About The Artist
Guy Lyman has been painting for about 30 years. "I always was and remain most drawn to so-called 'painterly' painters, whose interest is less in the formal aspects of painting than in the paint itself, and signs of the artist’s hand in its application. Initially, I was drawn to pain...
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My name is Guy Lyman, and I’ve been learning about, making and collecting art since my teens. These days, in addition to painting, I search the world for superb art that is undervalued and pass the savings on to discerning collectors. I offer a money-back guarantee on everything I sell. 
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Creation Date: 2010
Materials: Mixed Media
Dimensions: 36" x 48" x 1"
Finish: Unframed
About the Item: The list of what goes into the making of these extremely complex paintings includes beeswax, tar, acrylic paint, oil paint, printed tissue, charcoal, pastel, lacquer and modeling paste. This series from a few years back evokes the ancient with their layered, weathered surfaces, but are also somehow strangely contemporary. This is part of a series of paintings that has been ongoing for years, with later ones becoming brighter, looser and more biomorphic. The paintings up to now have all been sold privately, directly to collectors, often before completion. The paintings in the series have been placed both in the most contemporary settings and rooms full of fine antiques, reflecting their balance of ancientness and modernity. This is a large painting that will make its present felt throughout an entire room. Painted on board, with sturdy stretcher built for support.
About The Artist
Guy Lyman has been painting for about 30 years. "I always was and remain most drawn to so-called 'painterly' painters, whose interest is less in the formal aspects of painting than in the paint itself, and signs of the artist’s hand in its application. Initially, I was drawn to paintings from the magical period between New York Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art, by artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Jim Dine and Cy Twombly. In the 1980s, it was New York neo-Expressionists such as Julian Schnabel, Terry Winters and Donald Baechler." Lyman grew up in New Orleans, lived in various places in the U.S. and Europe, then returned to the Big Easy to open his Magazine Street gallery, which he sold in 2017, before moving into the art business entirely online. He still enjoys meeting fellow art collectors and painters when they visit New Orleans.
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