Pearls

Sand in the Oyster by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Sand in the Oyster, 2017

oil on panel

20 x 24 in (framed) (50.8 x 60.96 cm)

Breaking Ground by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Breaking Ground, 2014

oil on panel

18.5 x 22.5 x 1.3 in (framed) (46.99 x 57.15 x 3.3 cm)

Imagining, 2018

oil on panel

28.25 x 24.75 in (framed) (71.76 x 62.87 cm)

String Quartet by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

String Quartet, 2014

oil on panel

19.25 x 20.25 in (framed) (48.9 x 51.44 cm)

On the Edge by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

On the Edge, 2014

oil on panel

20.25 x 17.25 x 1 in (framed) (51.44 x 43.82 x 2.54 cm)

Eclipse, 2018

oil on panel

29 x 25 in (framed) (73.66 x 63.5 cm)

Dark Side, 2018

oil on panel

20 x 16 in (50.8 x 40.64 cm)

Emerald World by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Emerald World, 2017

oil on panel

23.75 x 27.75 in (framed) (60.33 x 70.49 cm)

Conducting the Wind by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Conducting the Wind, 2018

oil on panel

29 x 25 in (framed) (73.66 x 63.5 cm)

Mountain Winds by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Mountain Winds, 2015

oil on panel

25 x 29 in (framed) (63.5 x 73.66 cm)

Rhinegold, 2016

oil on panel

18 x 20.75 in (framed) (45.72 x 52.71 cm)

Divining, 2015

oil on panel

25 x 29 in (framed) (63.5 x 73.66 cm)

Making a Pearl by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Making a Pearl, 2017

oil on panel

28.5 x 24.5 in (framed) (72.39 x 62.23 cm)

Finding a Pearl Too Large to Bring Home by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Finding a Pearl Too Large to Bring Home, 1992

pencil

11 x 8.5 in (27.94 x 21.59 cm)

Patagonian Sky by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Patagonian Sky, 2024

acrylic on canvas

30 x 40 x 1.5 in (76.2 x 101.6 x 3.81 cm)

$9,000

Daybreak, 2024

latex acrylic on linen

48 x 36 x 1.5 in (121.92 x 91.44 x 3.81 cm)

$10,500

Emerald Jungle by Duane Bousfield, Image 1.

Emerald Jungle, 2024

latex acrylic on canvas

60 x 48 x 1.5 in (152.4 x 121.92 x 3.81 cm)

$13,000

Pearl, 2025

Latex on canvas

25.5 x 25.5 in (framed) (64.77 x 64.77 cm)

$3,500

This collection of 13 oil paintings explores the journey of creation, acknowledging discomfort, embracing imperfection and the need for grit. Each piece invites viewers to contemplate the interplay between struggle and triumph, emotion and intellect, darkness and light. As the saying goes, "No grit, no pearl."

Now on exhibition at
Franklin Bowles Gallery,
431 West Broadway, SoHo, NY
Tuesday - Sunday 12-5pm
Catalog available.