2020
Hunt Slonem has mastered the art of repetition in his exuberant Neo-Expressionist paintings. Some of his favorite subjects are bunnies, butterflies and the tropical birds that live in the private aviary nestled within his 30,000-square-foot studio complex in Brooklyn, New York.
“I believe in repetition like a holy mantra or rosary,” Slonem told Introspective, referring to his artistic method. “I am slightly influenced by Pop art, like the repetition of soup cans, postage stamps and celebrities. It’s something I have been doing my whole life.”
Slonem’s depictions of birds — which are often rendered in thick, gestural brushstrokes and arranged in a loose grid — owe to a fascination with tropical avian life that he developed during a childhood spent in Hawaii and Nicaragua. Today, along with the aviary, his studio contains a personal garden, a collection of antiques and walls and walls of artworks.
“I am a collector of things. My primary focus is color and objects. I love to make them work in a space,” Slonem says. “Sometimes I define a space with color.”
Besides birds, Slonem has painted so many bunnies that they’ve become a signature. Limned in expressive, urgent strokes on flat, vibrantly colored backgrounds, these creatures fascinate through their subtle variations. “I have painted hundreds of rabbits, but each one is different,” the artist has explained. “Each has its own personality, and it just comes through me.”
The multitalented Slonem also sculpts, makes prints, creates installations and restores historic spaces. His work has achieved cult status among collectors and is represented in the permanent collections of such esteemed institutions as the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Slonem has even made an appearance on Real Housewives of New York.
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Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" Portrait
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Date: 2025 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 22" x 18" Signature: Signed by Artist ...
Oil
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 2
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Woodmere, OH
Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...
Wood, Oil
$14,000
H 24.5 in W 20.5 in
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" Original portrait in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 24.5" x 20.5" Signature: Signed Editio...
Oil
$14,000
H 24.5 in W 20.5 in
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth" Original portrait in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Framed Dimensions: 24.5" x 20.5" Signature: Signed Editio...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Her Majesty (Golden)" Original portrait in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Her Majesty (Golden) Series: Queen Date: 2022 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 18" x 14" Framed Dimensions: 20" x 16" Signature: Signed Ed...
Oil
"Queen Elizabeth" Portrait Painting On Canvas
By Houben R.T.
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Houben, R.T. Title: Queen Elizabeth Date: 2026 Medium: Acrylic and foil on canvas Unframed Dimensions: 50" x 40" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Houben Tcherkelov, ...
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Queen Elizabeth II, Mixed Media on Wood Panel
By Dane Shue
Located in Yardley, PA
Pop Art Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Acrylic and spray paint on 1/2 inch thick plywood. Varnished and ready to hang. Signature at the back. Original Created: 2022 Subjects: Po...
Mixed Media
Queen Elizabeth II, Mixed Media on Canvas
By Dane Shue
Located in Yardley, PA
Pop Art Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of England. Painting is on gallery style canvas. Signature at the back. Original Created: 2022 Subjects: Pop Culture/Celebrity Materials: ...
Mixed Media
Iron Queen Elizabeth, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Tony Rubino
Located in Yardley, PA
Elizabeth II Rendered in mixed media, sheet metal and photo. :: Painting :: Contemporary :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Acrylic
The Queen
By Douglas Findlay
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Turquoise Reflection 2 is painted on board with acrylic paint. It is an abstract sunset over water, finished with a gloss varnish. As well as being a sunset, I see this painting as...
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Blue Diamond Dust Helena" White and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Blue Diamond Dust Helena" White and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in white on a blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inc...
Oil, Acrylic, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Wave" Blue Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Wave" Blue Diamond Dust Bunny A rabbit gestured in white and blue on a matching Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 16 x 14 inche...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Pain...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 12 x 10 inches Framed: 17.5 x 15.5 inches *Painting...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is ...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Andrilla" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Andrilla" Black and Pink Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a dark blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Paintin...
Oil, Panel
