Massachusetts - Mixed Media
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Artist Natalie George demonstrates a vibrant floral abstract with bright blushing hues. She paints larkspur flowers encased in expressive marks applied in bri...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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This mixed-media artwork portrays a man wearing a top hat and narrates his story of standing out in a crowd, capturing everyone's attention. The composition r...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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A whimsical portrait of a girl with flowing red hair in a brlliant orange dress. She stands happily in a field of radiant sunflowers and magical birds. "When ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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The sun sets on a rocky mountaintop, casting warm colors on a jagged ridge below. The contrast between light and shadow captures the fleeting beauty of twilig...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Exploring a narrative on the hazards and uncertainties of love, the artwork conveys the idea that letting oneself fall into affection is a gamble. The wood ba...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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This is a piece of art from Scott Dykema's horse series. In the artwork, the horse is depicted as a unique and significant animal. The image is full of striki...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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A morning scene unfolds at the Canyonlands National Park in Utah. The rising sun lights up the landscape, creating purple shadows on the cliffs with beautiful...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Part of artist Scott Dykema's series on animals. Scott paints an electric portrait of a pig with two of his bird friends eyeing the viewer. "This started as a...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Libby Ramage presents a modern expressionist piece collaged from abandoned students' works. She comes up with a composition clamoring in joy. Cartoonis...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Gail Ragains captures a model mid-pose, depicting her figure with a blend of collage papers, acrylic glazes, and oil pastels. The vibrant color combina...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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A figure stands with confidence, her hand resting on her waist as she leans to one side. The composition invites the viewer to get lost in the rips, gestural ma...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Artist Linda Shaffer captures the beauty and tranquility of the sunrise in her mixed-media abstract piece. She uses a combination of paints, paper, and graphi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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A snow-covered mountain basks in sunlight while thin clouds drift in the crisp and cold air. Adding depth and contrast to the scene, shadows fall in bright bl...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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Artist Joey Korom creates a collaged abstract with elements of cardboard and fabric. He slathers the paint like butter onto the canvas to create a thick impas...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Terri Bell displays geometric forms in a minimalist abstract. She balances distinct sections of circles and close linear work...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz presents a man climbing on geometric shapes attached to a bold background of yellow. "The inspiration for this piece is the constant searc...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Canvas, Wax, Oil
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A yellow tabby cat captures attention with its enigmatic and inviting gaze. Behind it, the dog shows a protective aura, silently vowing loyalty and friendship...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz presents a wall-bound sculpture with a rustic texture painted in shades of gray. Each of the four circles symbolizes the eternal and full-...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Black and white rose petals unfurl amid splashes of gold in this acrylic and oil painting. Each stroke captures emotion, holding moments in the eternal beauty...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Libby Ramage daydreams under the shade of an old sycamore tree. In this mixed-media piece, she combines the images in her imaginative musings—a beaut...
21st Century and Contemporary Outsider Art Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Charcoal, Acrylic
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"I've always been fascinated by what people see in my paintings," says artist Patrick O'Boyle. Through collage techniques and expressive paintwork, he demonst...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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This painting depicts an energetic dancer in full motion. The figure borders on abstraction, emphasized by muted grays that highlight splashes of lively orang...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Joey Korom expresses a vision of medieval sport in this mixed-media composition. He attaches strips of cloth to the canvas representing elements of jou...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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This painting depicts a figure in a dynamic position. Artist Gail Ragains uses gestural marks, brushwork, and an intuitive approach to push the piece into abs...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Terri Bell demonstrates a patterned abstract piece consisting of spheres enclosed in cubes. She envisions an ode to dreaming of simpler times living in...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Patrick O'Boyle draws inspiration from a childhood memory of going to the carnival. He paints an abstract interpretation of his jubilant experience. "T...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz displays a figure painted to look like bronze as the pivotal element. She creates a patterned background, drawn by hand and shaded to proj...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz exhibits a man climbing a carved wooden structure painted in green. She creates the nude form with resin and paints its body bronze for a ...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Terri Bell demonstrates abstract geometric figures in organized patterns. She balances distinct sections of circles and close linear work. “It organi...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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This mixed media artwork presents a portrait of a woman, with her eyes concealed and adorned with collage and paint. The inclusion of three-dimensional object...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz shows a bronze-colored figure balancing itself on a round structure attached to a solid blue background. Inspired by minimalism, she considers the possibility of contradicting the style by including something more in the discourse—in this case, the human being as a universal man...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Fernando Garcia presents the sun descending the horizon in an abstract seascape. Warm rays of light beautifully reflect on the ocean's surface. "After ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Terri Bell presents a conceptual abstract of changing moods in the form of gridded colors. Organic geometric shapes organize to encompass the entire co...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz displays a bronze-painted figure balancing itself on a round structure attached to a bold red background. Inspired once again by minimalism, she considers the possibility of contradicting the style by including something more in the discourse—in this case, the human being as a universal man...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Three songbird eggs lay nestled in a meticulously woven nest of twigs, delicately adorned with fragments of sheet music. A precursor to the melodies that the ...
