Abstracted Landscapes | Cara Lawson-Ball

• Silence

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival paper on archival panel with maple frame, 14” x 14” x 1.5. Silence can be seen as a quiet winter landscape in muted whites, grays, and blue green. Small orange campfire lights punctuate…

• Traveled Memory

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 14” x 14” x 1.5”. Traveled Memory is an oil and cold wax textured abstracted landscape. Water has come back into my work in this one with a pale sky and a reflect…

• Sky Dancing

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival paper on archival panel with maple frame, 18" x 14" x 1.5". Sky Dancing was an effort to capture translucent colors moving upwards in fluid movement. Deep indigo blue sets up rich reds a…

• Color will Return

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 13.5" x 13.5" x 1.5". Color will Return is an exploration of how multiple layers of translucent reds, yellows and blues become something explosive. Combined with…

• Arriving at the End

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 36" x 48" x 1.5". Arriving at the End shows an abstract scene between above and where we may be. A line runs through the center, dividing the space and creating a…

• As a Storm Approaches

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 14” x 14” x 1.5". As a Storm Approaches is full of warm oranges and deep autumn reds swirling around the surface. Bright creamy whites and golden ochres stand out…

• Where Fire Exists

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 18" x 24" x 15". Where Fire Exists is an abstract painting of light and dark, warmth and depth. A bright area of white and gold glows in the center, drawing you i…

• Blue Water Rising

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival wooden panel, 11 x 11 x .25. Blue Water Rising shows a possible distant shoreline reflected on calm water. The lower half is a broad area of muted blue, with vertical strokes of deep blu…

• Finding a Way Through

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 14” x 14” x 1.5". Finding a Way Through shows an abstracted landscape made with rich layers of color and texture. the lighter tones at the top suggest a hazy sky.…

• May You Find Beauty

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 13.5" x 13.5" x 1.5". May You Find Beauty is an abstract painting full of warm, earthy colors. Bold reds blend with golden yellow in horizontal bands, while brigh…

• Where "Sorries" are Washed About

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 24" x 18" x 1.5". Where "Sorries" are Washed About is a 16"x22" oil and cold wax painting framed in Maple to 18”x24”x1.5” that contrasts warm and cool colors. The…

• The Source of an Audible Sigh

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 13" x 16” x 1.5". The Source of an Audible Sigh is a minimalist landscape. Calm soft layers of oil and cold wax create a textured surface with muted grays and sof…

• Shock Waves

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 13" x 16” x 1.5". Shock Waves is a mix of deep blues, whites, and warm earth tones in an abstract landscape. Thick layers of paint have created a textured surface…

• A Warmer White

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 14” x 14” x 1.5”. This abstracted landscape shares soft but bold colors and texture to create a simply striking scene. The bottom two-thirds show a warm bright ye…

• Shadows with Spaces

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival wooden panel, 13" x 13" x 1.5". Shadows with Spaces is a textured abstract landscape that captures the intensity of a fiery distant horizon. Measuring 13" x 13" x 1.5" framed in maple ha…

• Journey Towards Light

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 26" x 20" x 1.5". Journey Towards Light shows a strong contrast between dark and light. The 20" x 26" painting features a deep black/blue background with subtle t…

• A Chill in the Air

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival wooden panel, 18 x 22 x 1.5. An abstracted winter landscape emerges through layers of whites, grays, and blues, like fog. Oil and cold wax techniques give the surface a softly clouded fe…

• Riding a Wave

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 13" x 16” x 1.5". Intense vibrant reds with varying textures and depths, suggesting a dramatic, fiery sky or atmospheric effect. The reds range from bright vermil…

• Diamonds Between Spaces

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival wooden panel, 18 x 24 x .75. Diamonds between Spaces shows the energy where two opposing colors meet. A white slowing moving line divides a soft, muted greenish blue on top from a deep r…

• A Not So Small Cacophony

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 14 x 14 x 1.5. A Not So Small Cacophony shows a bold landscape full of color and texture. Deep reds cover most of the surface, with a dark streak running through…

• A Crack in the World

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival wooden panel, 11 x 14 x 3/4. Oil and cold wax abstracted landscape painting. Amazing possibilities can come from a single crack in the surface. Hand made maple frame.

• Mercurial Mood

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival wooden panel, 13.5 x 16” x 1.5”. This abstract landscape displays striking contrasts of color and texture that remind us of our shifting moods, sometimes heavy. Dark blues and greens for…

• Holding Time

  Oil paint and cold wax, archival panel with maple frame, 14” x 14” x 1.5". Holding Time brings us into a quiet space where light and shadow come together in balance. Soft, muted colors—warm creams and pale yellows—feel…