Josepha Gutelius | Paintings
acrylic paintings, contemporary art, female artist, figurative art, male portraits, portraits of womenExperiments … Take a look at the painting “Every Memory Is Older Than You ” — I scraped off the original image.

Man in the Holocene, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16

New Car Smell, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 16

Another Exit Plan, acrylic on canvas

A Building in Chelsea, acrylic drawing on engineering paper, mounted on canvas, 36 x 26

Bracelets, acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18

Learning to Swim, acrylic on canvas, 29 x 16

Lingerie, acrylic on canvas, 16 x 23

Every Memory Is Older Than You, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24
Using acrylic markers
acrylic paintings, contemporary artA strange, new departure for me (okay, not strange for most people), but:
Buying canvas (rather than stretching it myself) and using acrylic markers (rather than finger painting, which is my usual method) — something about those combinations… well, the result is a patchwork style that’s a little off the grid for me. And maybe way too familiar to others.
This one is probably unfinished. No title even. And why are these so small here? Sorry for that.
These two, titled “What the Astronaut Saw” — belong together as far as I’m concerned. But probably unfinished. I’m inordinately proud of the sheep on the right though.
(More) paintings revisited, retouched, and two new
acrylic paintings, contempory artFall is slowly arriving in the Hudson Valley, and the splash of colors I see from the windows of my studio inspire me to add my own splash of colors. Slight differences between the old and new versions of paintings — old, meaning in my case a few months’ old, since I only started painting in January this year.
And also, two new paintings… Berlin Celebration (below) may need a few splashes of color — but for now I like the white-on-black and hint of red and yellow. This painting would not be possible without the inspiration of Gerhard Richter’s early amazing monochromes.
And Street Art Berlin (below), hmmm…. this really is a slightly altered depiction of wall art I saw on my last trip to Berlin — a lot of famous artists have added their splashes to the buildings in Berlin, and this could be one by the infamous and wonderful Richard Prince (note the “U R So Porno Baby”), which would be perfect, considering he borrows from others as I am presumably borrowing from him in this painting. With all due respect. He follows me on Instagram. And he lives nearby. Howdy, neighbor. I should tag him. Oh, yes, I’ll do that.
Painting process (old versions and new)
acrylic paintings, contemporary art, female artist, feminist art, figurative art, portraits of womenPerhaps because winter is coming, time to hunker down, I’ve been particularly keen on revisiting paintings, never quite content.
Some old versions, and new. Subtle changes, hmmm.
(More, Recently) Sold Paintings from my studio
abstract art, acrylic paintings, art, art works on paper, contemporary art, female artist, figurative art, portraits of women, realist artSuperstore, Bouquet, Master Builder – new paintings
acrylic paintings, art, contemporary art, female artist, figurative art, realist artI call the one painting “Superstore” because I bought a cheap canvas print from a superstore and painted over it. I’ll be doing a larger version of the central image. Meanwhile, the shiny black paint — fresh paint from today — may or may not go matte…
A painting dare
acrylic paintings, art, contemporary, contemporary art, female artist, figurative art, male portraits, political artA Painting, mulled over, repainted…
acrylic paintings, art, contemporary art, female artistPaintings and drawings sold recently
acrylic paintings, charcoal drawing, contempory art, figurative art, watercolorThis August I hosted an open studio. Met some great people and made some sales. Here’s my goodbye to my babies…(I’m trying to remember them all!) Alas, there are two I don’t have photos of.

































