Massachusetts - Abstract Paintings

Marcia Wise’s “Stoneybrook” is a small, 24 x 12 inch mixed media painting on board with colors ranging from deep greens, magentas, blues, oranges, pinks and yellows. Acrylic paint an...

Marcia Wise's "Red Reflections" is an abstract landscape depicting the colors of a red boat reflected in the water. Oranges, yellow and reds are mingled with a range of soft blues to...

Marcia Wise's 'Relationships – Two Vases' is a 30 x 24 inch oil painting investigating light reflections on surfaces and forms. Blues and oranges dominate this 30 x 24 inch close-up ...

Born and raised in New York City, Jeannie Motherwell inherited a love of painting from her father, Robert Motherwell, and stepmother, Helen Frankenthaler, two pillars of mid-century abstraction. She studied painting at Bard College and the Art Students League in New York. Continuing with her art after college, she became active in arts education at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT. Later, relocating to Cambridge, MA, she worked at Boston University for the graduate program in Arts Administration 2002 - 2015. She served on the Cambridge Arts Council Public Art Commission from 2004 – 2007 and is currently on the Provincetown Arts Magazine Board of Directors, an Honorary Art Advisor Member for Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (NH), and is on the Advisory Board for Joy Street Artists Open Studios in Somerville, MA. Her work has been featured in public and private collections throughout the US and abroad. Jeannie’s studio is in Somerville, MA. She is represented by the M Fine Arts Galerie...

acrylic on Yupo paper

acrylic on paper

Born and raised in New York City, Jeannie Motherwell inherited a love of painting from her father, Robert Motherwell, and stepmother, Helen Frankenthaler, two pillars of mid-century abstraction. She studied painting at Bard College and the Art Students League in New York. Continuing with her art after college, she became active in arts education at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT. Later, relocating to Cambridge, MA, she worked at Boston University for the graduate program in Arts Administration 2002 - 2015. She served on the Cambridge Arts Council Public Art Commission from 2004 – 2007 and is currently on the Provincetown Arts Magazine Board of Directors, an Honorary Art Advisor Member for Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (NH), and is on the Advisory Board for Joy Street Artists Open Studios in Somerville, MA. Her work has been featured in public and private collections throughout the US and abroad. Jeannie’s studio is in Somerville, MA. She is represented by the M Fine Arts Galerie...

Born and raised in New York City, Jeannie Motherwell inherited a love of painting from her father, Robert Motherwell, and stepmother, Helen Frankenthaler, two pillars of mid-century abstraction. She studied painting at Bard College and the Art Students League in New York. Continuing with her art after college, she became active in arts education at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT. Later, relocating to Cambridge, MA, she worked at Boston University for the graduate program in Arts Administration 2002 - 2015. She served on the Cambridge Arts Council Public Art Commission from 2004 – 2007 and is currently on the Provincetown Arts Magazine Board of Directors, an Honorary Art Advisor Member for Rochester Museum of Fine Arts (NH), and is on the Advisory Board for Joy Street Artists Open Studios in Somerville, MA. Her work has been featured in public and private collections throughout the US and abroad. Jeannie’s studio is in Somerville, MA. She is represented by the M Fine Arts Galerie...

Born and raised in New York City, Jeannie Motherwell inherited a love of painting from her father, Robert Motherwell, and stepmother, Helen Frankenthaler, two pillars of mid-century ...

Born and raised in New York City, Jeannie Motherwell inherited a love of painting from her father, Robert Motherwell, and stepmother, Helen Frankenthaler, two pillars of mid-century ...

Medium Size Colorful Square Format artwork Painting on Panel. BIO Isabel Riley is a contemporary American artist born in 1970 in a factory town in Pennsylvania. Her paintings and ...

Charlotte Gibbs’ "flag" and "star" paintings often reference the artist's interest in Pop art and sometimes incorporate 23 karat gold leaf in addition to oil paint, but not always. With its depiction of a detail of the graphically idealized stars of the American flag in gold leaf against an olive ground, "Canton Olive and Gold" is at once lovely and bold. Beautifully painted and exquisitely executed, these elegant works of rich color are sophisticated examples of Gibbs' ability to invoke whimsy while demanding serious attention, and the artist's simple natural wood double lattice frame is the perfect complement. "Canton Olive and Gold" 23 Karat Gold Leaf and Oil on Linen 30 x 42 Inches Also available are 2 very related works in this "Canton" series: "Starry Splendor" which is entirely of 23 karat gold leaf and is the same size (30 x 42 inches), and "Canton Major" which is 23 karat gold leaf and navy blue oil paint and is slightly larger (34 x 48 inches). Available as well is the "U.S. flag in Olive and Gold," a painting of the full American flag in 23 karat gold leaf and olive oil paint...