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Melissa Gannon drew inspiration for this vineyard closeup from Oregon wine country not far from her home. "Grapes for wine, grapes to eat, grapes for j...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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This natural landscape echoes the spirit of the fall season through its lush tones of green, gold, and burnt umber. The painting serves as a celebration of na...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
2010s Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Canvas, Oil, Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
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Artist Terri Bell executes abstract sound waves into uniform horizontal lines. Each pattern stream sets the background apart in mesmerizing brown and beige sp...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Darlene McElroy creates a portrait depicted as royalty with recurring accents of flowers in his accessories and in the background. "He never fit in the...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Fernando Garcia depicts an abstract landscape evoking a serene atmosphere. "The sun king is a representative painting of the king of light," says Ferna...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz creates an intriguing three-dimensional piece that incorporates a human figure sitting in a relaxed manner at the center of a wooden frame...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelena Sidorova paints a portrait of a ginger kitten lounging on a chair - an entry to her series inspired by the grace and eloquence of her two beautiful pets. "I am a cat person. I love having them in my home," shares Yelena. She paints the silk piece with vibrant hues and fascinating patterns that shine bright and intense brilliance.
About the Artist
Silk is the fabric of the soul. On it, Yelena Sidorova pours paint in colorful sheets that shimmer and glisten with emotion. The process of painting on silk requires a delicate approach. Yelena has the gentleness required to weave mysteriously provocative paintings. She says, "I transform the world around me: every drop of dye on silk is one drop of magic into my existence."
Words that describe this painting: cat, pet, animal, fruit, summer, silk, mixed media, vase, chair, flowers, bouquet, table, relax, patterns, fun, whimsical, fauvism, season, evening, animals, representational, mixed media artwork, red
Ginger Cat...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Gail Ragains' work blurs the line between abstraction and the human figure through gestural, intuitive brushwork and linework. She captures her model's...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Linda Shaffer presents a vibrant, multi-layered abstract representation of a heart. Embedded monoprints, washi papers, mark-making, and original images...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Darlene McElroy displays a contemporary portrait of a woman with her hair flowing in the wind. Bold patterns in vibrant colors establish her dynamic silhouette. "The winds of life moved her to new places and new experiences full of secrets," reveals Darlene. The unconventional materials create a sculptural and dimensional aspect.
About the Artist
Darlene McElroy sees creating art as similar to reading Turkish coffee grounds. A story becomes revealed as one looks at the surface, texture and color. Her works use a variety of materials ranging from acrylic paints to photo transfers and collage. She currently lives in New Mexico and has been greatly influenced by the work of Robert Rauschenberg. She encourages viewers to search for their narrative interpretation when viewing a work.
Words that describe this painting: woman, feminine, figurative, stylized, narrative, storytelling, flower, wind, face, eyes, portrait, mixed media, contemporary, small, profile, people, contemporary, mixed media artwork, beige
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
Darlene McElroy
Acrylic paint and collage on masonite...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Relaxing waves smoothly drift along artist Nava Lundy's tranquil seascape. The direct view renders the composition in an abstract style. Thick impasto paint mimics the energy and movement of the ocean. Nava incorporates sand to create an extra dimension to this seascape.
About the Artist
Nava’s romantic and heavily textured impressionist...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Part of the artist Scott Dykema's series of works with the American Bison as the subject matter. He depicts the hefty animal standing firm in a verdant landsc...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz presents three figures sharing a tender moment as they sit on a ledge. "My beautiful friends and partners have been the driving force behi...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist John Gardner demonstrates an exploration of natural celestial events. In his new mixed-media works, John presents a skilled...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Yelitza Diaz demonstrates two bronze-colored nude figures standing on a narrow ledge. "My beautiful friends and partners have been the driving force behind this series of artworks," says Yelitza. She captures their time spent together, their shared experiences, and the fruits of their collaborations, playing a significant role in her work. Above all, her folks' unwavering support and encouragement fuel her creative process.
About the Artist
Artist Yelitza Diaz creates sculptural modernist wall pieces where she incorporates ceramic figures. Born in Venezuela, her life has been wrapped in the arts since childhood. She finished her degree at the Arturo Michelena School of Fine Arts, where she grew passionate about the human form. Yelitza devoted her time to her artistic practice and shared her skill as an art teacher in public institutions. She founded a gallery with her husband in her hometown but moved to the United States due to bureaucratic and economic matters. Since then, she has explored human existentialism and the political and social developments of her native country. "My artwork represents the search for peace and emotional balance that we all desire in life," shares Yelitza. She retains a workspace in Venezuela but mainly works at her studio in South Carolina, where she has complete freedom to develop her art. Yelitza’s work has been awarded and recognized by national and international juries. She has also proudly designed the town seal for her native municipality in Venezuela.
Words that describe this painting: bond, wall sculpture, brothers, partners, figurines, nude, relationship, love, sculpture, mixed media, figurative, figures, modern, couple, small, nudes, modern , mixed media artwork, red
Serie: Inseparable Bond 2...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Linda Shaffer demonstrates a contemporary abstraction of an expression of love. She layers and sands over fifty coats of p...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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"This painting has traveled with me through six moves and four cities," shares artist Agata Kijanka. "It's a very slowly transforming piece that evolved over ...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Part of artist Yelena Sidorova's Street View series. This piece features predominantly vibrant red roofings covering most of the city's structures. "Prague is...
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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A compelling western scene of the Muddy Mountains lays out in the beautiful geography of the Mojave. Artist Crystal DiPietro paints an impressionist rendering...
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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Artist Crystal DiPietro paints a sweeping view of a western ravine gloriously gleaming in the sun's warmth. "At the bottom of a beautiful desert canyon, I was surprised and thrilled to discover a lovely field of desert poppies...
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Massachusetts - Mixed Media
Mixed Media
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