Mark Brasuell
@brasuell.bsky.social
Artist exploring Conceptual Abstraction
Back to the Beginning (Zurück zum Anfang) takes me back to why I started painting in the first place. It's built from instinct—big fields of unapologetic red, loose white line work, and just enough of the figure to keep you looking. I wanted the painting to feel immediate
Here's a beautiful little triptych titled Water Lilies. As you might guess, it's inspired by Monet, but interpreted through my own language of abstraction. 350.00
One of the best parts of making art is seeing where it ends up. Booty Calls has found its new home in Lufkin, Texas, and I couldn't be happier. I'm so grateful for the support and thrilled that this painting has found people who connect with it. I think it looks fantastic in its new space.
Just Sold! This one started out dark, with bright pinks buried beneath the surface. The inspiration? A ridiculous memory of my brother and me taking flash photos of our bare butts. Juvenile? Yep. Still funny? Absolutely Beuteanrufe (Booty Calls) Acrylic on Canvas • 36×48"
This is my foster cat Pinkman. He's part of my Breaking Bad orphans. He does not like to be in his box
Brand new painting. This is actually the one that had the male figure with his back turned. He's still in there but much more abstracted. Enjoy. Message to me if you're interested in purchasing this
Sometimes I put older paintings back up on the easel just to remind myself where I’ve been. This series, Kurzschrift (“shorthand” in German), still feels connected to what I’m doing now—finding shapes, subtle shifts in the background, letting abstraction slowly emerge.
Started with a single figure turned away from us. Now it’s slowly dissolving into color, shape, and abstraction. That space where something is recognizable for one second and then completely falls apart always interests me.
New small one. No name yet. These small ones are 200.00 each. Hit me up.
There’s something about pastels—the immediacy, the color, the way things can get messy fast but still feel right. This piece came out of that. Lots of color, lots of movement, shapes stacking and colliding a bit. Crib Claws 20 x 30" Pastel on Paper Let me know what you think.
Feels like a collision—ideas hitting and just staying there. Forms almost make sense, then fall apart. That tension between recognition and abstraction is the point. It’s movement, interruption, and energy all at once. #abstractart #painting #contemporaryart #denverartist
Working on a new photo series about nature and how we interrupt it. Roads cutting through fields. Power lines across sunsets. Suburbs pressing into open land. Modern life doesn’t sit next to nature — it pushes into it. Part of my ongoing thinking around the New American Landscape.
This is a collaboration that I did with Denise Demby. It will be shown at 931 Gallery this Friday in Denver Colorado 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.. if you're in town try to make it
Here is an update on my collab with Denise Demby. Show is next Friday at 931 Gallery in Denver
I am working on a collaboration with Denise Embry of 931 Gallery. This is our first session. A lot is going to change. Let me know what you think. www.markbrasel.com. www.leopoldgallery.com
This painting will not stay this way even if I think it's done.
This one stayed playful but went through a lot of editing. Soft ovals drift, overlap, disappear, and come back. Pinks and purples set the tone, with little hits of mint, teal, and cream keeping it slightly off-balance. Bright, a little weird, quietly searching. Angelplatz, acrylic on canvas
Here is new smaller painting Colorful and affordable. Msg for pricing.
New painting! A Silly Conversation — 36x36", acrylic. It went bright, then dark, then got wiped back to white. Now it’s silly alien shapes and one loud pop of pink. It’s for sale! Art makes a better gift than Aunt Beula’s sweater. 😉 What do you see in it?
Fresh studio drops! ✨ 10x10" ✨ Box-framed ✨ $200 Message me if you want to snag one.
Sometimes I think a painting is finished—until I live with it for a while. This one originally had a bit too much green, so after sitting with it, I went back in and brought balance to the piece. Now I’m honestly kind of in love with this painting.
Sold another smaller piece. Hit me up there are only $200 each and they're framed. www.markbrasuell.com
I am working on a new painting. Incorporating the figure back into my artwork. Enjoy www.markbrasuell.com
Work in progress in my studio. Working the figure into my abstraction. @markbrasuell
Pics for my opening weekend. One track mine runs August 22nd to September 7th Gallery hours are Friday 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. @edgegallery.bsky.social
