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, Ecumes, Sylvie Guyomard

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 100 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$3,361

Painting, Symphonie de la vie, Lu Ma

Lu Ma

Painting - 60 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 23.6 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,001

Painting, Landscape I, Lu Ma

Lu Ma

Painting - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$6,243

Painting, Lipstick, Benoît Guérin

Benoît Guérin

Painting - 70 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$816

Painting, Samba!, Benoît Guérin

Benoît Guérin

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

$864

Painting, Winter Sea, Benoît Guérin

Benoît Guérin

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

$888

Painting, Speed, Benoît Guérin

Benoît Guérin

Painting - 100 x 80 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 inch

$948

Painting, As one, Francesca Borgo

Francesca Borgo

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$800

Painting, One breath, Francesca Borgo

Francesca Borgo

Painting - 50 x 40 x 0.1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0 inch

$800

Painting, Nymphéas X2, Sylvie Guyomard

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 62 x 50 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24.4 x 19.7 x 1 inch

$1,681 $1,513

Painting, RefletX14, Sylvie Guyomard

Sylvie Guyomard

Painting - 46 x 46 x 0.2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 18.1 x 0.1 inch

$900

Painting, The Skeptic, Joyce Fournier

Joyce Fournier

Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 3.8 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1.5 inch

$850