Bill Oakes’ Abstract Art Gallery

This page showcases a small sample of Bill’s work sorted into major categories or themes. If you would like to see more just click on the theme title this will take you to a collection room displaying sample paintings relating to that theme. To the right is a description of the various categories.

Floats on Fields	Floats on Fields Large areas of contrasting color and texture float on a field of colorful dimensional background.
Gridscapes	Gridscapes Using various grid-like textures as a background field or foreground surface creating a contrasting tension. That tension becomes musically dramatic.
Internal Landscapes	Internal Landscapes Inspiring inner-visions prompted by classical musical scores suggesting vistas of imaginary proportions.
Spectrum Stories	Spectrum Stories This theme uses color spectrums to suggest metaphoric environments.
Fluid Motion	Fluid Motion Inspired by human motions and combining mysterious fields of color; the predominant energy is fluid motion.
White Fields	White Fields Swaths of color and textural contrasts compete for focal dominance on white fields.
Small Pieces	Small Pieces This group of paintings portrays big ideas in little spaces.
Energy Statements	Energy Statements Various degrees of high energy characterized by intense color or explosive textures contrasted by areas of calmness.
Written Scores	Written Scores This theme combines fields, energy and vistas with calligraphic strokes inspired by musical scores.