Bridge- Painting Of A Man Enjoying A Painting By Kenneth Noland

Bridge
painting of a man enjoying a painting by Kenneth Noland

G. Boersma
acrylic on panel
20 x 20 cm | 8 x 8 in
2026

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This painting shows a man engaging with Kenneth Noland’s monumental 1964 Chevron canvas, Bridge. This composition plays with scale and environment, juxtaposing the bold, vibrant geometry of Color Field abstraction against the quiet, observational realism of the figure.

For me, the title Bridge takes on a literal visual meaning through a hidden detail. Noland used yellow and blue across his piece. If you mix those colors you get green, the color of the shirt of my viewer. His presence acts as a physical and symbolic bridge—linking the human world directly to the canvas on the wall or, in art terms, linking realism to abstract painting.

All the best, Gerard

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Slow Rise- Woman Enjoying Painting By Kenneth Noland

Slow Rise
painting of a woman enjoying a painting by Kenneth Noland

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
±27 2/3" x 12" or 70 x 31 cm
2024

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Noland was part of a group of painters that described their paintings as Color Field work, huge paintings of large fields of color. Noland's interest in pure color led him to create controlled, geometric abstract paintings, using stripes, chevrons, and target shapes of colors.

If you stand close to Noland's work like my figure does, the colors seem to extend beyond your peripheral vision, like a lake or an ocean. These mega-size rectangles require letting your mind and eye leap right into the expanse of red, blue or green. Then you can almost feel the sensation of the colors themselves.

All the best, Gerard

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Summer Plain- Woman Enjoying Painting By Kenneth Noland

Summer Plain
woman enjoying a painting by Kenneth Noland

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
24" x 12 1/2" or 60 x 32 cm
2021

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Hotspot- Painting Of Woman Enjoying Painting By Kenneth Noland

Hotspot
painting of woman enjoying painting by Kenneth Noland

G. Boersma
acrylic on masonite
8" x 8" or 20 x 20 cm
2019

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Noland was interested in removing all texture, gesture, and emotional content from his paintings. Noland's concentric circles were not targets, but solely a means of exploring pure color. This reductive approach also foreshadowed the emergence of Minimalism.

kind regards, Gerard

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