2024
In 2000, Julia Contacessi earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Pratt Institute in New York City. Over the years, her eye for composition coupled with her love of painting, design and photography has earned Contacessi numerous awards in such publications as Photographer's Forum and Creativity along with inclusion into the Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections (ALSC) in New Haven, Connecticut. Julia never strayed far from texture, paint and the mixing and layering of mediums, which are important components to her work. Her most recent abstracts focus on deconstructing painted color palette studies through isolated images and then rebuilding those studies with new form and composition. She lives in Norwalk, Connecticut, with her husband and son. She spends most weekends tackling new projects and getting into all sorts of adventures with her little guy, Neo. She loves painting and photography, the occasional five-mile run and feisty discussions across the family dinner table on Sunday evenings.
"Drenched in Possibilities" Abstract Painting
By Julia Contacessi
Located in Westport, CT
Julia Contacessi’s Drenched in Possibilities, a 40" x 45" gallery wrapped acrylic on canvas, evokes the quiet power of shifting skies and deep water horizons. Layers of soft gray, wh...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cascading Waters " Abstract Painting
By Julia Contacessi
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract painting by Julia Contacessi features light, washy layers of blue tones through the middle of the canvas, with lighter, textured layers on either side, Ove...
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Sweet Promises" Abstract Painting
By Kelly Rossetti
Located in Westport, CT
This large horizontal abstract statement painting by Kelly Rossetti features a cool blue palette with deep charcoal and pale pink accents throughout. The artist layers the colors usi...
Canvas, Oil
"Restless Sea, " Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Teodora Guererra
Located in Westport, CT
This contemporary abstract statement painting by Teodora Guererra is made with acrylic and oil paint on canvas. It features a coastal palette, with layers of paint applied in wide, sweeping gestures, layering varying shades of blue over one another. The painting is signed by the artist on the back of the canvas, and is wired and ready to hang. Teodora Guererra’s abstract artistic vision has evolved throughout her years spent painting and teaching in Fairfield County, Connecticut; Tucson, Arizona, and upstate New York. Arizona’s naturally radiant landscape and arid climate led her to experiment with rich under-painting and vivid color; while the shifting seasons of the East Coast inspired Guererra to pursue dripping and staining techniques. Her focus has always been pushing the limits through experimentation with new materials. “As an artist, painting can be tormenting and sublime at the same time," the artist says of her work. "I'm a big risk taker, experimenting with different materials to layer, stain and saturate color on large canvases. My most successful work looks as if it happened all at once. It sometimes takes 7 or more paintings to produce a successful one and then it's a beautiful thing." Guererra received her undergraduate and graduate Art degrees from Southern Connecticut University, The College of Saint Rose and Skidmore College. Guererra’s paintings can be found in public and private collections across the U.S., including the Allmen Health and Wellness Center for Women in New York and SUNY Brockport, NY, William & Sonoma, San Francisco, CA. Her influences are Pat Steir, John McCracken, Helen Frankenthaler, Donald Jud, Bernar Venet, Agnes Martin and Brian Rutenberg...
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"#Layered" Abstract Painting
By Teodora Guererra
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Teodora Guererra features a blue and white palette ranging from deep blue-grey at the bottom of the composition, and fading up to light blue and white at th...
Canvas, Acrylic
"Into the Light" Abstract Painting
By Susan De Chiara
Located in Westport, CT
This abstract painting by Sue De Chiara is made with acrylic paint on panel. It features a light blue, white, and off-white palette, with green, yellow, and pink accents and a layere...
Acrylic, Board
Umi 6 (Abstract Painting)
By Janise Yntema
Located in London, GB
Image size is 40 x 32 cm (15.7 x 12.6 in) matted to 61 x 51.x 0.1 cm (24 x 20.1 in) Janise Yntema’s practice is rooted in the mastery of wax-based media, ranging from traditional he...
Paper, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil
Dunewood (Abstract Painting)
By Janise Yntema
Located in London, GB
Dunewood (Abstract Painting) Beeswax, resin and pigment on canvas mounted on panel. Unframed. This work is from a series of formal trifold compositions of quiet horizontal abstrac...
Canvas, Resin, Wax, Panel, Pigment
New Wave (Abstract Painting)
By Marcy Rosenblat
Located in London, GB
New Wave (Abstract Painting) Acrylic on canvas The textured appearance of her paintings emanates from the intervention of common household products such as paper towels during the ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Ascend, Abstract Painting
By Julie Weaverling
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An abstract artwork blending textures and colors captures the balance between calm and vibrancy. Vibrant reds, blacks, and blues accentuate the muted grays an...
Acrylic
Umi 4 (Abstract Painting)
By Janise Yntema
Located in London, GB
Image size is 40 x 32 cm (15.7 x 12.6 in) matted to 61 x 51.x 0.1 cm (24 x 20.1 in) Janise Yntema’s practice is rooted in the mastery of wax-based media, ranging from traditional he...
Paper, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil
Wainscott (Abstract Painting)
By Janise Yntema
Located in London, GB
Wainscott (Abstract Painting) Beeswax resin, pigment and oil paint on panel — Unframed. This work is from a series of formal trifold compositions of quiet horizontal abstraction, ba...
Canvas, Resin, Wax, Panel, Pigment
