Bert Beirne

"Quimper Bowl & Black Grapes" Realist Still Life Oil Painting on Wood Panel

20th Century

A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts gestural figures of red and yellow Tulips on a light lavender background with thick use of paint....

A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Daisy's. This piece depicts 3 gestural figures of big bold Daisy's on a golden background with thick use of paint. Inspired ...

This piece is part of an exciting new collection depicting iconic "Coco Chanel" with the artists "Dripping Dots" style. Focused on a pointillistic technique, the paint is able to cap...

This piece is part of an exciting new collection depicting iconic "Coco Chanel" with the artist's "Dripping Dots" style. Focused on a pointillistic technique, the paint is able to ca...

"Double Shot of Whiskey" by Abra Johnson is a captivating tableau that marries the rugged charm of the American West with the refinement of fine spirits. This expansive 36" x 36" oil...

Abra Johnson's "Studio Recycling" is a captivating study of iconic beverage containers. This 16" x 16" oil painting on a wood cradled panel showcases a Coca-Cola can alongside its cl...

In the trompe l'oeil panel painting, "Wonder, or the Plane of the Invisible," a comic cut-out of Wonder Woman sits between two spatial planes—the top, very flat plane is cut out in the shape of a plane as a play Wonder Woman's famous "Invisible Plane." The silly way the comic book character would sit in an imaginary seat flying through the air would force the artist to wonder, “how do you represent an invisible plane”. Here, we see a bright blue canvas, sprinkled with glittery paillettes; an outline of an airplane beneath an outline of the word “SKY”, an infantile depiction of the sun made of masking tape, and finally, the hero, Wonder Woman, her comic clipping taped onto the invisible plane. A very believable, naturalist blue sky with puffy white clouds is visible through the letters and the invisible airplane. It feels like we can reach into the invisible plane to find the natural world…yet atop the plane is an old cartoon of the first female superhero. She overlaps the realistic atmosphere, and even casts a shadow onto it. The planet’s orbit is dedicated to the sun, and all living things need the light to survive…yet this most important element is made up of a crude array of tape strips, asymmetrical, and even torn in-half. This sun refers back to Pablo Picasso’s sun...

Trio of Pears is a stunning Still Life painting that would make a welcome addition to anyones collection. The soft green hues work beautifully with the soft grey background. The de...