Stillwoods Fine Arts

Abstracts (Manmade)

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Electrical components cluster in a sky blue celebration.

Blue Celebration

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The wheels and cogs of this old thresher kept complex motions synchronized.

Turns of the Century

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A turbine displays the beauty of industrial design.

Turbine

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From this iron seat a farmer once controlled the powerful energy of a work horse.

Seat of Power

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Paint and rust decorate machinery in rainbow patterns.

Rainbow Iron

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Utility pipes hug the wall with sculptural symmetry.

Pipe Sculpture

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An old lifesaver provides a textural composition of oil cloth, rope, string, and crackled paint.

Lifesaving Textures

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Weather unites wood, iron, and paint into a visual symphony.

Weathered Symphony

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A robot of pipes and ducts steadies itself against a brick wall.

HVAC Robot

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A trash burn barrel displays its beauty in blue and gold.

Burn Barrel Blue

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Postmodern geometry is offset by minimalist light and space.

Barely Lit

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Silk neckties line up like little Pisa towers in a Venetian display window.

Italian Ties

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Old airplane engine forms a copper sculpture.

Aerosculpture

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The industrial geometry of horse-drawn equipment still retains its power and beauty.

Cog-nition

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This Pompeii door bolt fuses geometry and patina into art.

Door Bolt

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Near the end of production, guitars at the factory take on a touch of brilliant color.

Glittering Guitars

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Rough-cut slabs of wood from hearty North Woods trees lap each other like waves reaching for the shore.

Woodgrain Wonder

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Shapes and hues craft an abstract composition on a dredging barge.

Barge Painting

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Leathers course the spectrum in this display of Italian purses.

Leather Purses

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Heavy woven cotton and hand-riveted cleats once eased the task of moving through Wisconsin winter snow.

Quiet Cleats

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Drips of blood-red paint add dramatic character to this weathered door.

Red Door Composition

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The weathered red frame of a fishing shed window sets the background for a colorful still life of fishing objects. The iron, plastic, wood, and asphalt reward us with an array of textures and colors. The reflective window panes create their own miniature still lifes out of objects near and far, inside and outside.

Fishing Shed Still Life

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Faded shades of red peek through the corner siding of this fishing shed.

Shades of the Shed

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A three-mast schooner's tackle stands taut and ready.

Tackle Trio

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The artful composition of line, form, and color enlivens the mundane.

Tire & Tank Composition

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Iron and concrete unite in a rusty palette on an abandoned farm silo.

Silo Shadows

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This antique advertising umbrella still retains its lovely ochre and umber tones.

Umber Umbrella

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The setting sun shines golden through these amber glass bottles.

Golden Bottles

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Faded brush strokes combine with organic patterns of rust to create this abstract painting.

Barrel Rust Beauty

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Age and rust have turned security into insecurity.

Bolted Security

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Tasty caramel turtles bask in golden light.

Caramel Composition

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Clover recognizes its kindred clay no matter what form it takes.

Clovered Tiles

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Shape, line, and color display a utilitarian beauty.

Composition in Red and Yellow

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Rust generates a riot of textures.

Composition in Rust

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Fading paint and rust form harmonious patterns on the door of an old Dodge panel truck.

Dodge Door Composition

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Iron, rubber, concrete, and fiber comprise a mixed media dockside sculpture.

Dockside Sculpture

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This 1940 DeSoto grill matches its geometry with the geometry of snow.

DeSoto Shiver

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A Chevrolet truck's fender fades but its design lines persist.

Fender Fine Lines

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Carved memories left behind

Bench Markings

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A trio of gill floats nestle among the colorful fishing nets.

Float Trio

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Inside every kitchen cabinet is a still life waiting to be revealed.

Gelatin Still Life

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In 1955 the Chevrolet Step Van 20 truck boasted strong rectilinear geometry in its lights and grill. In this digital painting the chipped paint and enhanced colors add a sense of vibrant motion to the formal design.

Headlight Composition

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Backhoe hydraulics coil in colorful patterns.

Hydraulic Hues

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Creamy layers of Italian lace bespeak elegance and tradition.

Layers of Lace

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Windows anchor a laundry line full of designer colors.

Line of Colors

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Violet ropes counterchanged with a yellow kayak create an artful design.

Composition in Yellow & Violet

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Winter serves up the whipped cream on a raspberry sundae or the fluffy icing on a red velvet cake.

Raspberry Sundae

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Polished engine parts sparkle like jewels.

Red Engine

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Spanish filigree peaks through the flocks of snow.

Snowy Chair Back

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Medieval roof tiles have aged colorfully thanks to an array of sturdy lichens.

Terra Cotta Lichens

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A rusty chunk pile has been digitally transformed into an abstract expressionist painting.

Trash Metallica

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The lines of this Venetian dome radiate outward in captivating symmetry.

Venetian Dome

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The corner of a fishing shed provides a winter resting place for tools of the trade.

Fisherman's Corner

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A pile of chains hibernates on the dock, waiting for spring and fishing to return.

Chunk of Chains

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Gill nets, floats, burlap, and weathered paint comprise a dockside composition.

Net Worth

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A colorful line of clothes put out to dry creates an artful painting of mood and motion.

Certaldo Laundry

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Rust paints graceful patterns on a galvanized canvas.

Galvanized Grace

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A wet snowfall uses the a colorful bicycle to produce an abstract painting.

Willow Whale

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Three well-worn disks sit waiting for one last chance to work their magic in the fields.

Disk Trio

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Bold boat design becomes found art.

Golden Sport

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A Chevrolet truck's rusting grillwork still passes for formidable armor.

Chevy Armor

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A wet snowfall uses the a colorful bicycle to produce an abstract painting.

Snowcycle

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Iron became the marble of the industrial age.

Gear Sculpture

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Two water pipes contemplate their past relationship.

Trial Separation