Starting to Bloom is an elegant large-scale abstract painting by contemporary artist Sharin Schober, measuring 30 x 40 inches. Created with acrylic and mixed media on canvas, this pi...

Líbero Badii Argentine, 1916-2001 Frente Y Perfil Oil on canvas 23 ½ X 15 ¾ in. w/ frame 25 ½ X 17 ⅜ in. Signed verso Born in 1916 in Arezzo, Italy, Badii arrived with his family i...

Líbero Badii Argentine, 1916-2001 Cuatro Ojos Oil on canvas 15 ¾ X 11 ¾ in. w/ frame 17 X 13 in. Signed verso Born in 1916 in Arezzo, Italy, Badii arrived with his family in Argent...

Holly Addi, living and working in Salt Lake City, UT, USA is an abstract painter using acrylic and charcoal on canvas. Her gesture and surface quality is reminiscent of the Abstract ...

A colorful composition of oranges, blues, green and off whites that combine hard edged abstraction with looser abstract marks. Many interesting textures reveal the ghost of the under...

Artist Commentary: This piece is part of a series I've been working on about my recent trip visiting family in the Philippines. The paintings all contain layered elements of plants, ...

Pink Flowers is a vibrant contemporary mixed media painting by Boston-based artist Sharin Schober. Created on canvas, this striking 16 x 16-inch piece features bold, saturated layers...

“As an encaustic painter, I have come to appreciate and enjoy the way the hot wax pushes me beyond precision. I am a very orderly person and I think in grids. Much of my work is cent...

A colorful abstract mash mash of abstract marks and daubs surrounded by a white border. The goal here was to loosen up. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official c...

A many layered painting that started out very colorful and through adding and subtracting ended up in it's current configuration. The bright colors and small shapes reminded me of ho...

Bold, playful, and unapologetically vibrant, Ambush Tang Tabu by American artist Amantha Tsaros is a dynamic 48 x 48 inch acrylic on canvas. Tsaros’ work explores the relationship be...

A lively profusion of blue brushstrokes on a background of unsaturated ochres and peaches. The definition of Elan is energy, style and enthusiasm. Pretty much sums this painting up i...

A rhythmic profusion of signs and symbols that has a musical feel. Maybe it was the early Jethro Tull I was listening to when I painted it. Unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting...

A colorful composition of spontaneous, gestural vertical brush strokes that evoke plant forms. I was noticing the vertical drips on my painting wall that were left by many paintings....

A colorful composition of abstract brushstrokes of white, yellow and gray enclosing areas of turquoise, red and pink surrounded by areas of off-white. Many interesting textures. :: P...

A festive arrangement of colorful signs and symbols on a loose background of greys. This painting cheers me up for some reason! Unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstract :...

A colorful composition of abstract signs and symbols on a dark gray background. One of the first paintings of 2024. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certi...

Bold abstract brushstrokes of blues, red and off white are juxtaposed with textured areas of orange, yellow, blue and various unsaturated browns and grays. Painted during the midsumm...

Cathy Bennigson "Swirls II" Oil on Canvas 10 x 8 Inches Vividly colored Abstract Expressionist painting filled with light and energy, primarily in white, yellow, beige, blue and r...

Bold black brushstroke are juxtaposed with thinner ones. Very colorful with many interesting textures. A upbeat painting, I think. Named after the song You Can Depend on Me by Tommy ...

A bold hard edged painting of blacks, browns, reds, pinks and various off whites. some beautiful textures here with colors revealing themselves in the underpainting. Named after a ho...

Acrylic on canvas sheet - 12" x 14.5". Protective high quality varnish finish. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the ...

Curvilinear abstract lines delineate areas of saturated and unsaturated color. Many interesting color juxtapositions and textures. The composition is set off by an off white backgrou...

A bold abstract shape of blues, reds, greens, grays and black on a yellow background of abstract signs and symbols. A bit of a departure for me as I was combining bold brushwork with...

Original acrylic on canvas - A colorful overall composition with abstract plant forms - unstretched - ships in tube :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certi...

Loose abstract marks in a range of colors surrounded by a mottled blueish purple background. Many interesting textures that make for an energetic surface. :: Painting :: Abstract :: ...

A vertically formatted composition of abstract brushwork, pencil and mottled textures. Hints of under layers and previous marks make for an energetic surface. Painted in mid February...

