Visual Art: Paintings

David Bloom is a painter working in oil and acrylics to produce abstract, often non-representational pieces with heavy impasto and a sculptural quality. His work has been purchased by art lovers in New York and Chicago. Over 65 paintings have been presented in two art shows: Black and White…ish (2019) and Sound Images (2018).

Harmony in Art and Music

For the last 40 years in my teaching and study of music, I have been an ardent fan of harmony; the way chords sound and the way they progress and resonate  with each other.

In art, I’ve found that all aspects of music have visual analogs: the way the colors fit together is a visual harmony.  Rhythm, harmony, melody, tone, composition and arranging are prevalent to one degree or another in all art. Whether colors are adjacent, in my geometric paintings, or shadings of blue and white in Contender, there is a magic in the way colors can evoke certain emotion.
– David Bloom

Painting in “Two and a Half Dimensions”

Through the years he developed a sensory, tactile relationship with the paint. He does this through application of paint via pallet knives, sponges, and squeegees. Now he is morphing into some figurative directions, yet maintaining the sculptural quality. His paintings live in two and a half dimensions.

Victoria Martin, Artist

Art Designed for Creative Viewing

My goal is to create a stimulating canvas on which viewers can paint their story lines and emotions. I hope the same inspiration I found in creating these painting will be passed on to viewers as they recreate their own images, stories and emotions in their minds. Many artists who paint realistically use recognizable subject matter to elicit interest or emotion. For me, photorealism gives too much information to stimulate the ambiguity necessary for creative viewing.

Improvisation in Paint

I prefer the improvisational, in-the-moment way to create. Each stroke or application of paint helps me navigate what to do next.

Many of these paintings take left turns along the way. Improvisation demands that you are ready to change direction on a dime. Each new incarnation of the image creates progressive stimulation for my imagination and expression.
– David Bloom

A portion of proceeds from art sales benefit The Bloom Foundation, 501 (c)(3)