Contemporary Figurative Oil Paintings

Artist Martina Shapiro

**SOLD.** **"Expressionist Blue Nude", original oil on canvas painting, 24"x30"** (61cm by 76 cm), sides are painted so the painting does not have to be framed.

My artistic influences are Picasso, Matisse and Peter Max, among others. The nudes come entirely from my imagination, I do not use any models, so they do not represent any woman in particular, but rather a female archetype - a universal female. The abstraction allows you to visually complete the painting based on your own experiences. That is why the woman in the painting may remind you of someone you knew. This is a vibrant painting with many different hues and tones of blues, pinks, yellows, reds and other colors that cannot all be accurately captured in a photograph. The colors you see also depend on your computer's monitor settings. The painting's colors will appear to be changing a bit with the color and intensity of light that will illuminate the painting in your home (i.e. daylight, artificial lighting, etc.).

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