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Original mixed media abstract oil painting by Stevenjohn McHugh titled Heartfelt". Measures 15.5" x 11.5" x 1.5. Framed size is 16.5 x 12.25" x 2.5". Mixed media with oil stick, marker, oil, graphite, charcoal and cold wax on Arches oil paper glued on wood panel with PH balance glue. Side of wood cradle (solid wood) is varished natural. Signed on front and back. Framed is a vanished gallery frame solid wood. "Endure" features a lively composition with an interplay of colors and forms. Dominant colors include shades of yellow, blue, green, and touches of white and black. The hues transition and overlap in a layered effect, creating depth and texture throughout the piece. Blocky geometric shapes, such as rectangles and squares, are juxtaposed with free-form lines and scribbles, suggesting movement and an element of controlled chaos. The tactility of the paint is evident, with visible brushstrokes and possibly palette knife marks contributing to the sense of dynamism. Certain areas of the canvas display what seem to be underlying patterns or textural details, which add to the overall complexity of the painting. #madelineisland #stevemchughart.com #bayfieldwi #apostleislands #wisconsinartist #mixedmedia #modernart #contemporaryart #painting #contemporarypainter #paintstudio #artgallery #fineart #abstractart #artcollector #originalart #contemporaryartwork #studio #artgallery #artcollector #artadvisor #artcurator #abstraction #abstractart #abstractpainting #artcollector #artistoninstagram #stevenjohnmchugh #Aninhinabewakilands #artistinthewoods #lakegitchegumee

"Endure"

Mixed media oil and cold wax on paper mounted on wood panel
15.5 x 11.5 x 1.5 in
Steven McHugh

"Endure" features a lively composition with an interplay of colors and forms. Dominant colors include shades of yellow, blue, green, and touches of white and black. The hues transition and overlap in a layered effect, creating depth and texture throughout the piece.

Blocky geometric shapes, such as rectangles and squares, are juxtaposed with free-form lines and scribbles, suggesting movement and an element of controlled chaos. The tactility of the paint is evident, with visible brushstrokes and possibly palette knife marks contributing to the sense of dynamism. Certain areas of the canvas display what seem to be underlying patterns or textural details, which add to the overall complexity of the painting.

#madelineisland #stevemchughart.com #bayfieldwi #apostleislands #wisconsinartist #mixedmedia #modernart #contemporaryart #painting #contemporarypainter #paintstudio #artgallery #fineart #abstractart #artcollector #originalart #contemporaryartwork #studio #artgallery #artcollector #artadvisor #artcurator #abstraction #abstractart #abstractpainting #artcollector #artistoninstagram #stevenjohnmchugh #Aninhinabewakilands #artistinthewoods #lakegitchegumee

Framed: 16.5 x 12.25 x 2.5 in
Subject Matter: abstract, oil painting, original, mixed media
Collections: Abstract, ARTifact

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I am a mixed media non-representational abstract painter. I’m inspired by looking at broken asphalt roads, pushed ice sheets in the bay, lichens on old trees, mangled flattened soda cans and the unintended compositions created.

I start all my paintings with intuitive marks and gestures, then the layering of colors, creating textures; scraping away adding marks, subtracting and reconstructing, then repeating. In this process I will chose clashing colors, change the composition and will break all the rules. First comes the chaos, then some order and clarity.

I want the viewer to constantly discover new elements and details in my paintings, and bring their own interpretations and reactions to my thousands and thousands of actions.

You’ll find charcoal, graphite, gunpowder, sand, crayons, oil stick, oil and cold wax, even photography within and on paper and canvas, primed and un-primed, sandwiched on to wood panels.

I live and work on a very small Island in Lake Superior, Madeline. I spent my first three decades creating photographic advertising images. I plan to spend my last decades creating soul driven images. The act of painting, creating, is as essential to me as air and water.

Steven McHugh

La Pointe , WI

"Endure"

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