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Albion Arts

Stan Chraminski

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To balance the grounding in reality of my landscapes, I create abstract or non-objective paintings from many sources. One source is my palettes. I use wax paper on a board for palettes and after a few sessions, I remove these and replace them with a new sheet. I fold and save the old palettes as a reminder of the wonderful colors I mixed and of the painting process. In reviewing my stack of old palettes, I began noticing fantastic colors and shapes. Pretty soon I started using selected sections of these palettes as a basis for abstract work. I usually start with a very colorful section and then refine and simplify, mainly by overpainting many colors and shapes, until I acheive the result I desire. The traces of the underlying areas add to the depth and texture I love. Samples are contained below.

Blue Butterfly, Oil, 16x20, $500

Party Time, Oil, 24x28, $680

Four, Oil, 16x20, $500

Dark Day, Oil, 42x52, $2500

Green Fish, Oil, 16x20, $500

Green Ghosts, Oil, 20x27, $550

Grey Abstract, Oil, 20x24, $595

Pi, Oil, 42x52, $2500

Question, Oil, 24x36, $1250

Two, Oil, 24x36, $1250

Red Bird, Oil, 24x24, $850

Yellow Bird, Oil, 38x40, $1250

SWIRL Abstracts

I also paint what I call swirls. These are made of loose brush strokes where I start out with lines and then fill in and add colors and lines as the inspiration strikes me. The basis of these works are also some small works I did with various colored markers. I wanted to make something more permanent from these small works so transcribed and interpreted them into acrylic and oil paint. I see these as Jackson Pollock type works, but more under control, because I love to use silver, gold, and other metallic colors, like Pollock did.

Black Infinity Net, 42 x 52, Oil on canvas, $2500

Red X, 42 x 52, Oil on canvas, $2500

Cool Infinity, 42x52, Oil on canvas, $2500

Black Infinity, 36x48, Oil on board, $2000

Gold and Silver Swirl, Oil, 16x20, $550

Primary Colors, Oil, 16x20, $550

Gold and Green Swirl, Oil, 16x20, $550

Blue and Yellow Swirl, Oil, 16x20, $550

Green and Orange Swirls, Acrylic 20x24, $700

Blue and Yellow Swirls, Acrylic 16x20, $550

Dancing Man, Acrylic on board, 18x24, $550

Red Ladders, Acrylic on board, 18x24, $550

Red Circles, Acrylic on board, 18x24, $550

Red Infinity, 36x48, Oil on Canvas (2 panels), $2000

GRID Abstracts

My newest work involves grids. I have been reading about abstract expressionism and its aftermaths, minimalism, plus a new book on Brice Marden. I have been looking for a way to move forward from earlier art "movements" and somehow combine them. These new works start out as taped grids to which I add my swirl type abstract expressionist ideas, and then peel off the tape to form the grid. I finish the "blank" spaces with greys, to form an almost op-art effect. I title the work by using the number of cubes in the grids. The paintings are covered in thick paint so texture becomes a part of the effect also. It takes quite a few hours to paint in individual squares when there are hundreds of them. I look forward to seeing where the grid idea takes me. I have a few others where I drew the grid over an older work and then filled in the cubes I felt needed changes. Some of these have the feel of an old wall or graffiti. I will post some of these once they are finished.

576 Images, 24x24, Oil on board, $700

775 Images Grey Grid, 26x32, Oil on board, $900