Where We Met by Christel Minotti 40×40 Mixed Media

Christel Minotti. Fresh, light and airy paintings. Does this painting scream SPRINGTIME to you? It does to me! The mixture of colors and textures is wonderful. I happened upon this painting on Facebook and it grabbed me. I think the airiness of it is so interesting. The abstract quality is wonderful and the colors are perfection!

Read a bit about Christel, from the Anne Irwin Fine Art website:

Christel Minotti’s paintings explore the themes of relationships of colors and shapes. The images are simple in order to clarify the shapes and render the colors more powerfully. Her childhood was spent in Finland where basic modern forms were admired and blended with the nature-centered mysticism of the past. These influences have become intuitively central to her work. Her work has been exhibited in the South at the Gwinnett Fine Arts Center, Georgia, the Huntsville Museum of Art, Alabama, the National Invitational at Brenau College at Gainsville, Georgia among others. Her awards include 2nd Place, National Invitational, Brenau College and 1st Place, Cobb Council of Art, Marietta, GA with Alan Avery, Judge.

Image via AnneIrwinFineArt.com, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

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Last Light by Lindsay Hopkins-Weld 30×40 Oil

Lindsay Hopkins-Weld. With all the fabulous artists in the world it’s not easy to have a style that stands out, yet Lindsay’s work does stand out. Last Light is a soothing landscape, nice and serene, but with a strong contrast that makes it that much more wonderful!

The Light Before the Rain by Lindsay Hopkins-Weld 11×14 Oil

Light Before the Rain is the perfect name for this painting. You know how the colors change before a big rain? Everything has a stormy, cool color – Lindsay reflected it perfectly in the water and the wonderful light in that oh-so-cool tree!

Read a bit about Lindsay, from her website:

I strive to capture in my work the essence, beauty and vibrancy of a specific moment in time. My oil paintings are a direct result of this fleeting experience. They are filled with expressive brushstrokes, rich color, strong light and shadows. Through color harmonies, I am able to achieve a certain mood, and by using heavy brush-stokes, my work has a textural aspect to it. I am inspired by the reflective quality of water and the abstract shapes that result. I like to both exaggerate and simplify what I see, whether it be cloud formations, patterns in water or tree silhouettes. This creates a pleasing balance between abstraction and representation. I search for scenes that take my breath away, and paint through direct observation outdoors (Plein Air) and in my studio with the aid of my own photographs. The resulting work is an outpouring of my love for the coast and its environs. My goal is to convey this passion to the viewer.

BIOGRAPHY

Born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1960, Lindsay received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Museum School in Boston and has studied art in Florence, Italy and at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland. Further influence and encouragement came from her father, a self taught painter and wood carver. Lindsay currently lives in Massachusetts by the water.

“I am inspired by a beautiful day, the sun shining on anything, the gradation of fog, Richard Diebenkorn, Fairfield Porter, John Marin, all the Wyeths, Vincent Van Gogh, white sails on blue water, cloud formations, old bottles….” Read more HERE…

All images via LindsayHopkins-Weld.com, used with permission…

Images are not for reproduction, they are property of the artist.

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