Loose abstract marks in pencil and symbols in white, blue and green. A complex composition with evidences of previous layers and marks making for an energetic surface. Light unsatura...

A razzle dazzle of abstract marks amid areas of blues and turquoise. Many interesting texture and previous layers poking through. One of the first paintings of 2024. :: Painting :: A...

Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...

Peeking Yellow, 2017, Oil on Wood, 12 x 12 Inches. This painting is currently on view in a one-person exhibition of the artist's works at the Beth Urdang Gallery in Boston. Jean Fe...

"Red Ears," Flashe on Canvas, 72 x 60 Inches, is a large abstraction in gray, red, white and black, part of a highly sophisticated series of paintings, drawings and monoprints in their approach to mark making and the development of a new visual language, playful and reminiscent of Alexander Calder's aesthetic in the sense that the "drawing" is appropriated from comic books to construct a dense, multi-layered space. Margo Margolis: "While text and image combine to tell the story, it is the drawing around the narrative, the space between text and image that I find compelling. In my work, it is the space between, on the periphery, in the margins that has become the foreground. It is the charged environment that has become the subject. Equally significant and transformative have been innovations in process that have evolved. Discrete marks are de-contextualized, reassembled and photocopied. They are further manipulated by exaggerations in scale, repetition and excessive layering. I have introduced 'printerly' processes (carbon tracking and stencils) that combine with marks that are hand-drawn, hand-painted. These are layered over and under transparent veils of paint. The incorporation of printing methods has been critical both formally and conceptually. These processes underline the fact that this is a system based on a 'ready-made' language. They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche. These are distanced marks and frozen gestures. In combination with what is handmade, they reveal an alternate translation. Importantly, these processes, in allowing direct reproduction point to the semantic mutability of the language. However, most important is the process of building, excessive layering, and the continual dissolution and re-materialization of form. The paintings have a physicality and material presence that affirms the medium and is in contrast to their graphic impact." MARGO MARGOLIS EDUCATION B.S. Degree 1970, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York MFA Degree 1972, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2016 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2007 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 2001 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 1997 Esso Gallery, New York, New York 1993 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Mass. 1991 Beth Urdang Gallery, Chicago, IL. 1989 Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, Mass 1987 Richard Green Gallery, New York 1980 Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1979 University of Southern Florida, Tampa, Florida 1979 Miami-Dade College, Miami, Florida 1978 Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1977 Connecticut College, New London, Ct. 1977 Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2016 Fabulous You, Tiger Stikes Asteroid, Brooklyn, New York 2011 Twin, Twin, Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, New York 2010 Spring Editions, Pelavin Editions, New York 2010 Group Exhibition, Beth Urdang Gallery, Wellesley, Massachusetts 2004 Analog Click-Click, Temple Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. 2002 Snapshots, Arcadia University Gallery, Glenside, PA, Aldrich of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT 1999 Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA 1998 Accrochage in the Gallery, Esso Gallery, New York 1998 Brad Kalhammer, Nicholas Rule, Margo Margolis, Solo Voices, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND 1998 Art Exchange Show, New York 1998 Works on Paper, Galeria Martano, Turin, Italy 1998 Paintings and Monoprints, Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, New York 1997 Esso Gallery in Torino, Villa Buttino, Torino, Italy 1997 Art Exchange Show, New York 1996 Objects by Some Artists and Architects, Beth Urdang Gallery, Boston, MA 1996 The Art Exchange Show, New York 1994 Abstract Painting, Carolyn Roy Gallery, New York 1995 Wayne C. Brown DePonton d”Amecourt Collection, Colby College, Waterville, ME 1994 Contemporary Prints, Quartet Gallery, New York 1992 Mentors, Vox Populi Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1991 Presenze, Artisti Stranieri in Italia Oggi, Rocca Paolina, Perugia, Italy 1990 Contemporary Painting, Langman Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa. 1989 Very Special Arts Benefit, Christies, New York 1989 Ground Work, Valencia College, Valencia, FL 1989 Group Show, Shea Beker Gallery, New York 1989 Drawings, Lorence Monk Gallery, New York 1989 Monoprints, University of Maine, Orono M 1989 Inadmissible Evidence, SUNY Purchase, New York 1988 Group Show, Bernard Jacobsen Gallery, New York 1986 Mutual Respect, Vanguard Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1984 Nature As Image, OIA, New York 1983 Works on Paper, Bucknell University, A 1982 Group