Tom Balbo

Reflection of the Passing

1985

Blue, teal, and red modern abstract acrylic painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features expressive strokes of cool toned colors accented by pops of red. The piece is signed in the front lower right corner. Currently hung in a metal silver frame with a complementary white matting. Dimensions Without Frame: H 28.25 in. x W 21.25 in. Artist Statement “My work as a painter has been inspired for many years by the beauty of landscapes. I express both the vast panoramic views and intimate bits of nature with a spiritual response, rather than a literal interpretation. Various symbols are often included to add to the mystery of my paintings that may be inspired by petroglyphs, pictographs or personal calligraphy, leaving the interpretation to the viewers. As an experimental artist working on canvas or paper, I use a variety of water media, (fluid acrylic, Interference acrylics, transparent watercolors, watercolor crayons, etc.) along with collage and found objects. Painting in response to the sounds of nature or music (Native American flute...

Blue, white, and purple modern abstract mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features various shapes and textures loosely forming a...

Red and navy modern abstract mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features expressive strokes of warm tones accented by bright swir...

Modern abstract neutral toned mixed media landscape painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features a collage of different textured papers combined with acrylic paints to re...

Modern abstract red, black, and white mixed media landscape painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features expressive strokes of bright colors loosely forming a panoramic v...

Modern red and white abstract expressionist mixed media painting by Texas artist Carole Myers. The work features expressive strokes of white aga...

"Pressure Point" by Sarah Milne, mixed media, 8 1/2 X 5 inches (Frame size:16 1/4 X 13 1/2 in.), $325. I use old book pieces, ephemera, and subtle signs of life as my palette, and c...

Mixed media abstracted landscape composition on handmade paper of a town on the edge of a lake, in monochromatic orange tones with white accents, by Grace Eichholz (American, b. 1927...

"Complementary Blocks" is an abstract contemporary monoprint by Texas artist Roberta E. Laine. In this one-of-a-kind print, layers of mulberry papers have been run through an etching...

Kim Fonder, SHIZEN SERIES I, Mixed Media on Handmade Paper with Plexi, 12.00 X 12.00 in, $600.00, Blue White, Abstract, works on paper Kim Fonder loves texture and touch. Her painti...

Kim Fonder, SHIZEN SERIES V, Mixed Media on Handmade Paper with Plexi, 12.00 X 12.00 in, $600.00, Blue Abstract, contemporary, White, mixed media, fine art Kim Fonder loves texture ...

SALE ONE WEEK ONLY "Animal Spirit I" is a dynamic expression of McGee's mythical animal spirits. Hand signed and dated lower right front and on the verso signed and titled. Painting and mixed media present a complex scene that incorporates use of graphite and acrylic paint on thick handmade paper. Michelle Oka Doner was invited to participate in McGee's studio in the early 1980s and brought her handmade paper skills to share engaging McGee in this creative pursuit. McGee continued to develop these spiritual creatures throughout his career as can be seen in a piece from 1984, "Noah's Ark: Genesis, 1984," on display at the Detroit Institute of Arts, his brilliant 2005 "Progression" a 45-foot wide aluminum sculpture at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, and his stunning 2016 "United We Stand" sculpture at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History . His genius can be seen in sculpture installments throughout the city of Detroit. "Animal Spirit I" is signed and dated lower right. Charles McGee was born into a family of sharecroppers. While helping his grandfather tend the land, "he observed firsthand the order and harmony that exists within nature." He had no formal schooling until moving to Detroit at age 10, where he found that "everything was on the move and it hasn’t slowed down yet." in 2017 he observed, "I learned something not being in school — because life is school . . .I learn something every time I move. Every time I go around a corner, something new is revealed to me.” McGee took advantage of the GI Bill to attend classes at the Society of Arts and Crafts, now the College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI. Other College for Creative Studies faculty and graduates include Richard Jerzy, Harry Bertoia, Doug Chaing (currently director of Lucas Film), Stephen Dinehart (game maker, writer, designer connected with The David Lynch Foundation), Tyree Guyton (international artist), Herb Babcock , Jerome Feretti, Kevin Siembieda (writer, designer and publisher of role-playing games), Renee Radell (American Expressionist formerly from Detroit and New York), Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing spirits), Philip Pearlstein (2000 Honorary Doctorate, Modern Realism style), John Louis Krieger (American Modern) and William Girard (American Modern.) After retiring from the Corps of Engineers, McGee spent 1968 studying art in Barcelona. Despite not knowing the language at the outset, he immersed himself in the culture and opened himself to a whole new range of experience that would play out in his artwork. "If you free yourself, you have this kind of opportunity to have those experiences, horizons, and new vistas." (per interview with Nick Sousanis. He returned to Detroit and curated "Seven Black Artists" at the Detroit Artists Market in 1969, which along with McGee himself, included Lester Johnson, Henri Umbaji King, Robert Murray, James Lee, Allie McGhee...