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Todd Gilens

Born in Los Angeles, CA / Works in Berkeley, CA

Todd Gilens works in a variety of media and scales from intimate drawings to large public installations. Originally from Los Angeles, he lived for twenty years in New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia, and now calls the San Francisco Bay Area home. His work has been shown in museums, galleries, and educational institutions in the US and abroad, and has been acknowledged through residencies, commissions, and grants, including from the Adobe, Warhol, and San Francisco Foundations, Stockholm Resilience Centre, National Forest Foundation, Pennsylvania and Nevada Arts Councils.

Works By The Artist

The artwork 'Large Container' by Todd Gilens features a curved, organic form rendered in rich earthy tones of rust red, deep brown, and cream. The abstract shape suggests a vessel or container with smooth, rounded contours, created using dry pigment on paper. Dark shadows and highlights create depth and dimensionality against a muted green and beige background.

The artwork 'Large Container' by Todd Gilens features an abstract organic form rendered in rich earth tones. A curved, vessel-like shape dominates the composition, executed in deep burgundy and rust colors with dark shadows and white highlights. The textured dry pigment technique creates a weathered, natural effect against a subtle moss-green background

Todd Gilens

Large Container

$1,575 Purchase

The artwork 'Small Arrangement III' by Todd Gilens features an abstract composition in dry pigment on paper, depicting a dramatic upward-reaching black form against a rustic red and golden background. The central structure suggests organic movement with textured, granular effects created through the dry pigment technique. 9x12 inches, by Todd Gilens.

Small Arrangement III by Todd Gilens features an abstract composition with bold black vertical brushstrokes resembling organic forms against a backdrop of rusty red and pale yellow tones. Created with dry pigment on paper, the artwork's dramatic contrasts and gestural marks create a dynamic interplay of texture and movement in a 9x12 inch format.

Todd Gilens

Small Arrangement III

$450 Purchase

The artwork 'Small Arrangement I' by Todd Gilens features a minimalist black and white abstract drawing created with dry pigment on paper. The piece depicts flowing, organic curves suggesting a simple floral form with delicate brushstrokes and varying tonal values, capturing movement and grace in a 9x12 inch composition.

Small Arrangement I by Todd Gilens features an abstract monochromatic sketch rendered in dry pigment on paper. Bold, gestural black brushstrokes form a minimalist composition suggesting organic shapes, with flowing lines creating a subtle interplay of light and shadow within the gray frame. The artwork measures 9 inches high by 12 inches wide.

Todd Gilens

Small Arrangement I

$450 Purchase

The artwork 'Jug with Milk' by Todd Gilens depicts an abstract representation using dry pigment on paper. A flowing white vertical stream suggests pouring milk, contrasting against a textured dark background. Earthy tones of brown and beige blend with charcoal greys, creating a minimalist composition with subtle atmospheric effects. By Todd Gilens.

The artwork 'Jug with Milk' by Todd Gilens features an abstract composition depicting a flowing white stream against a textured dark background, accented with golden tones. The dry pigment on paper creates a striking contrast between light and shadow, measuring 11.25 x 14 inches, framed in a simple grey border, capturing the essence of fluid movement. By Todd Gilens.

Todd Gilens

Jug with Milk

$1,100 Purchase

The artwork 'Basket and Ewer' by Todd Gilens features a rustic still life composition with a brown woven basket and a curved white ceramic pitcher against a muted background. Created with dry pigment on paper, the painting employs loose brushstrokes and a soft, earthy color palette of browns, whites, and grays, creating an atmospheric effect.

A photo of the artwork Basket and Ewer, by Todd Gilens, hanging on a wall.

Todd Gilens

Basket and Ewer

$1,575 Purchase

The artwork 'Two Red Bowls' by Todd Gilens features abstract vessels rendered in deep crimson against a moody backdrop of forest greens and misty grays. The bowls emerge through textured dry pigment application, creating a mysterious and atmospheric composition with subtle gradients and weathered effects on paper. 11x14 inches artwork by Todd Gilens.

