Daniel Anselmi Abstract Oil on Canvas. Titled "Pompei". We reached out to the artist and similar pieces can be bought at kbfa.com (Kenise Barnes Fine Art, in Kent Connecticut) Average retail price for a 30x30 painting is around $5,000 Daniel Anselmi‘s paintings are made of paint and paper. Anselmi is a master of formal abstraction through his dialogue with both painting and collage. Found, discarded paper such as charts, ledgers, and blueprints, each valued for their tactility, remain subtly evident in his paintings. Fragments of paper are cut, painted and layered offering countless opportunities to express color, line, and form. Through this process, the composition’s graphic and geometric shapes are softened; the worn and painted elements evoke time, slowly built with the implication and the dignity of some enigmatic past. ARTIST’S STATEMENT My foundational aesthetic derives from a deep appreciation of nature as observed growing up on the coast of California, and continues as I explore living and creating in coastal Maine. Lifelong engagement with the oceans, terrains, and atmospheric landscapes on both coasts has informed my artistic practice. Spanish colonial architecture and design, found objects spanning generations (I live currently in an 18th century home), plant life, New England stone walls, seashells, paper ephemera—my exposure to diverse environments and cultures instilled in me an awareness of and desire to create unique expressions of color, line, and form. I develop, create, and complete one artwork at a time; this intensive process typically limits me to completing six to ten new paintings annually. My individually designed and painted papers serve as specific color palettes for each artwork. All of my paintings are Untitled (with a reference number) to remove explicit references that might interfere with aviewer’s personal engagement with my work, making the meaning her or his own. Overall Size: 31 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. Sight Size: 29 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. #1504