever since I could hold a pencil. I have always loved to draw and paint. My styles have varied over the years from realism to abstract and everything in between. The mediums I most enjoy working with are: oil, colored pencil, charcoal, graphite, watercolor, pen & ink, alcohol ink, and acrylic. Currently I am experiencing a mammoth amount of creative freedom working on abstract art. In 2015, I donated one of my kidneys to a young woman who had only been born with one very diseased kidney. Since then she has been thriving and now going to college and living her life. What a blessing! I consider this a privilege and I'm so happy I was a match for her. I have lived all over the country (U.S.). I primarily grew up in Woodland Park, CO. Following living in Woodland, I lived in Durango, CO, Farmington, NM, Houston, TX, Philadelphia, PA, Atlanta, GA and currently live in Montrose, CO (hopefully for good). I thankfully found my way back to Colorado. We live near Colona, in the shadow of Buckhorn Mountain (west/central Colorado) and absolutely love this place! It is remote, uncluttered, quiet, peaceful and beautiful. The inspiration I feel in my heart here is something I’ll be forever grateful for. It makes my soul sing! I love to ski and am glad I live near some great places. Telluride, Crested Butte, Aspen, etc ... when money allows. On February 12, 2017 I was in a ski accident in Telluride. Someone hit me from behind and knocked me unconscious for a few minutes (yes, I was wearing a helmet) and broke my collar bone. The guy hit me and left me for dead. He still has yet to be found. It's considered a felony to hit and run, just like in a car. Consequently, I suffered a concussion that has changed my life forever. My creativity has changed. Something happened to my eyes and I have a hard time doing the tiny details I used to do. But something also clicked in terms of how I approach my art. The freedom of abstraction has helped me heal and cope. Not only from the accident but with so many areas of my life. I have learned what true forgiveness means (to give as well as receive). I have a new appreciation for how fragile our lives really are and just how quickly life can be taken from us. A lot of things can change in the blink of an eye! That moment created a complete paradigm shift in my life. Mostly for the better. I’m involved in an art mentoring program called Art Partners. I mentor a young boy (age 10). He created a piece that won first place in the student category of the Ouray Alpine Artist’s Holiday art show (nationwide) as well as 1st place in The Montrose Visual Arts Guild 2018 art show. I love the fact that I get to help shape this young man's creative future. He's my lil buddy. There is an old cabin (100+ yrs old) on the property where I live that I have turned into my art studio. It’s my retreat and sanctuary. While I'm in this cabin, creativity just bursts forth in a riot of paint and color! This, I believe, is my heavenly father working through me. I'm still not sure what the grand purpose is but I keep my mind and heart open. I'm expecting adventure because, really, there's no way to know what's next. Like I always say, "the point is not to live forever but to create something that does." Keywords: alcohol, alcohol ink, abstract, ink, adirondak, fluid, flow, design, home decor, décor, fine art, colorado, airbrush, yupo paper, yupo, ranger, ranger ink, tim holtz, fluid art, flow art...

Solar Blast, Original Abstract Painting, 2021 Ink on paper Artist Commentary: Light and Darnkess from Within is a piece that was a happy accident. I was moving colors around and wa...

abstract 29/29, Original Signed Contemporary Neutral Abstract Encaustic Painting 29" x 29" x 3" Beeswax, Resin, Pigment, and Oil on Wood Panel Hand-signed by the artist in verso. A contemporary minimalist encaustic work by artist Michele Renée Ledoux...

Genesis - he Rested, Original Abstract Resin Painting, 2018 Artist Commentary: My Genesis collection ends with Genesis 2 when God rested. This is my depiction. Keywords: celestial,...

Genesis - Light from Dark, Original Abstract Resin Painting, 2018 Artist Commentary: My depiction of the verse in Genesis where light and dark wer...

Genesis - Lights in the Sky, Original Resin Painting, 2018 Artist Commentary: My depiction on Genesis 1:14 - adding stars and planets. Keywords: multicolored, stars, abstract Artis...

