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, Dancing Queen, Caalista

Caalista

Painting - 30 x 20 x 1 cm Painting - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0.4 inch

$1,128

Painting, Hours, Caalista

Caalista

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,561

Painting, Abysses, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Passion, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Nuages, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Torrent, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Embruns, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Ténèbres, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Lumière 2, Yannick Bernard

Yannick Bernard

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

$1,056

Painting, La vague, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Nébuleuse, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Ecume, Anne-Marie Mary

Anne-Marie Mary

Painting - 90 x 90 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 1 inch

$2,977

Painting, Ray of life, Caalista

Caalista

Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch

$1,441

Painting, Fragment of life, Caalista

Caalista

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, La rencontre, Caalista

Caalista

Painting - 50 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$2,161

Painting, Ensembles, Caalista

Caalista

Painting - 90 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,401

Painting, Crumble to dust, Caalista

Caalista

Painting - 61 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 24 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$1,345

Painting, Cellulaire, Steliana Mocanu

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$1,321

Painting, Blue in red, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 50 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$384

Painting, Planète bleue, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$330

Painting, Ebullition colors, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$360

Painting, Horizon red, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 20 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 7.9 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$174

Painting, Roses, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$210

Painting, Tango, Joyce Fournier

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 50.8 x 40.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 16 x 1 inch

$2,350

Painting, Reds, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$264

Painting, Tetris 3D, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$336

Painting, Gold tetris, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$336

Painting, Love dream, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$264

Painting, Black lines, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 50 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$360

Painting, Blast Rust, Romina Schimpf

Romina Schimpf

Painting - 125 x 105 x 4 cm Painting - 49.2 x 41.3 x 1.6 inch

$3,601

Painting, Quiétude, Steliana Mocanu

Steliana Mocanu

Painting - 50 x 64 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 25.2 x 0.8 inch

$1,020

Painting, Red liquides, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 60 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

$456

Painting, Waiting, Joyce Fournier

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch

$2,360 $1,888

Painting, Muse, Joyce Fournier

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 61 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 24 x 1 inch

$2,550

Painting, Winter  sun, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$300

Painting, Poissons Jaunes, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$252

Painting, Fishes abstrait, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$252

Painting, Fishes abstrait, Hayvon

Hayvon

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

$252

Painting, Horizon flowers, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$228

Painting, Spirales 6, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$240

Painting, Sun and winter, Hayvon

Hayvon

Painting - 38 x 45 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 17.7 x 0.8 inch

$252

Painting, Blue reflexion 2, Jo Sada

Jo Sada

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

$118

Painting, Inspiration one, Jo Sada

Jo Sada

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch

$107

Painting, Vert 1, Nicolas Vasse

Nicolas Vasse

Painting - 41 x 33 x 2 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 0.8 inch

$384

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