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"My work is heavily layered with opaque and transparent paint alternating with drawing media." "Reverberate" is a diptych painting divided into two panels. Each panel features an array of elongated, leaf-like forms against a vibrant background. The left panel has a cool color scheme with various shades of blue and green leaves, set against a light blue background which creates a harmonious and calm feeling. On the right, the same leaf shapes are painted in a similar blue, but they stand out against a warm yellow and golden backdrop that radiates energy and warmth. The brushwork is expressive and has a dynamic quality, with the outlines of the leaves seeming almost in motion, adding to the organic feel of the piece. The use of color and contrast between the panels suggests a thematic connection between the natural world and the changing seasons or times of day. The painting is enclosed within a gallery floating frame that borders its perimeter. Original mixed media abstract oil painting by Stevenjohn McHugh diptych titled "Reverberate". Measures 28" x 12" x 1.5. Framed size is 28.75" x 12.75 x 2.5". Mixed media with oil stick, marker, oil, graphite, charcoal and cold wax on canvas and 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. Shipping included in the U.S. Shop at www.stevemchughart.com #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

"Reverberate"

Oil and cold wax on canvas and paper mounted on wood panel
28 x 12 x 1.5 in
Steven McHugh

"My work is heavily layered with opaque and transparent paint alternating with drawing media."

"Reverberate" is a diptych painting divided into two panels. Each panel features an array of elongated, leaf-like forms against a vibrant background. The left panel has a cool color scheme with various shades of blue and green leaves, set against a light blue background which creates a harmonious and calm feeling. On the right, the same leaf shapes are painted in a similar blue, but they stand out against a warm yellow and golden backdrop that radiates energy and warmth. The brushwork is expressive and has a dynamic quality, with the outlines of the leaves seeming almost in motion, adding to the organic feel of the piece. The use of color and contrast between the panels suggests a thematic connection between the natural world and the changing seasons or times of day. The painting is enclosed within a gallery floating frame that borders its perimeter.

Original mixed media abstract oil painting by Stevenjohn McHugh diptych titled "Reverberate". Measures 28" x 12" x 1.5. Framed size is 28.75" x 12.75 x 2.5". Mixed media with oil stick, marker, oil, graphite, charcoal and cold wax on canvas and 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. Shipping included in the U.S. Shop at www.stevemchughart.com #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: 28.75 x 12.75 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

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