Bob Cross - "Sunrise Orchard" Gouache Painting

"Sunrise Orchard" Gouache Painting
Framed.
Art Size: 4 1/4" H x 5" W.
Framed Size: 14 1/4" H x 11 1/4" W.


Bob Cross - Regional Artist

Abstract painting can be an oddly reflective discipline, one which reveals something of our individual nature. I consider style, composition, surface quality and content as important components of my work - and I must admit I have a soft spot for color.

During the last recession my work transformed from hard-edged abstraction to something more primitivistic or expressive. I had been watching the show "Mad Men" and wanted to reconnect with the sensibilities of the abstract expressionist artists that I began my career working with as a master printer in New York in the '80s.

This new awareness changed the way I think about regional art. As more and...

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