A photo of the artwork Two Red Bowls, by Todd Gilens, hanging on a wall.

Todd Gilens

Two Red Bowls

$1,100 Purchase

The artwork 'Landscape with Swells' by Todd Gilens features ethereal waves of muted reds and grays sweeping across a misty horizon. Abstract mountainous forms emerge through layers of dry pigment, creating a dreamlike coastal landscape with soft transitions between earth and sky. The 11x14 inch composition on paper blends natural terrain with atmospheric elements.

The artwork 'Landscape with Swells' by Todd Gilens features gentle earth-toned waves and coastline rendered in dry pigment on paper. Soft beige and rust colors blend seamlessly, creating a serene coastal scene with rolling terrain and misty atmosphere. The abstract landscape composition captures the fluid movement of natural formations.

Todd Gilens

Landscape with Swells

$1,100 Purchase

The artwork 'Ewer with Blue and Red' by Todd Gilens depicts a traditional ceramic vessel in earthy brown tones with a distinctive curved handle and spout. The ewer features a round body with a gentle splash of bright blue and subtle red accents, rendered in loose, expressive brushstrokes using dry pigment on paper, measuring 12 inches high by 9 inches wide.

The artwork 'Ewer with Blue and Red' by Todd Gilens features a delicate watercolor illustration of a traditional ewer vessel with an arched handle, rendered in muted browns and earthen tones with subtle blue undertones. The minimalist dry pigment painting on paper captures the vessel's graceful form in loose, gestural strokes, framed in simple gray borders.

Todd Gilens

Ewer with Blue and...

$450 Purchase

The artwork 'Ewer and Basket' by Todd Gilens features a textural dry pigment composition on paper, depicting a terracotta-colored ewer against a moody dark background with hints of blue undertones. The impressionistic style creates a soft, atmospheric effect through muted earth tones and chalky textures, measuring 11 inches high by 14 inches wide.

The artwork 'Ewer and Basket' by Todd Gilens showcases a soft, ethereal painting rendered in dry pigment on paper. A luminous terracotta ewer glows against a moody, dark background, accompanied by subtle vessel forms. The composition is elegantly framed and displayed above a wooden surface, creating a contemplative still life aesthetic - by Todd Gilens

Todd Gilens

Ewer and Basket

$1,100 Purchase

The artwork 'Water I' by Todd Gilens depicts a dynamic abstract composition of turbulent water surfaces, rendered in dry pigment on paper. Swirling patterns of dark charcoal grays blend into lighter seafoam greens and subtle earth tones, creating a textural study of water's natural movement and reflective qualities. - Todd Gilens

A photo of the artwork Water I, by Todd Gilens, hanging on a wall.

Todd Gilens

Water I

$1,575 Purchase

The artwork 'Small Arrangement II' by Todd Gilens features abstract expressionist strokes in dry pigment on paper, depicting dynamic upward-reaching black and yellow forms emerging from a base of flowing blue marks, creating a textural interplay of bold gestural movements and subtle color transitions in a 9x12 inch composition.

Small Arrangement II by Todd Gilens features abstract charcoal-like strokes creating dynamic upward movement with touches of blue, rendered in dry pigment on paper. The artwork, displayed in a gray frame, showcases loose, gestural marks forming a central composition against a white background.

Todd Gilens

Small Arrangement II

$450 Purchase

The artwork 'Pitchers' by Todd Gilens features flowing, abstract forms in rich burgundy and cream tones, creating a dynamic composition of curved shapes reminiscent of flowing vessels or organic forms. Pale blue accents complement the earthy palette, while dry pigment technique adds textural depth to the 11.25 x 15 inch paper surface. By Todd Gilens.

The artwork 'Pitchers' by Todd Gilens features abstract organic forms in warm terracotta and cream tones, rendered in dry pigment on paper. The flowing shapes suggest natural movements and vessel-like forms against a light background, framed in a simple gray frame, creating a harmonious composition measuring 11.25 x 15 inches.