Show, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1981 Abstract Painting, Womens Caucus of the CAA, New York 1981 Ten Years Later, Skdmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York 1981 Exchanges III, Louis Abrons Center, New York 1981 Group Show, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1981 Sign and Symbol, Jeffrey Fuller Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1981 Five Abstract Painters, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1981 Group Show, Marion Locks Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1980 New York, New, Work,”Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, Texas 1979 Group Show, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1978 Diamond, Margolis, and Ripps, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1978 Contemporary Drawings, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 1978 Drawings, Pratt Graphics Center, New York 1978 Thick Paint, Curated by Carter Ratcliffe, Renaissance Society, University Of Chicago, Chicago, IL 1978 New Editions, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1978 Three New York Painters,” Alice Simsar Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI 1978 Six Contemporary Painters,”curated by Marcia Tucker, Kirkland College Clinton York 1977 Works on Paper, Alice Simsar Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI 1977 Critics Choice,” Joe and Emily Lowe Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, Munson-Williams Proctor Institute, Utica, New York 1977 New Abstract Objects,” Halls Walls, Buffalo, New York 1977 Diamond, Jacquette, Margolis and Ripps-New Work, Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York 1977 Painting ’75,’76,’77, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York; American Federation for the Arts, Miami, FL; Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH 1977 Works on Paper, Vick, Klaus, and Rosen Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 1976 Group Exhibition, Towson State College, Towson, MD 1976 “Contemporary Approaches to Painting,” University Museum, University of California at Santa Barbara 1976 “Four Young Artists,” Bykert Gallery, New York 1976 Invitational, OK Harris Gallery, New York PUBLIC COLLECTIONS Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA Brooklyn Museum, New York IBM Corporation, New York Fidelity Investments, Boston, MA Prudential, New York Rosenthal and Rosenthal, New York Chase Manhattan Bank Collection, New York Ivan Chermayeff, New York Lehman Brothers, New York Miami-Dade College, Miami, FL Amerada-Hess Corporation, New York American Can Company, Greenwich, CT Estee Lauder Corporation, New York General Mills, Minneapolis, MN Freed, Frank, Shriver, New York Chemical Bank, New York Delahunty Gallery, Dallas, TX Best Products, Richmond, VA Skadden, Arps, New York Stephen Paine, Boston, MA Davis, Polk, Wardwell, New York Roger Sonnabend, Boston, MA Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA Zimmerli Archives, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ GRANTS AND AWARDS Temple University Study leave, 1980, 1987,1994, 2002 Visual Arts Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 1987 Visual Arts Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, 1980 New York State Council for the Arts, 1977 Yaddo Residency Grant, 1976 MacDowell Residency Grant, 1976 Indiana University Fellowship, 1970 CATALOGUES Painting ’75,’76,’77 Critic’s Choice Contemporary Drawing, Philadelphia Thick Paint Margo Margolis, Miami Dade College Exchange III Nature as Image Ground Work Presenze Chemical Bank: An Art Collection in Perspective Margo Margolis, Esso Gallery BIBLIOGRAPHY Richard Lorber, Arts Magazine, September 1976 Art Week, October 23, 1976 Henry J. Seldis, Los Angles Times David Rush, "Paintings with a Sculptural Character," Art Week, October 30, 1976 Allen Ellensweig, Arts Magazine, April 1977 Richard Brugin, New York Arts Journal, September 1977 Mary Delahoyd, "Painting '75, '76, '77" (catalogue essay) 1977 Hayden Herrera, "Critics' Choice," Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse, New York and Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York (catalogue essay) 1977 John Russell, New York Times, June 1978 Carter Ratcliffe, "Thick Paint" University of Chicago, IL (catalogue essay) 1978 Ann Percy, "Contemporary Drawings, Philadelphia," Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (catalogue essay) 1978 Alexandra Anderson, Village Voice, March 26, 1979 Peter Frank, "In One Medium, Out the Other," Village Voice, April 9, 1979 Thomas Lawson, Art in America, October 1979 Karen Valdes, Margo Margolis, Miami-Dade Community College, (catalogue essay) 1979 Print Collector's Newsletter, Spring 1979 Lee Edwards...

"Gulf Stream Waters" 2019 Oil on Canvas 48 x 48 Inches Vividly colored Abstract Expressionist painting filled with light and energy, primarily in blues,...

Chase Langford has created a distinctive visual language that is grounded in the natural and built environment while embarking into uncharted territory. His impactful depictions reca...

Clara Berta is a Hungarian-American contemporary abstract painter who for over a period of 25 years has become widely known for her brilliant and luminous poured paintings, primaril...

"I am a Gippsland-based artist, whose creative process is ever-evolving, with the constant being my subject matter. Native Australian flora and fauna are commonly depicted in my work...