PauL HarteL

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"I think of my work as celebrating the spirit of the 'inner child' through improvisational energy, retained in strokes, lines, and colors. I strive to create a visual immediacy that may be combatively intense, keeping the viewer's eye in perpetual motion. I like to conceptualize my work as a bridge between fantasy and abstract reality that challenges our thoughts, perceptions, follies, and wits.

Originally from New York, I now live in Sligo, Ireland. I paint with mixed media, including oils, acrylics, oil pastels, and charcoal, in figurative, abstract, and neo-expressionist styles, with influences that include DeKooning, Mitchel, Kline, Twombly, and Wool. I've exhibited and enjoyed representation by art galleries in New York City, Los Angeles, Milan, and Ireland, with works currently in residence at Green Gallery, Dublin, Ireland."

“Belle Femme Séduisante” Mixed Media On Canvas, 20”x16”

“Looking Out” Oil On Canvas, 20”x16” “Blue Memories” Oil On Board, 14”x18”