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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Helen Frankenthaler : Blue Territory, 1955 Oil & enamel on canvas 291.6 × 150.3 cm 114-3/16 × 59-3/16 in Whitney Museum This is an early example of her soak-stain technique, which transformed modern art and bridged the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting. Much more 👇

Inspired by Jackson Pollock's method of pouring and dripping paint onto canvases laid flat on the studio floor, Frankenthaler took the process a step further. For Blue Territory, she thinned her oil and enamel paints with turpentine and poured them directly onto raw, unprimed canvas.

Instead of sitting on top of the surface as a thick layer of impasto, the diluted pigment soaked completely into the fabric. This uneven rate of absorption allowed her to create sweeping, watercolor-like swathes of deeply saturated color juxtaposed with diaphanous, translucent pools. The technique fused color and canvas into a singular, flattened entity, eliminating any illusion of traditional three-dimensional perspective.

The Story Behind the Title
Frankenthaler noted that she found titling her highly abstract pieces to be quite difficult. Rather than assigning rigid numbers or sentimental names, she preferred to title her artwork based on an image or mood that seemed to naturally emerge from the completed canvas. In the case of Blue Territory, the expansive, atmospheric washes of blue conjured a distinct geographical or atmospheric domain—what she described as an "abstract climate" of light, memory, and movement. The evocative title later inspired the mid-century poet Frank O'Hara to write a poem dedicated to it.

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Bill Brunken @brunkenart.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Swirl. •• 36 x 48 inches, oil paint on canvas #painting #expression

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Toppling pylon with baked bean colours (oil pastel)

A messy wobbly oil pastel drawing of.a tilting electricity pylon with orange bits

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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Pearl With The Girl Earring, by Olaf Falafel

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Daryk Jozef @darykjozef.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Warm-up landscapes from last week

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Daily Rothko @dailyrothko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗥𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗞𝗢 No. 11 / No. 20, 1949 oil on canvas, 93 ¾ × 53 in. (238.1 × 134.6 cm), Collection of Christopher Rothko © 2025 Kate Rothko Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 𝙻𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚜 𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚒𝚘

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Daryk Jozef @darykjozef.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Collage 402.2026 ~18 x 19 cm #Acrylic and #mixedmedia on painted paper in a #sketchbook #abstractart #analogcollage @bsky.art

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Bill Brunken @brunkenart.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Funkallero. •• 48 x 36 inches, oil paint on canvas #painter #expression

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Daryk Jozef @darykjozef.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Collage 394.2026 ~20 x 20 cm #Acrylic and #mixedmedia on painted paper in a #sketchbook #abstractart #analogcollage @bsky.art

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Pylon with vermillion in the sky

A spidery dark ink drawing of a pylon to the left of a landscape format picture with strange sky colours , watery

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David Brace @davidbrace2.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

"Self Portrait (after Warhol)", graphite on paper, 8x10", 2024-$250(Cdn) #art #selfportrait

A graphite self portrait drawing. I'm holding my hands over my face, eyes peeking through gaps in my fingers. I'm wearing a black ball cap & vertical striped knit sweater.

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Bent Pylon. A small ink drawing

An ink drawing of a bent pylon, kind of cloudy and overcast , loose and expressive

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Brian Frink @bfrink.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

www.brianfrink.com/artworkfromt...

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Bill Brunken @brunkenart.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Soft Shoe. •• 48 x 36 inches, oil & pastel on canvas #oilpainting #softshoe

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Brian Frink @bfrink.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

sun, waterfall, water, trees and other stuff.

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Brian Frink @bfrink.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I started working on this one today as well. Suddenly, some organizational principles were presented to me. I've been staring at it for a long time. The goal is to resolve it while simultaneously retaining the challenges it presented. I have no idea what that means, though. It's a problem.

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Brian Frink @bfrink.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Starting to push on this painting and a drawing.

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The Color Archive @thecolorarchive.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Pleasure, Liberation, Clarity, Choice, Ease, Self-Determination, The Pursuit of Perfection exhibition Beverly Fishman, 2024 www.beverlyfishmanstudio.com/pillsreliefs #art #sculpture

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Adam De Ville ARBSA. Artist @adeville.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Another half hour in Zurich 50x25cm Oil on board #art #painting #europe #colour #contemporaryart

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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Wayne Thiebaud : Cut Meringues, 1961 Oil on canvas 16 x 20 in | 40.6 x 50.6 cm The Museum of Modern Art, New York

The Impasto Technique:
Thiebaud famously applied paint heavily using a palette knife and brushwork. In Cut Meringues, the physical texture of the thick oil paint mimics the literal, fluffy peaks and sugary density of actual pie meringue.

Halation (Color Edges):
Instead of outlining the pie slices in black, Thiebaud layered multiple vibrant, contrasting colors right against each other along the edges. This creates a shimmering, neon-like "halo" effect that makes the slices pop off the canvas.

Repetition and Order:
The painting features sliced meringue pies arranged in a clean, geometric grid. This mechanical presentation mirrors the mass production, commercial window displays, and diner culture of post-war America.

Relation to Pop Art:
While frequently grouped with the Pop Art movement due to his focus on mass-produced consumer goods, Thiebaud considered himself a traditional still-life painter. He focused heavily on the formal, nostalgic, and physical qualities of painting rather than just commercial critique.

