Abstract Creations In Oil Paintings by David Castleberry

"Forgetting"
18" x 18"

A heart ignites on an ordered fabric of a life and all that was is fiercely consumed. All visual energy is focused on the conflagration at the center of the work and the past is forgotten.

$825.00

"Words of I Love You at a Time of Death"
36" X 48"

The moment of finality and the transformation to the infinite is portrayed with blooming branches that have been cut.
The heady fragrance of life is a sweet kiss of good bye as the loved one journeys to their future home.

$2300.00

"Fire on the Farm"
18" x 24"

A wall of fire blazing across the fields engulfs the tranquil landscape. A rush of adrenaline washes over the viewer as the heat scorches the green trees.

$875.00

"Memory of a Dead Love"
48" x 48"

A pool of azure water encrusted with coral like forms and bursting with vivid hues explode from the surface.
A nova of energy pushes every square inch of the composition into an ode to that which had been and is no more.

$3500.00

"Fire at the Boat Yard"
18" x 24"

The sounds of boats and building perishing in the pit of the night, accompanied by the screams of fishermen as their hope explodes into the dark. Jagged pieces of equipment pierce the bright flames.

$875.00

"It Consumes All"
48" x 48" Shaped

Hands rush through the incandescent flames vainly trying to hold back ravishing fire but to no avail. Like a doctor trying to save a life, the disease takes over and wins.

$3,500.00

"Magic"
18" x 18"

Shapes and colors erupt from a heart shape while hands hold the wonder of life. Illumination emerges and fills the space with joy that marches toward the heavens.

$825.00

"Journey"
18" x 18"

Cool blues move toward hot reds as a pattern of dark shapes float over a super heated heart. Layer after layer adds to the complex image, and beauty hold all the elements together.

$825.00

"Tears in the Pool of Love"
18" x 18"

Ripples bounce on the surface of a pool in the shape of a heart. Shells broken dot the face of dry stones as life and death and sorrow fight to be heard.

$825.00

"Trying to Contain the Loss"
36" x 36"

A barrier is erected to impede the spread of orange-red blasts which are ripping away the person who is under attack.
The frightening beauty of dismemberment attracts then repels the viewer as they ponder how safe are they from such a thing.

$1970.00

"Trying to Contain"
36" x 36"

Golden flares of flame shoot between hands working to stop the carnage.
Heat blisters flesh as desperate measures are taken to stop the blood red destruction in a race of time.

$1970.00

"Lost"
36" x 48" Shaped

The point when realization comes that the battle is lost and the hope we had flies away.
Hands begin to surrender their mission to save and the fire rages on.

$2300.00

"Opening Up"
36" x 48"

The evolution of the person is captured as layers that have enrobed the person are ripped open to exhibit the new form.
Petals unfold to share symbols, shapes and new growth radiating from the core of the being.

$2300.00

"Shining Through a Dead Love"
36" x 36"

What is left after a house burns down? When heat removes the shell, what is left is a force of true nature that blazes forth.
It is the true testimony of love. To see beyond the form, and love the person no matter how they have changed.

$1970.00

"The Return of Hope"
36" x 36"

Life returns.
Hope swims among the wreckage exploring the transformed person.
Beauty is discovered and new territory allows for something new to grow. Not back to what it was, but a new manifestation.

$1970.00

"I Can't Save You But I Can Hold You"
36" x 36"

A heart engulfed in fire is held in hands of deep dark purple. Flames jump from the inferno in reds, yellows and oranges while a background of magenta swirls and dances.

$1970.00