Painting by David Clare 387 Artworks Sold

Hanging Greens

Acrylic, Canvas, Ready to hang

40cm (W) x 102cm (H) x 1cm (D)

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Artwork Description

This painting features a mid-century modern abstract design composed of vertically arranged, organic shapes that resemble smooth pebbles or stylized stones. The shapes are stacked in four loose vertical columns, each form outlined in a thick, dark brown line that gives the composition a bold, graphic quality.

The color palette is predominantly green, ranging from deep forest and olive tones to bright lime and soft mint. Teal and turquoise accents appear in a few shapes, and small pops of warm orange provide contrast and visual rhythm. The background is a warm, light beige or cream, which allows the saturated greens and oranges to stand out clearly.

Each shape is irregular and rounded, with slightly asymmetrical contours that feel hand-drawn. The vertical alignment creates a sense of gentle movement, almost like hanging strands of polished stones or abstract plant forms suspended from above. The repetition of form and the limited, harmonious color palette are characteristic of mid-century modern aesthetics—clean, decorative, and balanced, yet playful and organic.

Overall, the piece feels calm and earthy, with a retro sensibility that blends natural inspiration with graphic simplicity.

Artist Bio

Have been painting in Oils for 20 years, starting off in a traditional landscape/still life style, but gradually evolving to wherever inspiration, and the paint and colour take me. I have Illustrated Children's books, working in Acrylic, however the flow, movement and deep depth of colour of Oil's are truly addictive.

My art is wide and varied, and provides me with endless joy, with the odd moment of frustration along the way. The joy of my art is that I don't put any restrictions on it. It flows, it comes from ideas, visions and sometimes just from playing with paint. The whole point of being a creative person, is to be creative, so I can't lock into a particular style and paint that style over and over. The closest I come to that are my fish paintings, but I love my fish paintings, they are so relaxing, therapeutic and never quite the same as I chase the swimming fish around the canvas.
Sometimes I will start a painting with a particular idea, or style in mind, but as soon as I apply paint to the canvas I see something happening that I simply can't resist. So the original idea is taken over by the intriguing possibilities of the unknown creation that lies ahead. Sometimes that creation is nothing special, or lost in the overworked searches for that magic painting that came from nowhere. Sometimes, that magic painting does come from nowhere, and I stand back amazed and wonder how it happened. My years of experience have taught me to trust my artistic instincts, so more often than not, I am pleased with the results.
I have no doubt that my unrestricted "style" probably works against my marketable profile, but I love the way I can paint with freedom and I cannot wait to see what I come up with next.

Commissions

David's studio is in Brisbane