Purple Majesty, Original Abstract Resin Painting, 2017 Artist Commentary: Playful purple and gold splash across the picture plane. Keywords: abstract, resin, color, marble, paintin...

Artist commentary: I like to transport my mind to a calming place, inspired by memories, and complex organic elements found in nature. Playing with colors and movement, creating new compositions -- my best work comes when there is freedom to create without any strict plan. With intuition and spontaneity taking over, the result is often a surprise. To me, everything flows, and there is always a sense of balance and harmony that can emerge out of disorder. I love the ambiguous and mysterious nature of abstraction. Through self-discovery and experimentation, I am allowing dynamic energy that manifests through the joy of creating. The result is loose interpretations of anything that exists between the mind and reality, therefore each painting is unique and sometimes inexplicable. About the Artist: Ethereal and calming, Novi Lim...

Life at the Blue Bar #5, Abstract Yellow Acrylic Painting, 2017 24" x 20" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Unframed, but comes "cloth-edged" (black) and ready to display with hanging wire Artist Comm...

Artist Commentary: Las aguas muertas de vida y sueños. Mudarme a Madrid en medio de una pandemia, ha sido una especie de ensueño. Los viajes a las Islas Baleares y Canarias me ayudar...

Artist Commentary: Las aguas muertas de vida y sueños. Mudarme a Madrid en medio de una pandemia, ha sido una especie de ensueño. Los viajes a las Islas Baleares y Canarias me ayudar...

Artist Commentary: Monotype Print on Arches 88 paper, using oil base printmaking inks, completed in February, 2021 Geometric in shape, each colors are printed separately. This is on...

Artist Commentary: Homage to Saccio Joe Saccio, a doctor, a wonderful sculpture artist, and friend who recently passed away. In memory of his friendship, I use shapes that were left in his studio to create this piece. About the artist: Oi Fortin...

Artist Commentary: VISION By Joyce Kilmer "Homer, they tell us, as blind and could not see the beautiful faces looking up into his own and reflecting the joy of his dream, Yet d...

Artist Commentary: Together Apart It’s a CoronaVirus pandemic reality of the world! We are all in this together but to be safe we must be ...

Artist Commentary: This new series of Monotype collage are my latest and exciting project. I use my monotype background to start, then added cutouts from other media. It's fun and a...

Artist Commentary: This new series of Monotype collage are my latest and exciting project. I use my monotype background to start, then added cutouts from other media. It's fun and addictive to make! Enjoy. About the artist: Oi Fortin...

About the artist: Oi Fortin is an award-winning monotype printmaker, working in New Haven, CT, USA. Her contemporary abstract expressionist prints are notable for a vivid palette and...

Artist Commentary: Passeig de Grácia' is an avenue in the heart of the largest district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the most opulent Avenue of the city, where the celebrated and awe-...

Artist Commentary: Passeig de Grácia' is an avenue in the heart of the largest district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the most opulent Avenue of the city, where the celebrated and awe-...

About the artist: Oi Fortin is an award-winning monotype printmaker, working in New Haven, CT, USA. Her contemporary abstract expressionist prints are notable for a vivid palette and...

About the artist: Oi Fortin is an award-winning monotype printmaker, working in New Haven, CT, USA. Her contemporary abstract expressionist prints are notable for a vivid palette and...

Artist Commentary: Passeig de Grácia' is an avenue in the heart of the largest district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the most opulent Avenue of the city, where the celebrated and awe-...

Artist Commentary: Passeig de Grácia' is an avenue in the heart of the largest district of Barcelona, Spain. It is the most opulent Avenue of the city, where the celebrated and awe-...

About the artist: Oi Fortin is an award-winning monotype printmaker, working in New Haven, CT, USA. Her contemporary abstract expressionist prints are notable for a vivid palette and...

About the artist: Oi Fortin is an award-winning monotype printmaker, working in New Haven, CT, USA. Her contemporary abstract expressionist prints are notable for a vivid palette and...

Artist Commentary: A series of paintings created during an art residency in La Gomera, Canary Islands (2021). Keywords: abstract, small format Artist Biography: Sofí­a Maldonado-...