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Chloe Cumming @chloecumming.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Grover and unwell Kermit Watercolour on Yupo paper

A blue monster and a green frog behind a wall, muppets from Sesame Street, vibrant and messy

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Yann Oehl @yannoehl.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"Still Life with Candles and Fruit" Shelli Finch - @stressart.bsky.social 24"x 18" mixed media on canvas

An abstract mixed-media painting utilizing a warm color palette of pink, orange, magenta, white, and tan showcases a highly textured composition divided into two main visual sections. On the left side, a row of ten elongated, vertical, finger-like shapes stretches from the upper edge downward, rendered in pale gray and white tones outlined with dark, sketchy black lines. The tips of several of these vertical forms are capped with small, abstract patches of light purple and magenta, while their bodies are heavily encrusted with patches of rough, sand-like tan texture that catch the light. Below these columns, the background transitions into a stormy blend of deep magenta, pink, and bright orange with additional patches of the gritty, textured tan material scattered near the bottom left corner, where a faint, white oval shape is loosely outlined. The right third of the canvas features a dense cluster of organic, circular, and oval shapes heavily outlined in thick white and dark borders, strongly resembling abstract faces or cut fruit. One prominent vertical oval contains a vibrant red center, while another form below it reveals sections of bold red and orange segments against a dark background, creating a stark, high-contrast focal point. The artist's dark signature and the year mark "'19" are clearly visible in the lower right corner over a patch of light pink and white paint.

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Bertold Werkmann @werkmannswerke.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

for #scape #seascape Edition Coast and sea 1, no. 97; mixed media on paper, size: 1,9 x 3,1 inch/ 5x8 cm #abstractart #contemporaryart #expressionist #balticsea #Coast #Sea #tinyart #affordableart

A rather stormy-looking abstract painting in blue and orange.

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Bill Brunken @brunkenart.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Only a Few. •• 36 x 48 inches, oil paint on canvas #pittsburghartist #painter

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Bill Brunken @brunkenart.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Finding Solace. •• 40 x 30 inches, oil paint on canvas #oilpainting #surrealism

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

#Poetry #Painting #Morning It is morning, and again I am the lucky person to be in it - Mary Oliver 🎨 Kaoru Yamada

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

27 July 1921 - 23 August 2019 Mary Abbott, American (1921-2019), Untitled, c 1952, oil on canvas, 130.8 101.6 cm, private collection

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philartist.bsky.social @philartist.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Painting of the day, "Mazteca" acrylic on textured canvas (2019) original available. #paintingoftheday #TexturedCanvas #Mazteca

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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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Andrii Frolov @artandriifrolov.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

"It's Rainy" - my oil painting

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TJ Silverlake @tjsilverlake.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

He-he-he-hey, yeah 1, a series of 7, 40 x 40” monoprints, ink on archival paper, 12/25 Open Edition Prints: www.tjsilverlake.studio #contemporaryart #modernarт #fineart #artwork #artgallery

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Rabih Alameddine @rabihalameddine.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Susan Rothenberg, Red Bird, 2014, oil on canvas, 145 x 130 cm

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TJ Silverlake @tjsilverlake.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Never Compromise 6, from a series of 7, 40 x 40”, monoprint, ink on archival paper, 1/26 #contemporaryart #modernarт #fineart #artwork #artgallery

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TJ Silverlake @tjsilverlake.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

I guess we just couldn’t stand the weather 2, a series of 7, 40 x 40” monoprints, ink on archival paper, 6/26 Open Edition Prints: www.tjsilverlake.studio #contemporaryart #modernarт #fineart #artwork #artgallery

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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Requiescat in pace 9 July 1937 - 11 June 2026 David Hockney, English (1937-2026), American Collectors (Fred and Marcia Weisman), 1968, acrylic on canvas, 213.4 304.8 cm, The Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Art & Nature @capecodfairytales.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

#Poetry #Painting #Summer Even if you are a small forest surviving off of moon alone, your light is extraordinary. ― Nayyirah Waheed 🎨 Sarah Arnett

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Bill Brunken @brunkenart.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Dance in the Forest. •• 22 1/2 x 18 inches, mixed media on paper #findingart #kunst

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The Wolf @bswolfie.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Good night 🐺 The Copse (Twilight) Charcoal & Conte on paper - 2026

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Peter Harrington @3pagodas.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

“On Unknown Footing, a Relationship” Oils, 60” x 36” #Tall #BlueSkyArtShow

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The Wolf @bswolfie.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Estuary Study (Low Tide / Morning Light) Seaweed Ink & Acrylic Gouache on paper - 2026

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Richard Baker @bakerart.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Watercolour and Indian ink plein air painting of a horse chestnut tree in blossom beside the River Cam. #Cambridge #therivercam #watercolour

Pink horse chestnut blossoms over the River Cam with Jesus Green on the other side.

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Long_Painter @longpainter.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Early Fog 6”x6” Oil on cradled wood panel

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Bill Brunken @brunkenart.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Flower Pot. •• 22 1/2 x 18 inches, mixed media on paper #expressive #markmaking

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The Wolf @bswolfie.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Quite Early One Morning IV (Study for a large painting) Graphite on paper - 2026

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Laura JG @laurajg.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

By Nigerian-American artist Kehinde Wiley (born 1977), “Shantavia Beale II,” 2012, oil on canvas, 60x48 inches, private collection. #blackart #blackartist #blackartists #oilpainting #painting

A very regal 3/4 view portrait of a black woman with long upswept hair, seen from the waist up. Behind her and twining up her torso and arms are flowers and leaves. From the Saint Louis Art Museum: “Kehinde Wiley’s vibrant paintings actively engage with the traditions of European art. In his work, Wiley replaces historical depictions of white figures with images of contemporary African Americans, Africans, and people of the African diaspora. His work is widely recognized for calling attention to significant absences and erasures in Western art history, exposing the lack of representation of black individuals in figurative painting.”

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