CURRENT WORK
“Sometimes my work becomes “architectural” in feel, with an underlying grid-like structure. Exploration, discovery and a desire to communicate visually is what drives my passion for painting.”
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Sold RHYTHMIC MARSHLAND 52 x 49 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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WHITE CAPS 48x 42 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold WAITING FOR A SQUALL 48 x 36 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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DRIFTING 48 x 36 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold RIPPLES 36 x 36 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold RHYTHMS OF THE LAND 36 x 36 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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JUST BREATHE 36 x 36 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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FEELING THE IONS 36 x 36 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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A RIVER FLOWS 30 x 40 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold MODERATE VISIBILITY 40 x 46 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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COASTAL PLAIN 46 x 54 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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MEDITATION Diptych 52 x 62 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold FOREST THERAPY 54 x 46 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold IMPRINTS 1 12 x 12 Framed/Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold IMPRINTS 2 12 x 12 Framed/Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold IMPRINTS 3 12 x 12 Framed/Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold IMPRINTS 4 12 x 12 Framed/Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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BLUFF 12 x 12 Acrylic/Mixed Media on Panel
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Sold LAND FORMS 16 x 32 Diptych/Acrylic/Mixed Media on Panel
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CLEANSING THE SOUL 18 x 28 Diptych/Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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EVOLVING 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold DELINEATION 12" x 12" Acrylic/Collage/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold EVOLUTION 20" x 16" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold TRANSITION 42" x 36" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold UNPREDICTABLE 52" x 48" Acrylic/ Mixed Media on Canvas
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SEARCHING 42" x 36" Acrylic/ Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold MAKING PROGRESS 48" x 36" Acrylic/ Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold BEYOND MY CONTROL 48" x 52" Acrylic/ Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold MOVING FORWARD 48" x 53" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold LEAVING BEHIND 45" x 52" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold MAKING CONNECTIONS (triptych) 12" X 36" Acrylic, Mixed Media on Board
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Sold LEAVING HOME (triptych) 12" x 36" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold RELEASE (triptych) 20" x 16" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold FEELING THE LOSS 30" x 30" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold LETTING GO 30" x 30" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold THE RIGHT DIRECTION 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold DISCOVERY 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold EXPLORING 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold EXPANSION 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold TRUST 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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BEACH DAY 58" x 51" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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PASSING BY 51.5" x 48" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold TURBULENCE 45" x 45" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold LOOKING FOR SIGNS 46" x 54" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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SPIRITUAL 48" x 60" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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DREAMING 44.5" x 54" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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REMINISCING 45" x 51.5" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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FLY AWAY 45" x 48" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold WORKING THROUGH Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold LONGING #1 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold LONGING #2 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Board
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Sold SPIRIT 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold ON FIRE 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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COOL DOWN 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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GROOVY 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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LEGATO 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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Sold IMPROVISATION II 12" x 12" Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
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"Untitled" Commission 36" x 48" (diptych) Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas
As an instructor in abstract painting at the New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, local artist Nell Curtis Tilton advises her students to pay close attention to their surroundings. They’re not necessarily looking for scenes to portray, she reminds them, but for elements they might use on their canvases in less literal ways.
“You’re taking impressions and images and translating them in your own way through your painting,” Tilton says. New Orleans Homes