Artist Commentary: Created during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Guaranteed to bring Joy to any Home full of Color & Texture. Keywords: Happy Art, Joyful Art Artist Biography: Melissa lives in a world where everyday is a creative and magical adventure full of color. Art came into Melissa's world full time after being laid off from her corporate sales job in January 2012. After her father’s death is 2013, Melissa started painting, art journaling, and playing with mixed media as a way of healing. As a creative artist, her work has been featured at the Newburyport Art Association, Chelmsford Art Association, SOWA Art Market in Boston, MA, Greenway Open Market in Boston, MA, Boston Arts Festival, Central Flea in Cambridge, MA, Squam Art Fair in Holderness NH, and the Providence Flea in Providence, RI. When Melissa is not creating some sort of magical art...

Artist Commentary: Created during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Layers of Mixed Media, Acrylic Paint, Mark Makings full of Love Keywords: colorful art, joyful art, Heart Art Artist Biography: Melissa lives in a world where everyday is a creative and magical adventure full of color. Art came into Melissa's world full time after being laid off from her corporate sales job in January 2012. After her father’s death is 2013, Melissa started painting, art journaling, and playing with mixed media as a way of healing. As a creative artist, her work has been featured at the Newburyport Art Association, Chelmsford Art Association, SOWA Art Market in Boston, MA, Greenway Open Market in Boston, MA, Boston Arts Festival, Central Flea in Cambridge, MA, Squam Art Fair in Holderness NH, and the Providence Flea in Providence, RI. When Melissa is not creating some sort of magical art...

Artist Commentary: Inspired by Spring Flowers Layers and Layers of Acrylic Paint with Lots of Texture Keywords: Colorful Art, Abstract Art, Joyful Art Artist Biography: Melissa lives in a world where everyday is a creative and magical adventure full of color. Art came into Melissa's world full time after being laid off from her corporate sales job in January 2012. After her father’s death is 2013, Melissa started painting, art journaling, and playing with mixed media as a way of healing. As a creative artist, her work has been featured at the Newburyport Art Association, Chelmsford Art Association, SOWA Art Market in Boston, MA, Greenway Open Market in Boston, MA, Boston Arts Festival, Central Flea in Cambridge, MA, Squam Art Fair in Holderness NH, and the Providence Flea in Providence, RI. When Melissa is not creating some sort of magical art...

Artist Commentary: Red abstract joy inspired by fall in New England. Keywords: Happy, Colorful, colorfield Artist Biography: Melissa lives in a world where everyday is a creative and magical adventure full of color. Art came into Melissa's world full time after being laid off from her corporate sales job in January 2012. After her father’s death is 2013, Melissa started painting, art journaling, and playing with mixed media as a way of healing. As a creative artist, her work has been featured at the Newburyport Art Association, Chelmsford Art Association, SOWA Art Market in Boston, MA, Greenway Open Market in Boston, MA, Boston Arts Festival, Central Flea in Cambridge, MA, Squam Art Fair in Holderness NH, and the Providence Flea in Providence, RI. When Melissa is not creating some sort of magical art...

Artist Commentary: Colorful, vibrant painting evoking the fell of a Summer day at the beach. Keywords: colorful, bold, playful Artist Biography: Scott has worked and lived in Trib...

Artist Commentary: Vibrant shapes on a subtle background of blue and green. Keywords: playful, colorful Artist Biography: Scott has worked and lived in Tribeca in Manhattan since ...

Artist Commentary: An interplay and overlay of brightly colored shapes. Keywords: colorful, bold, playful Artist Biography: Scott has worked and lived in Tribeca in Manhattan sinc...

Artist Commentary: The colors really pop in this painting. It is like the after images from looking into a bright light. Keywords: colorful, bold Artist Biography: Scott has worke...

Artist Commentary: This colorful abstract painting has an interplay of dynamic forms. Keywords: colorful, playful Artist Biography: Scott has worked and lived in Tribeca in Manhat...

Artist Commentary: Colors and shapes with patterning juxtaposed creating a bold and playful composition. Keywords: Abstract, Conceptual & Allegorical, Landscape & Nature, colorful, ...