Todd Gilens

PItchers

$1,100 Purchase

The artwork 'Jug and Red Liquid' by Todd Gilens depicts an abstract vessel in warm peach tones pouring a stream of deep red liquid against a dark textured background. Created with dry pigment on paper, the piece features expressive brushstrokes and a dramatic contrast between light and shadow, measuring 11 by 16 inches.

The artwork 'Jug and Red Liquid' by Todd Gilens features a striking abstract composition with a glowing amber vessel pouring deep crimson liquid against a dark background. The dry pigment on paper creates a dramatic contrast between light and shadow, with rich textural details. The piece measures 11 inches high by 16 inches wide and showcases an ethereal, flowing quality.

Todd Gilens

Jug and Red Liquid

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The artwork 'Yellow Ewer' by Todd Gilens features an expressively painted ceramic vessel rendered in dry pigment on paper. The piece captures a luminous golden ewer against a dark, moody background, with bold brushstrokes creating dramatic contrasts between light and shadow. The composition emphasizes the vessel's curved form and reflective surface, measuring 11 x 14 inches.

A photo of the artwork Yellow Ewer, by Todd Gilens, hanging on a wall.

Todd Gilens

Yellow Ewer

$1,100 Purchase

The artwork 'Night Depression' by Todd Gilens features abstract landscape with layered dark stormy clouds, a golden horizon streak, and silvery-white ground form. Textured dry pigment creates moody atmosphere through deep blacks, mossy greens, and earthy browns. Expressive brushwork captures emotional turbulence in this contemporary abstract piece, 11x14 inches.

The artwork 'Night Depression' by Todd Gilens features a moody abstract landscape rendered in dry pigment on paper. Dark storm clouds dominate the upper portion, with hints of silvery moonlight breaking through. A circular form below suggests a reflective pool or crater, executed in muted grays and whites, creating a haunting nocturnal atmosphere. Framed in black, measuring 11x14 inches. By Todd Gilens.

Todd Gilens

NIght Depression

$1,100 Purchase

The artwork 'Ewer with Blue Showing Through' by Todd Gilens features a minimalist sketch of a round-bodied vessel with a distinct neck and spout, rendered in dry pigment on paper. The ewer displays rich brown contours with a striking patch of bright blue emerging from its center, complemented by subtle yellow tones, creating a rustic yet contemporary aesthetic.

Ewer with Blue Showing Through by Todd Gilens depicts a minimalist watercolor illustration of a rustic ceramic vessel with a vibrant blue patch peeking through earthen tones, rendered in dry pigment on paper, displayed in a simple gray frame against white backdrop, measuring 12x9 inches.

Todd Gilens

Ewer with Blue Showing...

$450 Purchase

The artwork 'Ewer in Landscape' by Todd Gilens depicts an abstract pottery vessel rendered in white and gray against a dramatic landscape background, featuring bold strokes of blue sky, dark mountains, and earthy red tones, painted with dry pigment on paper in an expressive, textural style.

The artwork 'Ewer in Landscape' by Todd Gilens features an abstract composition of bold brushstrokes in earthy tones and deep blacks contrasting with bright whites and blues. The dry pigment on paper creates a dramatic landscape-inspired scene, displayed in a minimalist grey frame against a white wall, measuring 11 inches high by 14 inches wide.

Todd Gilens

Ewer in Landscape

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The artwork 'Black Bowl' by Todd Gilens features a dramatic abstract composition with a deep black curved form suggesting a bowl against a textured background of burgundy, forest green, and pale mint hues. Created with dry pigment on paper, the piece showcases expressive brushstrokes and dynamic color contrasts. By Todd Gilens.

A photo of the artwork Black Bowl, by Todd Gilens, hanging on a wall.

Todd Gilens

Black Bowl

$1,100 Purchase