tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90449432286198922792008-10-02T15:00:45.551-04:00Abstract Paintings by Dean SaulsBorn and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, I have always thought of myself as an abstract artist. The creative urge has always been with me. Painting has been my way of communicating something about the good and bad things in life. Contributors to both have been, family, politics, religion, the art world, and the art-making process. I hope you enjoy my abstract paintings and art prints.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-20614537180349322852008-09-08T21:55:00.005-04:002008-09-08T22:05:05.140-04:00Washed Inside<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/SMXZKj_Bu5I/AAAAAAAAA6o/KRAqhM8Ox5o/s1600-h/washedInside_sauls.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/SMXZKj_Bu5I/AAAAAAAAA6o/KRAqhM8Ox5o/s400/washedInside_sauls.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243836116624325522" /></a><div>Something from the internal mind, washing away debris that is the sickness that mentally ages our essence. <br /></div>Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-51816006528755314002007-12-29T14:32:00.001-05:002007-12-29T14:37:33.084-05:00Roots, Rock, Red<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/R3ahHcYUSLI/AAAAAAAAAfk/ZCWEnt8_bkg/s1600-h/Roots_Rock_Red.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/R3ahHcYUSLI/AAAAAAAAAfk/ZCWEnt8_bkg/s400/Roots_Rock_Red.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149480373194082482" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.deansauls.com/2007/09/rooted-in-red.html">"Rooted in Red"</a> revisted; Dark clouds extend and roots bleed into the red earth and ground below.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-65769076677445678442007-12-29T14:26:00.000-05:002007-12-29T14:31:59.176-05:00Sound Side<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/R3agBMYUSKI/AAAAAAAAAfc/hoWqBKL-6d0/s1600-h/Sound_Side.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/R3agBMYUSKI/AAAAAAAAAfc/hoWqBKL-6d0/s400/Sound_Side.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5149479166308272290" border="0" /></a>Warm waters, beautiful firey skies, orange and yellow explode into this landscape.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-58429161171192235862007-11-07T00:43:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:45:41.668-05:00Internal Bliss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFQqlEetFI/AAAAAAAAAUA/rMBiTsIcUe8/s1600-h/Internal_Bliss_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFQqlEetFI/AAAAAAAAAUA/rMBiTsIcUe8/s400/Internal_Bliss_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129970142987334738" border="0" /></a>Energy within can explode into something beautiful.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-54762184741877231512007-11-07T00:36:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:42:57.738-05:00Summer City Hotness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFPRVEetEI/AAAAAAAAAT4/w9Dn-x630bM/s1600-h/Summer_City_Hotness_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFPRVEetEI/AAAAAAAAAT4/w9Dn-x630bM/s400/Summer_City_Hotness_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129968609684010050" border="0" /></a>Hot time summer in the city, this painting is getting dirty and gritty.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-78586651770160224282007-11-07T00:32:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:36:16.148-05:00Peak,Curl, Release<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFOX1EetDI/AAAAAAAAATw/oJwX8DuyIpI/s1600-h/Peak_Curl_Release_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFOX1EetDI/AAAAAAAAATw/oJwX8DuyIpI/s400/Peak_Curl_Release_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129967621841531954" border="0" /></a>Warm tropical waves crash and roll, curling and releasing the power they hold.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-77152378897515483862007-11-07T00:26:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:32:42.806-05:00Happiness is a Warm Storm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFM6lEetCI/AAAAAAAAATo/LeIHW-GeRp4/s1600-h/Happiness_is_a_Warm_Storm_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFM6lEetCI/AAAAAAAAATo/LeIHW-GeRp4/s400/Happiness_is_a_Warm_Storm_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129966019818730530" border="0" /></a>A turbulent landscape of sorts, volatile extremes. Like life, one moment it is happy and the other is filled with chaos.