Abstract #43, Original Acrylic Painting, 2017 30" x 20" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Unframed, but comes "cloth-edged" (black) and ready to display with hanging wire Artist Commentary: From my gr...

Bouquet II, Oil Painting on Canvas Unframed, ready to hang with a wire on the back. Artist signature on the back. Abstract, Flora, Texture, Drip, Pastel, Contrast, Light, Layers, Co...

Artist Commentary: Starting with that very deliberate setup, I try to transgress my initial ideas by allowing chance to influence applications of paint. Then through both explosive u...

Artist Commentary: Starting with that very deliberate setup, I try to transgress my initial ideas by allowing chance to influence applications of paint. Then through both explosive u...

Artist Commentary: My paintings are about the primacy of the moment in which they were made and the materials they are made with. Before starting paintings, I setup my color palette,...

Artist Commentary: 31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic Artist Biography: Allison Kunath is...

Artist Commentary: 31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic Artist Biography: Allison Kunath is...

Artist Commentary: 31x43" Sumi Ink on Washi Paper Keywords: minimal, minimalist, abstract, ink, textural, meditative, meditation, monochromatic Artist Biography: Allison Kunath is...

Artist Commentary: Sakura means cherry blossom and is derived from Saku, which means to bloom, or to smile or laugh. Cherry blossoms are a symbolic flower of the spring-- a time of ...

Artist commentary: I like to transport my mind to a calming place, inspired by memories, and complex organic elements found in nature. Playing with colors and movement, creating ne...

Artist commentary: I like to transport my mind to a calming place, inspired by memories, and complex organic elements found in nature. Playing with colors and movement, creating new compositions -- my best work comes when there is freedom to create without any strict plan. With intuition and spontaneity taking over, the result is often a surprise. To me, everything flows, and there is always a sense of balance and harmony that can emerge out of disorder. I love the ambiguous and mysterious nature of abstraction. Through self-discovery and experimentation, I am allowing dynamic energy that manifests through the joy of creating. The result is loose interpretations of anything that exists between the mind and reality, therefore each painting is unique and sometimes inexplicable. About the Artist: Ethereal and calming, Novi Lim...

Artist Commentary: Tron Legacy (the movie) has a city in it called Digital Domain. That's where the idea came from... Keywords: City, Computer, Fantasy Artist Biography: Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney Collectibles...

Artist Commentary: An Art Deco rendition of a trip I took in 2010, the train from London to Paris... Keywords: symmetry, London, Paris, Train, europe, travel, night and day, night, ...

Artist Commentary: This combination might be considered poetic... Keywords: bird, hand, color, black, realist, formal Artist Biography: Robert Crooker was born in Massachusetts in 1951. A life long Red Sox fan, he saw the likes of Frank Malzone, Yaz, George Scott, Rico, Jim Lonborg all play in years gone by. He has been married for over 27 years with 4 children, and 2 grandchildren. In the Mid-1970’s, Robert started collecting Vintage Disney Collectibles...

Artist Commentary: This large minimalist painting is centered around a dot grid made from US dollar bills. The dollar bills were collected fr...

Artist Commentary: This is a completely new and uncanny painting that may continue its own new series. Keywords: red, green, blue, abstract Artist Biography: Edges of color vibrat...

Artist Commentary: In this painting I chose to play with fluctuating greys on a field of contrasting yellow and magenta. The yellow is composed of a yellow-orange and a lime green to...

El Regreso de los Toros (c.), Original Abstract Bull Painting, 2018 30" x 24" x 1.5" (HxWxD) Unframed, but comes "cloth-edged" (black) and ready to display with hanging wire Artist Commentary: Based in large part from Pablo Picasso's ""Toro"" 11 stage bull series from 1945, comes my ""El Regreso de los Toros"" series (or ""Return of the Bulls""). The Toro (or Bull) is a great creature to work with in both in it's inherent physical qualities and room for artistic creativity. Picasso intended to deconstruct the Toro with geometric precision in 1945, taking it from a full animal to a single line drawing...