Steve Gibson "Glass Haus" 24"x18" oil and encaustic on linen 2013

Starting new group of paintings 54"x40" as soon as Lucius Hudson can deliver.

www.stevegibsonart.com

Andy Ralph and his sculptural installation at L&M opening in Venice, Ca. May 23, 2013

Hilma af Klint  The biggest No. 2 1907 oil and tempera on paper 328cm x 240cm

This may be the first abstract painting in history. All the more remarkable since she was a woman from Sweden.

www.tate.org.uk

John Mills   "Fortress" 2012   48"x48" oil on canvas
www.futurepaint.com

Another strong painter out of Los Angeles stretching the boundaries of current painting.

Stephen Beal  Untitled # 27 (from the linens) 2012 graphite, acrylic and oil on linen 20"x24"

An elegant appoach to mark making and rigorous discipline combine with great effect in Beal's newest paintings. Recently shown at George Lawson in Culver City.

 www.georgelawsongallery.com

Jakob Julian Ziolkowski  Two Heads  2005 oil on canvas 14.17"x11.81"

www.martinjanda.at

Ben Pritchard  "Big Red (liver) oil on linen 2011

www.bencpritchard.com

Intuitive ruminations on humanity via subjective abstraction. Wonderful paint handling.

Tom Driscoll "untitled" cast cement dimensions variable 2013 

Museum purchase Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Congratulations Tom Driscoll!

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Norbert Schwontkowski  "Purple Haze" 2008 Oil on Canvas 110 x 90 cm

www.grimmgallery.com

Alberto Di Fabio "Untitled" 2002 acrylic on linen 73" x 55.5"

www.gagosian.com

Science meets kitch meets sincerity could be the leitmotif of Di Fabio's efforts as a painter.

He walks a tightrope as he balances decoration and beauty with investigative forays into contemporary painting. His work clearly acknowledges his antecedents while at the same time carving out his own path in the wilderness.

Philip Guston "Untitled" 1979 oil on canvas 48"x42"

www.mckeegallery.com

A nice celebration of the artist's 100th birthday. Should not be missed if you are in NYC.

Baker Overstreet  "Wrinkle Queen" 2012-2013 acrylic on canvas 36"x36"
www.fredericksfreisergallery.com

Martin Ramirez   www.riccomaresca.com

Thornton Willis "Step Up" 2011 60"x48" Oil on Canvas

www.elizabethharrisgallery.com

Bernd Ribbeck  "Untitled" 2010 indian ink on paper 10"x13"

www.peterkilchmann.com

Joseph Yoakum (1890-1972) Mt. Raelene near town of Perth Australia  22"x14" n.d.
ball point pen and colored pencil on paper
www.fleisher-ollmangallery.com

Yoakum lived most of his adult life in Chicago. His drawings were inspired by his memory of travels either real or imagined. An outsider that was invited into the world of contemporary art by the Chicago Imagists who discovered his work in the 60's. Wonderfully imaginative compositions developed using the most simple and humblest of materials. Many of today's contemporary artists could learn a lot from looking at his work.

Sam Windett  "Second Tavern" 2009 oil on canvas 39.37" x 31.49"
www.theapproach.co.uk

Somewhere between abstraction and figuration Windett finds a path to his eloquent paintings. He revisits the modernist era with a unique trope of his own. He also shows with Marc Foxx in L.A.

Thomas Nozkowski Untitled (98-112) oil on panel 22"x28"

www.stephenfriedman.com

Nozkowski has a show up at Pace in New York that is getting much attention from critics and artists alike. His unique take on abstraction with his quirky compositions and allusions to figuration are resonating with many younger artists today.

Conrad Marca-Relli  (1913-2000)  collage on canvas 54.3"x 67.7"
www.ronchinigallery.com

Marca-Relli was an american born of Italian immigrant parents in Boston, Mass. He attended Cooper Union and would become part of the abstract expressionist movement in the mid century. His work was influenced by Italian painters Alberto Burri (1915-1995) Georgio Morandi and De Chirico. Architecture, the figure and the natural world were the touchstones for his  compositions. Although his style would be mimicked by countless designers and found on everything from curtains to fabric design in the 50's and 60's, his unique vision and commitment to that vision still captivate today.

Anja Schwoerer  "Untitled"  38"x34"  2001 bleach on fabric


www.nicellebeauchene.com

Schwoerer's painting is hand intensive, reductive, additive and evocative. All the afore mentioned are elements used by good painters. Her process of dying the fabrics of her paintings via a batik method using bleach on velvet or linen is not new, however, the application of this technique in her hands yields extraordinary results. Her statement "making ornaments to express the indescribable" is an apt description of her process based painting that is infused with a mystics eye for the sublime.