2018
Gail Chase-Bien has a way of creating boundless worlds within the edges of the canvas. Her nature-inspired abstract, landscape and figurative paintings blur the distinction between background and foreground, inviting the viewer’s imagination to structure the piece. She brings softness, subtlety and suggestion to the edgy world of contemporary art.
Chase-Bien was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1946. She attended the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, receiving a bachelor’s of fine art in 1977 and a master’s of fine art in 1980. She held her first solo exhibition at Highlight Gallery in Mendocino in 1985 and continued to show steadily throughout California during the rest of the ’80s and ’90s.
Chase-Bien’s collection of work is a tribute to nature and the play of light upon the colors of the landscape. At the same time, her paintings are a meditation upon the human spirit and an invitation for introspection. Each piece takes her anywhere from a few months to years to make using oil paints on linen.
Chase-Bien currently lives and works in Napa County. Her ethereal paintings are held in many private collections and are exhibited at galleries and museums across California and beyond.
On 1stDibs, find a selection of Gail Chase-Bien paintings.
Blue Tide Oil on Canvas, Contemporary Landscape, Signed, 21st Century
By Gail Chase-Bien
Located in Burlingame, CA
Gail Chase Bien creates luminous oil on linen paintings that unfold slowly, both in their making and in their viewing. Built through thin, layered applications of paint over months a...
Canvas, Oil
Winter Lake 2 - Oil on Canvas, Contemporary Landscape, 48 x 36 in
By Gail Chase-Bien
Located in Burlingame, CA
Gail Chase Bien creates luminous oil on linen paintings that unfold slowly, both in their making and in their viewing. Built through thin, layered applications of paint over months a...
Canvas, Oil
Into the Water
By Donna McGinnis
Located in Burlingame, CA
Warm Waters is a beautiful abstract painting in clear blue, with touches of warmth, that references color through water, with a quiet yet complex surface of layered oil paint over st...
Canvas, Oil
Under the Water
By Donna McGinnis
Located in Burlingame, CA
'Under the Water' is a beautiful abstract painting in clear blue, with touches of warmth, that references color through water, with a quiet yet complex surface of layered oil paint o...
Canvas, Oil
My Merced River, Contemporary Oil on Canvas, Signed, 48x48 Inches
By Gail Chase-Bien
Located in Burlingame, CA
Gail Chase Bien creates luminous oil on linen paintings that unfold slowly, both in their making and in their viewing. Built through thin, layered applications of paint over months a...
Canvas, Oil
In the Twinkle of an Ocean: Abstract Oil and Resin Painting, 36x60
By Erin Parish
Located in Burlingame, CA
Lustrous blues and golds abound in this original and highly unique contemporary oil and resin painting on canvas from acclaimed American abstract artist Erin Parish, Parish's tradema...
Canvas, Resin, Oil
Water's Edge, Abstract Pastel Painting, 28x20 Inches, Unframed
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 28x20 pastel invites you to the serene meeting point of land and water, where soft textures and flowing lines evoke the calm beauty of a tranquil shoreline. Gentle hues blend to...
Pastel, Archival Paper
Sunrise On The Lake, Original Contemporary Bold Abstract Landscape Painting
By Jen Sterling
Located in Boston, MA
Sunrise On The Lake, Original Contemporary Bold Abstract Landscape Painting 48x48 (HxW), Acrylic Paint This large square format painting by artist Jen Sterling depicts a sky glowing...
Acrylic, Canvas
MORNING #2 contemporary abstract landscape
By Linda Jacobson
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sunrise shimmering with pastel colors evokes the light of dawn. We can feel the movement of the clouds and the leaves as their shadows create flickering, dappled, patterns on the ...
Canvas, Acrylic
MORNING #2 contemporary abstract landscape
By Linda Jacobson
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A sunrise shimmering with pastel colors evokes the light of dawn. We can feel the movement of the clouds and the leaves as their shadows create flickering, dappled, patterns on the ...
Canvas, Acrylic
Tranquil Renewal - original abstract impressionism landscape oil - contemporary
By Louise Fairchild
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Canvas, Linen, Oil
Dawn at Pond, Painting, Acrylic on Other
By Joseph Piccillo
Located in Yardley, PA
" Dawn at Pond " a painting by joseph piccillo is a24 x 24 inch acrylic on framed arches board. This palette knife acrylic is a further exploration of reflections on water inspired b...
Acrylic
