Friday Fave

Autumn is here!  Happy Friday!

Hans Hofmann (German, 1880-1966), Autumn Gold, oil on canvas, 1957
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

{image via National Gallery of Art}

David Rex Joyner

I recently discovered New Orleans artist David Rex Joyner.  Joyner's mixed medias are very reminiscent of two of my favorite abstract impressionists, Willem de Kooning and Hans Hofmann.  I love how he blends nature and landscape into these wonderfully vibrant and playful abstracts. 

Brace
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
16 x 16 inches

Cloud
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
30 x 30 inches

Float
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
9 x 12 inches

Serenity
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
16 x 16 inches

StumbleAcrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
36 x 48 inches

Trust
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
36 x 48 inches

Wake
Acrylic and Mixed Media on Canvas
9 x 12 inches

Rise
Acrylic/Mixed Media/Canvas
9 x 12 inches

The last work, Rise, is my absolute favorite!

{images via Cole Pratt Gallery}

Friday Fave

This is the first painting that made me fall in love with abstract impressionism!

Hans Hofmann (Germann 1880-1966), Song of the Nightingale, oil on canvas

Happy weekend!

{photo via Hans Hofmann}

Friday Fave

This Willem de Kooning oil was auctioned in Christie's Post War and Contemporary Evening Sale, November 13, 2007, realizing $19,921,000. Beyond the enormous price tag, this work is an outstanding example from de Koonings last great oil series.  In a creative spurt from the spring of 1975 through 1978, de Kooning drew inspiration from his immediate surroundings on Long Island; focusing on light, water and the landscape.  "When I moved into this house," de Kooning observed in 1976, "everything seemed self-evident. The space, the light, the trees-- I just accepted it without thinking about it much. Now I look around with new eyes. I think its all a kind of miracle" (W. de Kooning, quoted in M. Prather, Willem de Kooning Paintings, exh. cat., Washington. D.C., 1994, p. 197).  While his paintings remained largely abstract, glimpses of light and nature flow onto the canvases.

Willem de Kooning (American/Dutch 1904-1997). Untitled XXIII, oil on canvas

I love the fluidity and painterly nature of the brush strokes; not to mention the vibrant colors. It reminds me of springtime and the regrowth of the landscape.


Have a wonderful weekend!

{photo via Christie's}