"Narratives" Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting by Monica Shulman

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"Narratives" is an abstract landscape oil painting on canvas by contemporary artist, Monica Shulman. Both in her abstract and her … more "Narratives" is an abstract landscape oil painting on canvas by contemporary artist, Monica Shulman. Both in her abstract and her figurative art, Monica uses her materials as participants in her work and she creates sculptural surfaces through her heavily layered impasto technique. The color palette of this paintings consists of bright, bold and energetic shades of red, fuchsia, burgundy, pink, violet and contrasting white anchored by deep blues. Monica's favorite color is blue and in this painting she explores various shades with sky blue, navy, cerulean, Prussian Blue and indigo. Lively, sculptural brushwork and marks brings depth and movement to the painting.

Monica Shulman is a New York-based artist whose tells stories through her brand of gestural abstraction. Her work is rooted in the traditions of abstract expressionism and she describes her world as colorful and rhythmic. Monica's paintings reflect an evolving universe where communication is less concrete. She is greatly inspired by the colors, textures and light in nature and especially the area around the Hudson Valley were her studio is located just on the banks of the Hudson River. less