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-61561357668384362812007-11-07T00:23:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:26:11.785-05:00Hibiscus Eruption<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFMBVEetBI/AAAAAAAAATg/Urwpe0gQ2Ak/s1600-h/Hibiscus_Eruption_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFMBVEetBI/AAAAAAAAATg/Urwpe0gQ2Ak/s400/Hibiscus_Eruption_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129965036271219730" border="0" /></a>Something beautiful is erupting in this painting, flowers explode and volcanoes burst with energy.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-64564252757381555102007-11-07T00:18:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:22:39.218-05:00Birch Bend Autumn<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFK6FEetAI/AAAAAAAAATY/UpZBqV-_Wag/s1600-h/Birch_Bend_Autumn_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFK6FEetAI/AAAAAAAAATY/UpZBqV-_Wag/s400/Birch_Bend_Autumn_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129963812205540354" border="0" /></a>A birch tree trunk in fall with setting sun in the clear crisp mountain sky.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-24296021861394373312007-11-07T00:17:00.000-05:002007-11-16T08:16:24.563-05:00Elated in SceneryWhimsical “Live Painting” and free flowing, in this series I use bright colors and an improvisational style inspired by music. I work on each piece as if it were a performance, the script unknown until it is complete.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-71435047350713148602007-11-07T00:14:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:17:43.269-05:00One in Red Sky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFJ51Ees_I/AAAAAAAAATQ/HaXBkvWhGZQ/s1600-h/One_in_Red_Sky_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFJ51Ees_I/AAAAAAAAATQ/HaXBkvWhGZQ/s400/One_in_Red_Sky_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129962708398945266" border="0" /></a>An interesting landscape at dusk with a red sky over the water. Reflections of mountains and some sort of light orb.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-29782218316757089902007-11-07T00:10:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:12:51.604-05:00Paradise Ranch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFI21Ees9I/AAAAAAAAATE/n4L8E5n7IZ4/s1600-h/Paradise_Ranch_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFI21Ees9I/AAAAAAAAATE/n4L8E5n7IZ4/s400/Paradise_Ranch_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129961557347709906" border="0" /></a>A secret laboratory hiding secrets and making new contacts.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-33981102800899609102007-11-07T00:04:00.000-05:002007-11-07T00:13:13.619-05:00Rooted in Red Earth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFIRlEes8I/AAAAAAAAAS8/EMRjIUCaVSY/s1600-h/Rooted_in_Red_Earth_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFIRlEes8I/AAAAAAAAAS8/EMRjIUCaVSY/s400/Rooted_in_Red_Earth_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129960917397582786" border="0" /></a>A similar idea from a previous series. Landscaped from above, dark clouds extend and root themselves in earth.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-64060953472915960492007-11-06T23:45:00.001-05:002007-11-07T00:13:51.382-05:00Island Shore<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFHSVEes7I/AAAAAAAAAS0/ko8fJfYrvis/s1600-h/Island_Shore_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFHSVEes7I/AAAAAAAAAS0/ko8fJfYrvis/s400/Island_Shore_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129959830770856882" border="0" /></a>An ocean landscape, soothing low tide, and deserted islands off in the distance.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-64786000174976580502007-11-06T23:41:00.001-05:002007-11-06T23:59:01.220-05:00Glacial Impression<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFCOlEes4I/AAAAAAAAASk/XFjMK8nzagc/s1600-h/Glacial_Impression_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFCOlEes4I/AAAAAAAAASk/XFjMK8nzagc/s400/Glacial_Impression_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129954268788208514" border="0" /></a>Abstract Ice Caps or maybe Icebergs melting into earth and reflecting.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-27498585948770946282007-11-06T23:37:00.000-05:002007-11-07T00:14:22.741-05:00Boats and Birds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFBVVEes3I/AAAAAAAAASc/aayYhOBt6V4/s1600-h/Boats_Birds_web.