2020
Artist Katherine Borkowski-Byrne, who works with experimental techniques and primarily in oil, describes painting as “a purely visual language that speaks to the eyes as music speaks to the ears.” This philosophy is evident in all of her work. Whether providing a brash cacophony or a somber harmony, each of her richly textured abstract paintings resonates with a distinct visual "melody" all its own.
After seeing a painting by Dutch-American artist Willem de Kooning — the de facto leader of the New York avant-garde art movement of the 1950s known as Abstract Expressionism — Borkowski-Byrne found herself on the path to a career as a painter.
And while she has also since cited the work of painters Henri Matisse and Wassily Kandinsky as having been influences on various projects of hers — a work that centered on the latter had Borkowski-Byrne painting with long-haired brushes attached to the end of a mop handle — the artist’s inspiration comes from many outside sources. She typically allows herself to dissolve into the process, casting aside whatever her initial concept might have been and letting her paintings take on lives of their own.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Borkowski-Byrne earned her BFA in 1986 from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Massachusetts. During her time at the school, she was honored to receive an award for independent work in which celebrated American painter Frank Stella was one of the judges.
Since her days at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Borkowski-Byrne has gone on to become a prolific and notable award-winning artist. She is an associate member of the Fountain Street Gallery in Boston. She continues to create melodious abstract works from her studio in North Adams, Massachusetts.
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"New Horizons", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Franklin, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s” New Horizons” is a colorful abstract oil painting on canvas 24 x 30 x 1.5 inch oil painting on canvas with very thick spontaneous brushwork in saturated ...
Canvas, Oil
"On the Cusp", Abstract, Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, White, Oil Painting
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Franklin, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “On the Cusp” is a colorful and painterly oil on canvas measuring 36 x 32 x 1.5 inches with thick and thin spontaneous brushwork in saturated red, blue, g...
Canvas, Oil
"Picture Show", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, Yellow, Oil Painting
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Franklin, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Picture Show” is a colorful abstract expressionist oil painting 60 x 36 x 1.5 inches on canvas with thick and thin sponta...
Canvas, Oil
"Out of Order", Abstract Expressionist, Red, Blue, Yellow, Oil Painting
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Franklin, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Out of Order” is a colorful abstract expressionist oil painting 38 x 60 x 1.5 inches on canvas with thick and thin spontaneous brushwork, drips and splas...
Linen, Oil
"Out to Sea", Abstract, Expressionist, Red, Blue, White, Oil Painting
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Franklin, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Out to Sea” is a colorful abstract oil painting, 36 x 60 x 1.5 inch, on canvas with very thick texture and spontaneous brushwork in saturated reds and bl...
Canvas, Oil
"Coming Home", Abstract, Red, Blue, Green, White, Oil Painting
By Katherine Borkowski-Byrne
Located in Franklin, MA
Katherine Borkowski-Byrne’s “Coming Home” is a colorful abstract oil painting on canvas 36 x 24 x 1 inches with thick spontaneous brushwork in saturated reds, blues and greens on a w...
Canvas, Oil
colorful contemporary abstract oil painting expressionist busy signed
By Alayna Rose
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Gypsy Wind II" is an original oil painting on canvas by Alayna Rose. The artist signed the painting in the lower left. This painting features a variety of abstract marks in green, y...
Canvas, Oil
"Amidst the Color" - Large Mixed Media Abstract on Wood - Red, Yellow, and Blue
By Steven H. Rehfeld
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Amidst the Color", 2022 Oil Paint, Tape, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood The artist signed the back of the painting. This large-scale abstract...
Oil, Wood, Tape, Wood Panel
colorful contemporary abstract oil painting expressionist busy signed
By Alayna Rose
Located in Milwaukee, WI
37 x 32 x 0.75 inches, canvas Signed 'Alayna' lower right Unframed (custom framing is available upon request) Alayna Rose is a painter, jewelry designer and former illustrator. Her paintings are abstract, painterly, and in vibrant color. They teeter between figuration and pure non-representation, following in the legacy of the Abstract Expressionists of the mid-twentieth century. Indeed, she studied with Kenn Kwint, a nationally recognized Wisconsin painter, as well as Gary Rosine, former department chair of Cardinal Stritch University’s Visual Studies Program. She was also mentored by one of Wisconsin’s most celebrated sculptors - Mary Nohl...
Canvas, Oil
Spring Time Symphony: Abstract Colorful Oil Painting
By Alysha Grace Marko
Located in New York, NY
Alysha Grace Marko Spring Time Symphony: Abstract Colorful Oil Painting 2021 48 x 48 in Oil Paint This colorful abstract contemporary painting is made with oil marker, oil pastel, ...
Oil, Acrylic
'Blue' by Gail Lehman - Blue, Red, and White Contemporary Abstract Painting
By Gail Lehman
Located in Carmel, CA
Gail Lehman (American, born 1950) "Blue" 2022 Acrylic painting, Gesso, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right of the painting. Within the heart of this artwork li...
Canvas, Acrylic, Gesso, Stretcher Bars
"Challenge 16" - Energetic Abstract Expressionist in Blue, Red, Black, and White
By Masri Hayssam
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri Hayssam (Lebanese, born 1965) "Challenge 16" 2019 Oil paint, Acrylic paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the bottom right and the back of the painting....
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
