Vintage Artwork - A trip down memory lane. Work from 25 to 50 years ago, a different time and place; unsold work from the early days of my artistic journey.

Prices listed are for framed paintings unless it specifically says "gallery wrap," which is far less common for me.

Iron Horse 1973
welded steel train track debris 31"x24"x9"
$600
The road left untraveled. Yes, I did some welding, even taught it briefly. I also took classes in sculpture and ceramics, all of which I enjoyed. I eventually decided to focus on painting.

Ozone and Nozone (diptych) 1974
oil 22" x 16" each
$795 for the pair aluminum frames
A comment on the impact of CFCs on our ozone layer. Sorry about the number of topless guy paintings n this page; apparently they didn't sell as well as other works...

TV2 1976
oil 40" x 60"
$750 lattice frame
Neighbors enjoying some television, painted from life in their living room.

Reflections – Self in Studio 1977
oil 36" x 30"
$595 lattice frame

Self Reflection 1978
oil 30" x 30"
$595 lattice frame
The image of the computer printout is about me starting to work professionally with computers after studying art.

Evil Eye 1977
oil 42" x 30"
$495 lattice frame
If I did a current version, he would be chained to his smart phone...

Emerald Green 1977
oil 26" x 30"
$495 framed
Emerald green (copper acetoarsenite) is a highly toxic, arsenic-based pigment. I inherited some old paints and noticed one tube was emerald green, which I had learned about in school. I decided to enclose it and other tubes in plastic and tell the story in my painting.

Gas Meter with Fruit 1978
oil 30" x 24"
$495 lattice framing
After contemplating this painting, I decided it was time to paint from photos instead of only from life...

Woman Buying Vegetables 1980
oil 30" x 40"
$750 Wood frame

Escalator Montgomery Mall 1980
oil 36" x 48"
$750 lattice frame
Exhibited in the Ambassador's Residence in West Berlin, Germany, from 1981 to 1991 as part of the US Department of State's Art in Embassies program.

5th Avenue 1982
oil 48" x 72"
$795 lattice frame

Lino 6 1984
oil 40" x 54"
$750 lattice frame
My final piece in a series of six abstract paintings inspired by linoleum floor patterns. I switched to abstraction in 1983 into 1984 and enjoyed the exploration.

Fill 'er Up 1984
oil 40" x 46"
$750 lattice frame
That's my Dad reflected in the driver's side mirror.

Bakerton Quarry 1987
oil 40" x 54"
$995 lattice frame
Beautiful quarry near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.

Pale Martyr 1988
oil 40" x 24"
$750 framed
based on images of St Sebastian, but here some artist is martyred by paint brushes and bleeds pigment. Eye glasses were bigger back then.

Still Life Lite 1989
oil 24" x 36"
$495 framed

TV Sucks 2000
oil 36" x 24"
$650 framed
Same theme as "Evil Eye" from 1977, and today it would be AI and social media if I were to revisit it...

That's it for the narrative history of unsold work from my creative journey; I hope you enjoyed it. There are actually a couple of pool paintings from the early 90s that I left in that section, as I thought they were a better fit. As time goes by, I have definitely painted on a smaller scale and done a lot more local scenes, landscapes, and cityscapes after moving to the Williamsburg area from Maryland in late 2005.

Vintage Artwork - A trip down memory lane. Work from 25 to 50 years ago, a different time and place; unsold work from the early days of my artistic journey.

Prices listed are for framed paintings unless it specifically says "gallery wrap," which is far less common for me.

All images on this website copyright Robert A. Carlson, all rights reserved.

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