A Horse of a Different Color

 

I saw this painting three years ago at the Arizona Fine Arts Expo and it immediately grabbed my attention.  I love the abstract nature of the painting and the bright colors all while beautifully depicting a handsome horse.  This painting is the work of Lexi Sundell an artist known for her bright colors and layers of acrylic paint.  Lexi lives in Montana with her husband who also happens to be an artist.  She began her career painting mostly flowers but in 2012, a dream inspired her to make animals the theme of her works. 

You can check her website and see many other wonderful paintings.

The Green Car

 

When I first saw this painting I immediately thought it looked like Palm Springs California but I later found out the artist is living in Tucson Arizona so it could easily be a scene from Tucson.  The painting is called "The Green Car" and it was painted in 2018 by Andy Burgess.

Burgess is a British artist who now lives in Tucson.  He calls his work "Pop Geometry" and is known for his abstract depictions of modernist architecture.  He was born in London England the son of actor John Burgess and his wife Lana.  He studied political science at the University of Leeds and actually interned for a Labour Party member, Jack Straw.  However, he started taking night classes in art and switched his interests to the art studies.

He says he was inspired by artists like Piet Mondrian, David Hockney and Edward Hopper.  I can certainly see a resemblance to the work of all three of those artists.

I found this painting at the Phoenix Art Museum.

Brain Cloud

 

The unusual nature of this piece is what caught my eye.  It's the work of John Baldessari (1931-2020).  

Baldessari was based in the Santa Monica area of California and he became known for art created using found photographs and appropriated images.  

He worked in print making, film, video, sculpture and photography.  "Brain Cloud" to the left, is a photographic print 

This piece was on display at the Laguna Beach Art Museum back in 2019.  

The Symbols

 

Back in 2016 I saw an exhibit of the works of Peter Krasnow a Los Angeles based artist known for his abstract wood sculptures and modernist paintings.  Many of his pieces featured repeating patterns, something I have always found attractive.  

Krasnow was born in Ukraine in 1886 and emigrated to the United States in 1907.  He graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1916.  His paintings and drawings were often based on Hebrew calligraphy and other subjects related to his Jewish heritage.  

The exhibit this painting was included in was at the Laguna Beach Art Museum.