GUSTAVE CARLSON

BARNS & BUILDINGS

The abstract and representational pieces I paint come from agricultural landscapes particularly barns, clapboard homes, farms, and shingled cottages. Places that create a sense of meaningful place. I am drawn to the flat planes of landscape shapes, exploring color and composition and the study of changing my paintings over time.

Point Reyes Barn 24 x 36
Paine Hollow Road Wellfleet 36 x 36
Martha's Vineyard 16 x 16
Larch Road Bolinas 16 x 16
Springs Fireplace Road Easthampton 16 x 16
SOLD Yellow House Vermont 16 x 16
SOLD Mocabee Barn 24 x 36
Yellow Barn 12 x 12
White Barn 12 x 12
Mocabee Barn No. 2 16 x 16
SOLD Yard Sale 16 x 16
Connecticut Barn 16 x 16
Barn Separation 24 x 36
Sag Harbor House 36 x 40
White Orchard Barn 24 x 36
Lake Bay Washington Beach House 16 x 16
SOLD Elm Road Bolinas Beach House 16 x 16
Hill House Iceland 30 x 40
Paine Hollow Road Study 24 x 36

INTERIORS

We are all aware of our landscape and our interior and our commitment to being a steward to this landscape and interior we rest into. I am fascinated with forgotten farmhouse interiors- older heirloom objects placed in contrast with new objects. This forms a new dialogue for both objects when placed together to explore light, color, and composition.

Green Library 36 x 36
Conversation Andrew Milne and Sawkill Chairs 36 x 36
Conversation Gio Ponti and Otto Wagner 36 x 40
SOLD Interior Study No. 3 16 x 16
Inside the Barn 24 x 36
SOLD Her Room 24 x 36
SOLD Breakfast Room Study No. 3 16 x16
SOLD Black Chair 24 x 36
Spinning Wheel Study Eastham 24 x 36

TRURO LANDSCAPES

My experience at Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill Edgewood Farm Artist in Residency deepened my commitment to a sense of place. These pieces are about community. I had the ability to walk through Truro, Wellfleet, and capture the themes of landscape, forgotten buildings, color, and explore mindful placement. I am particularly fascinated when a certain color has historic meaning which is important in my painting and documentation.