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/RzFBVVEes3I/AAAAAAAAASc/aayYhOBt6V4/s400/Boats_Birds_web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5129953285240697714" border="0" /></a>An ocean at sunset with reflections of boats.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-35278659509180826742007-11-06T10:08:00.000-05:002007-11-16T08:12:22.680-05:00Landscape ExpressionsFrom peaceful and desolate, to frightening images of imagined places, this body of work explores my thoughts with an expressionistic style. Themes of texture are in each piece, and the final addition of a coat of stain or wash gives the images an added element of age and depth.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-52518622002826198282007-10-11T17:09:00.001-04:002007-10-11T17:12:11.904-04:00Rooted Reversed<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw6RQ0_yKJI/AAAAAAAAALs/3uSZvNpppeE/s1600-h/rooted_reversed.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw6RQ0_yKJI/AAAAAAAAALs/3uSZvNpppeE/s400/rooted_reversed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120189544656939154" border="0" /></a>A reverse of the tall abstract piece "Rooted".Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-57741585441960279892007-10-11T17:02:00.001-04:002007-10-11T17:09:11.261-04:00Rooted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw6QYE_yKII/AAAAAAAAALk/iZBcfgvwtYc/s1600-h/rooted.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw6QYE_yKII/AAAAAAAAALk/iZBcfgvwtYc/s400/rooted.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120188569699362946" border="0" /></a>A tall abstract piece with roots embedded deep into yellow.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-75036551071440173102007-10-11T13:25:00.001-04:002007-10-11T13:31:25.489-04:00Blue Into Phoenix<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5c20_yKFI/AAAAAAAAALQ/d1cqf-x4isk/s1600-h/blueintophoenix.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5c20_yKFI/AAAAAAAAALQ/d1cqf-x4isk/s400/blueintophoenix.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120131923375695954" border="0" /></a>Fly... fly, fly awayDean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-31787998300474706372007-10-11T13:03:00.001-04:002007-10-11T13:13:25.567-04:00Orange Sunshine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5XjU_yKEI/AAAAAAAAALI/27yPm0cfk8g/s1600-h/orange_sunshine.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5XjU_yKEI/AAAAAAAAALI/27yPm0cfk8g/s400/orange_sunshine.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120126090810107970" border="0" /></a>Catch a wave and a taste of orange.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-57857947848809915522007-10-11T12:56:00.001-04:002007-10-11T12:59:22.194-04:00Bee Teeth<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5WAU_yKDI/AAAAAAAAALA/86ltrhQXGPI/s1600-h/beewithteeth.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5WAU_yKDI/AAAAAAAAALA/86ltrhQXGPI/s400/beewithteeth.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120124390003058738" border="0" /></a>Abstract BuzzDean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-11732898283778999262007-10-11T12:39:00.001-04:002007-10-11T13:13:41.039-04:00iCrack<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5T1k_yKCI/AAAAAAAAAK4/_SLiYTh_cWg/s1600-h/iCrack.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5T1k_yKCI/AAAAAAAAAK4/_SLiYTh_cWg/s400/iCrack.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120122006296209442" border="0" /></a>Rooted down into the ground, red barriers in the field, windows cracked.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-76102858350501467562007-10-11T12:32:00.000-04:002007-10-11T13:13:54.409-04:00Lugsail Reflected<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5QoE_yKAI/AAAAAAAAAKo/dQgTCf3JtYs/s1600-h/wood_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5QoE_yKAI/AAAAAAAAAKo/dQgTCf3JtYs/s400/wood_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120118475833092098" border="0" /></a>Blue sails reflected in water.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9044943228619892279.post-60653154216732199462007-10-11T12:27:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:31:58.525-04:00Orange Monolith<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5Pa0_yJ_I/AAAAAAAAAKg/wFHCsThSvpQ/s1600-h/orange_monolith.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_AThyOwCvxxU/Rw5Pa0_yJ_I/AAAAAAAAAKg/wFHCsThSvpQ/s400/orange_monolith.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120117148688197618" border="0" /></a>Abstract monolith rising up from the ground, using orange, greens and neutrals in this painting.Dean Saulsnoreply@blogger.com