Abstract Artists Working in Earthy Tones

Yellows, browns, reds and blues usually dominate the color palettes of those working with earthy tones. As abstract art shifts away from realism, the early 20th century saw an art movement that relied on using color and shape to portray the subject matter. The expression of the artist finds a home in this movement, conveying emotion or capturing the determination of the artist to capture a moment. If you look closely at the ochres and browns that have come to define earthly tones, the viewer will note tinges of red, blue and yellow. The primary colors are used by abstract artists such as Mondrian to render the two-dimensional and highlight the simplicity of color and shapes. But if you start mixing them, the brown hues (that can border on murky) are found within works by Francoise Dugourd-Caput and Barry Rafuse. Rafuse even notes that his use of often primary and brilliant colors are as a result of being drawn to nature's designs and land form. And as he moves towards the abstraction of these elements, they blend within his works using the power of the two-dimensional to powerfully depict the world around us.

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Painting, Mist, Shanon Bee

Mist

Shanon Bee

Painting - 50 x 61 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 24 x 0.8 inch

$520

Painting, Aurora, Shanon Bee

Aurora

Shanon Bee

Painting - 61 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$520

Painting, Design271, Ron Halfant

Design271

Ron Halfant

Painting - 137.2 x 137.2 x 0 cm Painting - 54 x 54 x 0.01 inch

$1,555

Painting, Diaphane, Steliana Mocanu

Diaphane

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 54.5 x 45.5 x 2 cm Painting - 21.5 x 17.9 x 0.8 inch

$1,618 $1,295

Painting, Blue eyes, Steliana Mocanu

Blue eyes

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 55 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 21.7 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,618 $1,295

Painting, Poissons Rouges, Hayvon

Poissons Rouges

Hayvon

Painting - 37 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 14.6 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$277

Sculpture, Coeur rouge, Hayvon

Coeur rouge

Hayvon

Sculpture - 25 x 25 x 6 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 9.8 x 2.4 inch

$301

Painting, Osmose, Lallement Martine

Osmose

Lallement Martine

Painting - 30 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$289

Painting, Profusion, Andrew Kinmont

Profusion

Andrew Kinmont

Painting - 60 x 60 x 4 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.6 inch

$1,922

Painting, JS, Steliana Mocanu

JS

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 60 x 60 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

$1,618

Painting, Eclipse, Kerstin Paillard

Eclipse

Kerstin Paillard

Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch

$4,508

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