Maura Segal

"Blue Moon" Light Blue & White Color Blocked with Blue Line

Born December 12, 1965 in New York City, Michael's father owned a fine art moving business and his mother was a playright/director. They were surrounded by a diverse crowd of artists,such as filmmaker Gary Galsworth and painter Charles Mingus Jr.. Michael’s family moved across the USA, living in Madison and Santa Fe, and finally settled on Whidbey Island in Washington State. He spent his teenage years clearing a six acre plot of land with his family and building a seven sided geodesic dome house. Michael attended The Evergreen State College from 1983-87, studying film and photography. After graduation he took his camera and, over a ten year period, traveled extensively throughout Europe. While travelling he lived with, performed with, and documented circus performers and their communities. With no formal education as a painter, Michael draws on his eclectic past for inspiration - strongly influenced by his travels throughout Spain and France and rich colors and textures marked by time. Michael moved to St. Louis in 2001, where he works as a full time artist and raises his daughter and twin boys - a lifetime dream. His artwork is collected by individuals and corporations worldwide. "My paintings are meditative studies done with rich colors and bold graphic compositions - I often incorporate circles, grids and stripes. The universality and appeal of this symbology pulls the viewer in and holds them there to explore the subtle details. I try to create work that both captivates and calms. I work with abstractions because I want to put forth something universal that can be open to interpretations that are unique to each individual and can continue to evolve over time. A common theme in my painting is the relationship between rigid linear form and the organic flow of nature, order and disorder. I feel this is reflective in many ways of our society and peoples’ longing for something more than the sterility of technology in our modern lives. I believe inclusion of these two elements creates a certain universal harmony in many of my paintings. My pieces are also about the act of painting itself. I explore the physical nature of my materials and push to use unique and original methods of applying them. Many times there is strong evidence of my physical relationship to the canvas as I paint - using my body motion as a natural pendulum and the random arcs of my markings. Other works are done on wood panels that I coat with a plaster mixture and carve into before it sets. The geometrical markings bring to mind old nautical maps...

"My art practice crosses three continents over two decades. The works consider the images and ideas that mark my journey into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of painting as a creative activity. During a period when I have carried adventurous journeys across several different social and geographic divides, I began to search deeper for an understanding of who I am, and where I am. My paintings started to explore the idea of self as the most fundamental element of human nature; I tried to seek my identity as I examined human nature." Hyunmee Lee was born in Seoul Korea, where she grew up practicing Western Modern art with experience in Eastern painting...

"My art practice crosses three continents over two decades. The works consider the images and ideas that mark my journey into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of painting as a creative activity. During a period when I have carried adventurous journeys across several different social and geographic divides, I began to search deeper for an understanding of who I am, and where I am. My paintings started to explore the idea of self as the most fundamental element of human nature; I tried to seek my identity as I examined human nature." Hyunmee Lee was born in Seoul Korea, where she grew up practicing Western Modern art with experience in Eastern painting...

"My art practice crosses three continents over two decades. The works consider the images and ideas that mark my journey into the spiritual and cultural dimensions of painting as a creative activity. During a period when I have carried adventurous journeys across several different social and geographic divides, I began to search deeper for an understanding of who I am, and where I am. My paintings started to explore the idea of self as the most fundamental element of human nature; I tried to seek my identity as I examined human nature." Hyunmee Lee was born in Seoul Korea, where she grew up practicing Western Modern art with experience in Eastern painting...

The New Primo by Joseph Conrad-Ferm, 2022. REP by Tuleste Factory Mixed Media 70 × 66 in 177.8 × 167.64 cm Mixed media abstract painting on canvas by NY-based artist Joseph Conrad-F...

In crafting this piece, I immersed myself in the vitality of spring—an orchestra of colors that dance harmoniously on the canvas. Utilizing acrylic and oil, each stroke sings with ex...

Robert Goodnough Collage Canvas Painting III, 1983 Painted canvas collage on cardboard (signed twice and inscribed to artist and curator Matthew Rose) S...

Jodi Fuchs creates modern abstract expressionistic artworks with undeniable energy. Years of inquiry into the metaphysical aspects of life have influenced her studio practice. This is where the act of creation is the muse. By following intuitive impulses, Fuchs' work speaks to the chaos and stillness (and the reconciliation of these two forces) inherent in the human experience. This original 13-inch square artwork is acrylic, ink, and graphite on canvas. It is Fuchs’ fascination with the pure creative force: understanding it, harnessing it and expressing it, that fuels her painting process. This painting is signed on the back. This artwork is framed in a white wood frame. The size and price include the frame. Convenient local Los Angeles area shipping. Affordable Continental U. S. and worldwide shipping also available. A certificate of authenticity issued by the art gallery is included. Born in New York in 1964, Jodi Fuchs is an award-winning contemporary abstract painter living in Los Angeles. Her education about color and pattern came on the job while working as a decorative painter for 20+ years. One hundred thousand wine labels by Georges Duboeuf have been adorned with her art. Fuchs' work has been featured on 50+ TV and film productions, graced the lobbies of hotels from New York to Miami to Portland Oregon, and has been exhibited and collected worldwide. REPRESENTATION Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 Bar Mingo Portland, OR PIA Agency Portland, OR 2016 Last Thursday on Alberta Street Portland, OR 2015 Energy Moving Soul Center Kona, Hawaii 2013 Chakra Code 143 East Meets West, Los Angeles, CA 2011 Rose Café Venice, CA 2010 Jodi Fuchs Art Gallery Santa Monica, CA 2009 Rawvolution Café Santa Monica, CA 2007 Butter Brooklyn, NY 2006 Epoxy Box Venice, CA 2004 The Garage Show solo exhibition Santa Monica, CA 2001 Buddha’s Mudras and Biology Studio 6 Santa Fe, NM EXHIBITIONS 2023 “About Face”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2023 WADA Sumer Heat Show, St. Petersburg, Fl 2023 Las Laguna Gallery Abstract Show, Laguna Beach, CA 2022 “Clarifying Color”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2020 “In Search of Principle”, Artspace Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA 2019 Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA 2019 Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA 2019 Art + Home, LA Family Housing Benefit Los Angeles, CA 2018 Art + Home, LA Family Housing Benefit Los Angeles, CA Gallery Cerulean, Portland, OR 2017 Southeast Art Walk Portland, OR 2015 SOKO South Kona Artist Collective Tour Big Island Hawaii ETC Gallery Santa Monica, CA Kohala Mountain Gallery Hawi, Hawaii 2014 Abstract Art Now Collection Saatchi Art Online 2013 Rose Café Venice, CA Saatchi Art Online offices Santa Monica, CA Art 4 All People Malibu, CA 2012 Wall Space Gallery Los Angeles, CA Small Works Whole 9 Gallery Culver City, CA 2011 Urban Pop Jeanie Madsen Gallery Santa Monica, CA Moksha Festival Santa Monica, CA Japan Relief Initiative Show Architecture for Humanity 2010 Rethink Green Culver City, CA group show The Art of Summer Orange County Center Contemporary 2009 Access Institute group show San Francisco, CA 2006 Phresh/Live Group Show Venice, CA Epoxy Box Venice, CA 2002 Charge Art Barn Gallery Santa Fe, NM Compassion Art Barn Gallery Group Show Santa Fe, NM Collect Plan B Santa Fe, NM 1998 Abbot’s Habit Venice, CA 1997 Needles LACE Gallery Group Show Los Angeles, CA PUBLICATIONS 2012 –19 World Art Group best-selling artist for art publishing company 2009 -19 Poems Art...