At the core of Reginald Gee’s contemporary abstraction is immediacy. Many of his most compelling works begin with spontaneous movement, where pigment is shifted across the surface until an unexpected image begins to emerge. The process is guided less by predetermined structure and more by instinct and momentum.

Janna Watson’s paintings do not ask for interpretation. They ask to be felt. Working between silence and sound, motion and stillness, Watson has developed a painterly language rooted in both physicality and transcendence. Raised in rural Ontario by a Pentecostal pastor and two generations of artists, her work channels an expansive, embodied spirituality—one that forgoes…

Edward Walton Wilcox’s contemporary abstraction is rooted in reinvention. After three decades of acclaim for his figurative work, the Florida-born artist embraced a new direction—shaped by place, light, and emotional resonance. His relocation from Los Angeles to a remote island on the St. Johns River marked a turning point. Immersed in wild landscape and atmospheric…

Ko Ushijima is a leading voice in Japanese contemporary abstraction, known for his meditative paintings that merge traditional materials with a minimalist aesthetic. Based in Kanazawa, Japan, Ushijima draws from centuries-old techniques—including sumi ink, mineral pigments, and metallic leaf—and applies them in quietly radical ways. His visual language echoes the lineage of Nihonga painting while…

This month’s Monthly Muse features the extraordinary journey of Karina Gentinetta—a former litigator whose path to abstract painting was shaped by displacement, reinvention, and profound personal loss. Born in Buenos Aires and raised in New Orleans, Gentinetta channels the duality of her roots into bold, emotionally charged works that merge fragility with strength. Her canvases—layered…

Stanley Casselman is a contemporary abstractionist whose work explores the emotional architecture of light, gesture, and material restraint. Through series like Whispering in Parallel, Entering Permanence, Fogline, and KACE, his practice unfolds as a meditation on perception—each composition inviting the viewer to engage not only with what is seen, but with what is sensed.

David Krovblit is an artist whose bold collage work gives forgotten images a powerful new voice. After years as an award-winning commercial photographer, he chose to leave behind the structured world of advertising to follow a path of pure creative freedom. His practice reflects a deep love for visual storytelling, blending nostalgia, pop culture, and…

Regine Schumann is a Cologne-based artist whose light-based contemporary art transforms the atmosphere of any space it inhabits. Born in Goslar, Germany in 1961, she is widely regarded as one of Europe’s leading artists working with fluorescent materials. Her practice—rooted in color theory yet liberated by sensory experience—merges vibrancy with architectural precision. Each installation becomes…

Jenna Krypell’s eclectic and ever-growing multimedia portfolio sets a spectacularly high bar for the future of artistic innovation. Bridging the gap between sculpture and painting, her pieces delve into the relationship between constraints and creative possibilities through two- and three-dimensional elements. While her multimedia works have been exhibited globally, the Brooklyn-based sculptor and painter continues…

François Bonnel is an abstract artist currently living and working in Toulouse, France. In 2019, after 25 years as an advertising executive, he devoted himself full-time to art and photography. François Bonnel creates in a playful way, exploring various techniques and media in his creative process. He often uses digital media, photography, and collage techniques.

Casper Brindle is a Los Angeles based artist, renowned for his uniquely luminescent, ever evolving body of work. The work ranges from painting to sculpture, and exemplifies Brindle’s restless experimentation and evolving modes of expression. The works are poetic, sensual and spatially dynamic. Utilizing automotive paints and pigmented acrylic, Brindle has created works that reflect…