Abstracts of Nature: Paintings by Jennifer Tenace

Nature is usually an undemanding subject to render  because of its wide variety of colors and elements. Capturing the hues of nature without going into  extreme fluorescent palettes can be a challenge since you want to grasp the earthy tones as pure as they come so that the media being used can secure those color values as assets. The shapes and figures will also benefit from those selections and more importantly you will fall in love with the outcome. Jennifer Tenace captures nature in such a way that simplifies the fortified shapes of nature allowing the colors to tell the story. Although her shapes have an organic base all the stiffness of nature is also captured giving the canvas a structural balance that complements all the colors and textures.

Visit Jennifer Tenace’s website to view her entire nature collection.

Jennifer Tenace © www.lbyoga.com/Jennifer_Tenace Joshua Tree 48 x 48 Oil & Mixed Media

Jennifer Tenace © www.lbyoga.com/Jennifer_Tenace Let Go 36 x 36 Oil & Mixed Media

Jennifer Tenace © www.lbyoga.com/Jennifer_Tenace Moving Through 48 x 48 Oil & Mixed Media

The anatomy of an abstract piece – Paintings by Terry Burris

Terry Burris © www.terriburris.com

Terry Burris © www.terriburris.com

Terry Burris © www.terriburris.com

Looking at abstract paintings can bring you all sorts of emotions and reactions depending on the work. You will find abstract paintings that will have a happy aura and some that will scream pain and produce discomfort. I tend to put  my first impressions aside and really examine the piece the way I like to, as if the piece was a human body. I like to find the spine in every piece by defining the longest running division and then I look for elements that would run parallel to lead you right into the extremities which are  almost always supporting the main frame. Terry Burris Paintings are all perfect bodies, most elements are well proportioned and they do not depend on color to run their path around the canvas. I really enjoyed looking at these beautiful paintings as they reminded me how perfect life can be sometimes.

Visit Terry Burris Site for more of this collection.

Josh Meyer’s Paintings

With nothing more than a palette knife, the oil paint  and the canvas, Josh Meyer creates astonishing work. When you gaze at one of Meyer’s painting is like discovering a new world inside the canvas. Every inch of the painting  builds up and evolves  into a more complex fragment. It isn’t until you have stepped back all the way, that you begin to realize the simplicity of the figure while the surrounding flakes unfold before your eyes. Blur your eyes, step back and use your imagination. Anyway you choose to decipher the subjects the results will be the same with an extra kick of your own interpretation.

Visit Yosh Meyer’s Website here

Joshua Meyer© www.joshua-meyer.com "Falling to pieces" oil on canvas, 46 x 54

Joshua Meyer© www.joshua-meyer.com "Evie, who is not laughing" oil on canvas, 24 x 24

Joshua Meyer© www.joshua-meyer.com "Another lament" oil on canvas, 24 x 24

Kanevsky’s Waves

More than the representation of a natural reaction is the constant presence of a powerful movement. A self driven object with no other ambition than to crash where it so desires. Waves-the plural denomination of one ocean’s occurrence, the playful chain of naval manifest, the greatest parade leading up to the horizon. Alex Kanevsky illustrates that movement with precision, capturing all the visual segments that make up these beautiful waves.

Check out Alex Kanevsky’s entire wave collection including panoramics Here

Alex Kanevsky© www.somepaintings.net

Alex Kanevsky© www.somepaintings.net

Alex Kanevsky© www.somepaintings.net

Rimi Yang’s abstract figuratives

Rimi Yang’s imagination travels far beyond the average creative mind. Yang’s experimental take on color along with the traditional use of strokes add up to a unique style that sets her apart from other concurrent figurative artists. Although Rimi Yang is not considered a mainstream abstract painter, her body of work & quality certainly meet the requirements. I think Yang’s abstract figurative works are phenomenal and very different from her still lifes and portraits. Here are a few of my favorites.

Rimi Yang © Illusion 2005 Oil and Acrylic on Wood www.rimiyang.com

Rimi Yang © Memory of an Angel 2005 Oil on Acrylic on Wood www.rimiyang.com

Rimi Yang © Untitled 2005 Oil and Acrylic on Wood www.rimiyang.com

Objects that don’t belong – polaroids by Joe Mckay

Looking at the works of Joe Mckay I was able to absorb different messages. By joining all his polaroids I created a hypothetical puzzle where the chips were specially marked to be deciphered and unified in unusual categories. I chose 4 out of several polaroids which offered the same unintentional logic and this is what I came up with: OBJECTS THAT DON’T BELONG. I really enjoy the nature of these photographs specially the careless framing and the faded tones. Although these photographs stood out from McKay’s polaroid collection for not belonging (-refrence to a place or time) there were a few others that were superior in concept for just the opposite – Belonging-  ex. surfer boys in wagon, homeless guy in the street, couch in a living room etc.  Check out Joe Mckay’s work here

Joe Mckay© www.joemckay.net

Joe Mckay© www.joemckay.net

Joe Mckay© www.joemckay.net

Joe Mckay© www.joemckay.net