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"The painter should not paint what he sees, but what will be seen." -- Paul Klee


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This online gallery shows a broad range of contemporary artworks. The emphasis is on original paintings and sculptures that are happy, colourful and optimistic.

All artworks are supplemented by a short artist statement to give insight into the ideas associated with their creation.

 

This site also provides an extensive range of art related information, discussions of art theories, such as the purpose and benefits of visual art, also gives advice to art collectors and art students.

If you want to find out more about the artistic process and discover various approaches to creativity, please feel free to explore this site.

If you would like to receive my Newsletters, which announce forthcoming art exhibitions and other significant art events, please email me.

I also list links to fellow artists whose work I admire and to webs which cover modern art history, art theory and the work of modern masters.


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singing blues coloured abstract decorative painting for sale

new artworks and landscape inspired paintings

My latest creations: contemporary landscape and seascape paintings, minimalist, abstract, semi-abstract and non-representational,  pieces.  Also geometric designs and patterns, sculptures, contemporary mandalas and indigenous aboriginal art inspired images.

   
 
dry riverbed semi-abstract desert landscape painting

desert landscapes, seascapes and ocean themes

Highly original contemporary paintings inspired by Australian and North American  landscapes, wetlands and oceans.  Also beach, marine, underwater and desert themed acrylic artworks.  Water views, imaginary marine creatures and submarine explorations.

 
earth colours contemporary abstract geometric pattern painting

abstract and non-representational paintings

Nature inspired abstractions, patterns and textures. Oriental rug designs and some unusual optical illusions and carefully designed golden mean based proportional subdivisions.  From minimalism and restrained subtlety to joyful exuberance, all highly original creations.

 
endorphin flora inspired work on paper affordable artwork

entry point pieces and affordable works

Buy small original acrylic paintings, archival quality digital giclee prints and works on paper direct from the artist studio..  Small wonders, little gems and bargains of all sorts, all affordable, collectable and desirable.

 
geometric timber cube recycled timber sculpture australian sculptor

sculptures and bas-reliefs, recycled materials

A selection of my bas-relief wall sculptures and three dimensional sculptural forms. Basic geometric cube and pyramid based indoor sculptures.  Also mixed media abstract artworks, and recycled materials such as old  timber, painted canvas and discarded music CDs.

 
red desert spectrum shift original abstract painting contemporary geometric design

artworks in private art collections

Some examples of my works sold and in private and public art collections in Australia, the United States of America, Canada, Great Britain, Austria, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Hungary and many other countries.

 
morning song original floral acrylic painting for sale flora inspired paintings

Flowers, plants, reeds, grasses - wild exuberance and vitality bursting forth.  Nature's life-giving energy and cheerfulness of living things are captured on canvas.  Confident, eye-catching and optimistic pieces for your enjoyment.


For more paintings and sculptures see my other web Abstract Landscape Paintings


featured artwork


seascape original blue painting night light reflections

800  Seascape in blue
51x76cm / 20x30in, acrylic on canvas, self-framed


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As an abstract painter I create artworks which celebrate the wonders of Nature, nourish the human spirit, and provide enjoyment, stimulation and a touch of magic to our lives ... read on

I live in Australia and I prefer to use bright, happy and vibrant "Sydney" colours, creating paintings influenced by my immediate environment and some of which are also Aboriginal art inspired.

I was born in Budapest, but left Hungary in 1956 to escape the Stalinist communist regime.  In 1970 I started painting while working as an Architect ... more

The artists I admire most include van Gogh, Paul Klee, Jackson Pollock, Paul Cezanne, Kandinsky, Picasso, Turner, Monet, and the best of the Australian indigenous artists ...  read on

Publications -- Read one of the many magazine articles about my work -- for example Wilderness by Design, reproduced here from Artist's Palette art magazine No. 29.

Check out enlarged details of my artworks to show some intricate details not normally visible in small scale web quality images.

Services to artists: I provide portfolio design, printing, artwork photography and web design - check it out

Artworks -- the final touch:  see how to improve the look of your home or office with the addition of artworks... read article

Discounted artworks are available most of the time, please discuss availability and prices.

Artworks are available on loan for trying out in your own home or office for 7 days or other periods by arrangement.

I am often asked by art students and emerging artists for advice.  Here is a short selection of tips and suggestions also some free advice "master's tips"

PROFESSIONAL ADVICE on selecting and placing artworks - DOs and DON'Ts tips

I offer private art tuition to selected students.  Please contact me to discuss your requirements.

 

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Read critiques and appraisals of my paintings and sculptures in the Guestbook.

For art exhibition reviews, comments, selected critiques, opinions, musings and soapbox raves, click here.

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are these the top 50 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries? do you agree?


 1 Pablo Picasso
 3 Gustav Klimt
 5 Marcel Duchamp
 7 Jackson Pollock
 9 Willem De Kooning
11 Paul Gauguin
13 Robert Rauschenberg
15 Wassily Kandinsky
17 Kasimir Malevich
19 Frida Kahlo
21 Paul Klee
23 Donald Judd
25 Alberto Giacometti
27 Auguste Rodin
29 Edward Hopper
31 Richard Serra
33 David Hockney
35 Henri Cartier-Bresson
37 Jean-Michel Basquiat
39 Diane Arbus
41 Cy Twombly
43 Barnett Newman
45 Roy Lichtenstein
47 Pierre Auguste Renoir
49 Henry Moore
 
 2 Paul Cezanne
 4 Claude Monet
 6 Henri Matisse
 8 Andy Warhol
10 Piet Mondrian
12 Francis Bacon
14 Georges Braque
16 Constantin Brancusi
18 Jasper Johns
20 Martin Kippenberger
22 Egon Schiele
24 Bruce Nauman
26 Salvador Dalí
28 Mark Rothko
30 Lucian Freud
32 Rene Magritte
34 Philip Guston
36 Pierre Bonnard
38 Max Ernst
40 Georgia O'Keeffe
42 Max Beckmann
44 Giorgio De Chirico
46 Edvard Munch
48 Man Ray
50 Cindy Sherman

Personally, my preference for the top artists are quite different  from the above list.  In no particular order of importance, here is my list of top artists:

Vincent van Gogh
Paul Klee
Wassily Kandinsky
Paul Cezanne
Piet Mondrian
  Claude Monet
Henri Matisse
John Olsen
Emily
Kngwarreye
Pablo Picasso
Fred Williams

Jackson Pollock
Henry Moore
Mark Rothko

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