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Nature Series Seven | John Gurbacs | Original Oil Painting
Nature Series Seven | John Gurbacs | Original Oil Painting
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Original oil painting by John Gurbacs · Available at Marcolina's Fine Arts Gallery, Tampa, Florida · Ships worldwide
Several bright yellow-green croton blades fan outward from a dark, tangled center, like spokes meeting at a hub. Look closer and the leaves aren't a flat wash of color, patches of deeper green break through the yellow the way variegated foliage actually grows in the wild, not painted-in for effect.
Behind that bright cluster, everything falls into deep burgundy, near-black, and burnt orange. Easy to miss on a first pass: a single pale pink bud, tucked into the upper left corner. The piece gets its depth from that contrast, sharp and legible up close, murkier and unresolved the further back you look.
| Artist | John Gurbacs |
| Medium | Oil on Canvas, Framed |
| Dimensions | 18 x 24 in |
| Certificate | Certificate of Authenticity included |
| Shipping | Ships worldwide with full insurance |
| Payment | Payment plans available |
Collector's Note
A standalone piece from Gurbacs's ongoing Nature Series, distinguished by the pale bud tucked into its upper left corner, a small, easy-to-miss detail that rewards a slower look.
Acquisition
Available through Marcolina's Fine Arts Gallery with worldwide shipping, full insurance, and professional art packaging. Payment plans available. Private viewings by appointment in Tampa, Florida. Virtual viewings available for collectors anywhere in the world. Contact us to inquire. New to collecting? Read our collector guide →
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"We can see that the branches of a tree are similar in form to a bolt of lightning, or that rings of Saturn resemble the rings of water in a puddle. Yet they exist separately in time, space, and scale. There exists an order of continuity throughout the different realms."
John Gurbacs
About the Artist
John Gurbacs is a National Endowment for the Arts Fellow with over fifty years of continuous practice exploring the fractal geometry hidden inside nature, the recurring patterns that connect a tree branch to a bolt of lightning, or the rings of Saturn to the rings of water in a puddle.
His process begins in the field. He photographs construction debris, tropical foliage, microscopic patterns, and underwater scenes, then builds collages until a connection reveals itself between forms and scales. From there he draws, then paints, some pieces taking months to complete.
His work sits in the permanent collections of the Tampa Museum of Art, the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art, the Polk Museum of Art, and the USF Contemporary Art Museum, along with commissions for Tampa General Hospital, Holland and Knight, Tampa Electric, and the Volusia County Courthouse. He has completed five major public murals across Florida, including the Sulphur Springs Mural, the largest of his career.
