This is a piece I just finished in June 2017. I have tried to give a visual history of its creation. Kent Bausman
Abstract Art: “Equilibrium” 48×48″ (2017)
Abstract Art: “Two Trying for One” (2008) 28×22″ (sold)
I did this series of paintings in 2008. They were done on 28x22 paper with acrylic paint. Rarely do I make it a habit to paint in a series. These three just came to me. I completed them at a difficult time. My wife and I were trying to have a child. Only five weeks... Continue Reading →
Abstract Art: “Portrait” (2017) 48×24″
This painting went on a long journey to get where it is now. I had about a two month period where I didn't paint anything. I started the semester teaching five classes. Additionally, I had a public exhibition of my work as a painter this spring. These things have kept me a bit preoccupied.... Continue Reading →
Abstract Art: Struggling with direction
I painted this at the end of 2016, with the intent that it show vertically but I have struggled with the center placement of the white stripe. Usually, such things are always off center in my paintings. Recently, my mother-in-law recommended it hang horizontally thus it looks like a landscape. I liked this idea and... Continue Reading →
Abstract Art: Untitled 48×48″ (2017)
This is the only painting I have completed so far in 2017. I am a bit disappointed at this pace of productivity. I think I can explain a lot of this. Winters get a bit slower in general because my garage studio is hard to heat to a reasonably comfortable temperature. This was compounded by... Continue Reading →
Abstract Art: Untitled #12 (2016)
This painting is an absolute break from my pattern of work. I think this is why I am so attracted to it. Clearly, I understand if someone viewing it sees a Pollock influence here but that was not the intention starting out. I like Pollock’s work don’t get me wrong, but I never look at... Continue Reading →
Untitled #4, 48×48″ (2011)
This is a hard painting to describe. I started out experimenting with the application of joint compound on the canvas. I was thinking something sculptural initially but nothing ever made me comfortable. In the disappointment with the experiment, I reverted back to the comfort of a style that was quite common in my early paintings,... Continue Reading →
Untitled #7 – 48×48″ Acrylic on Canvas
Abstract painting on gallery canvas
Untitled #9 – 48×36
Abstract painting on gallery canvas
Untitled “40×30″ Acrylic on Canvas
Recently I have been unable to document my painterly endeavors with the frequency I desire. However, upon the cessation of the fall semester, I seized the opportunity to devote myself to the canvas once more. During this period of intense productivity, a piece emerged, a testament to my fascination with the separation of color fields... Continue Reading →
Untitled #4 32×24″ Original Abstract Art
This canvas, unencumbered by any pretense, embodies the essence of my proletarian abstract ethos. My colleagues had the foresight to offer me these canvases for repurposing. Liberated from the constraints of tradition and expectation, I approached this throwaway with the freedom to create without inhibition. The unremarkable surface, adorned with staples and lacking a frame,... Continue Reading →