Whenever I deconstruct a mixed media painting, I like to save whatever was removed and use it in a new piece. #deconstruction #repurpose #reconstruction #art #local #pittsburghartist #pittsburgh #contemporaryart #modernart #localart #localartist #artsagram #artistofinstagram #artistoninstagram #abstract #fineart #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #happysunday #arteveryday #artbeyondthebarriers (at Mount Bethel, Pennsylvania)

Layer by layer! #detailshot #blue #mixedmedia #mixedmediaart #art #artist #color #painting #acrylicpaint #fabric #local #pittsburghartist #localartist #pittsburgh #pittsburghart #contemporaryart #modernart #commissionwork #composition #commission #inthestudio #wip #detail #artistoninstagram #artistofinstagram #etsy #artforsale #lovewhatyoudodowhatyoulove #artbeyondthebarriers (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

The colors and textures in this piece make this piece one of my absolute favorites. www.artbeyondthebarriers.com #detailshot #detail #texture #color #painting #painteveryday #oil #oilpaint #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #abstract #expressive #commissionwork #red #myart #dowhatyoulovelovewhatyoudo #beboldbecreativebeyou #instaart #artspiration #artistoninstagram #artistofinstagram #etsyseller #etsyartist #workforsale #pittsburghartist #pittsburgh #contemporaryart #modernart #localart #local #shoplocal #artbeyondthebarriers (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

In the process of starting to sort swatches of colors my coworkers and I had mixed over the past 14 months. It's not a secret, I love color. #colorswatch #sorting #colorful #organize #artist #abstractart #silkscreen #silkscreenprinting #local #localart #collection #lovewhatyoudodowhatyoulove #pittsburghartist #pittsburgh #pittsburghart #hues #tones #ilovecolor #color #vibrant #modernart #contemporaryart #artbeyondthebarriers (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

"Chewed Paper and Strewn Art Supplies" by Louie #catsofinstagram #felinefun #cats #furbaby #catartist #imanartistnow #abstract #expressionism #localart #local #pittsburghartist #pittsburgh #contemporaryart #modernart #art #artistonetsy #artist #artistoninstagram #artistofinstagram #instagood #artbeyondthebarriers (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

Work in progress! www.artbeyondthebarriers.com #wip #workinprogress #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #abstract #art #artistoninstagram #artistofinstagram #layers #acrylicpaint #mixedmedia #paper #weavingart #vibrant #gallery #inthestudio #localart #local #localartist #pittsburghartist #pittsburgh #artbeyondthebarriers (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

"Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them, disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them. Because they change things. They invent. They imagine. They heal. They explore. They create. They inspire. They push the human race forward. Maybe they have to be crazy. How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art? Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written? Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels? While some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do" -Jack Kerouac #wip #workinprogress #detailshot #abstraction #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #oilpaint #expression #mixedmediapainting #layers #localartist #pittsburghartist #pittsburgh #instaart #artistofinstagram #artspeaks #jackkarouac #herestothecrazyones #blankcanvas #inthestudio #creativemind #contemporaryart #modernart #painteveryday #artbeyondthebarriers #colors🎨 (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

There is something so terrifying and yet so thrilling about a blank canvas. #newpainting #blankcanvas #abouttostart #abstractexpressionism #abstractart #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #instaart #localartist #pittsburghartist #pittsburgh #fineart #gallery #postdaily #arteveryday #artspeaks #contemporaryart #modernart #ideas #myjob #iloveart #artlover #etsyartist #artforsale #artbeyondthebarriers (at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)