Abstract Saturday: Charles Alston

American (1907-1977)

Charles Alston | Untitled (Cityscape at night)

Charles Alston | Untitled, c.1959

Charles Alston | Untitled (Abstract Figures) Works on Paper | Circa 1949

Charles Alston | Untitled

Charles Henry Alston | 1950 | The Met

Konsumerism run amok

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Bathilda’s Unseemly Bloody Mary tea towel for this week’s #spoonflowerdesignchallenge 🦇👹👻 #teatowels #halloween #recipe #bat #bloodymary #cocktails #illustration

Things to see in Scary Town. 😳👻💀👹🦇#halloween #map #scary #blackcat #haunted #hauntedhouse #graveyard #ghost #skeleton #illustration

The assembly line at the Stinky Sock Factory. #sketchbook #dailypainting #artjournal #factory #stinkysocks #cat #crow #bicycle #knittersofinstagram #yarn

Sea Town, my salty entry in last week’s #spoonflowerdesignchallenge 🌊 #victorian 😳I think I forgot to vote #pattern #seashore #nautical #seaside #ship #boat #gothichome #gothic #fabric #spoonflower #handdrawn

Ticklish. #sketchbook #horse #dailypainting #journal #artjournal #cat #chicken #illustration #gouache #garden #bird

“Divorced” A fake novel made from a #Halloween card I was working on. 👻 #ghost #gothic #book #victorian #frankenstein #maryshelley #divorce #illustration #monster #bride #bookjacket #haunted #women #girlpower

For this week's #Spoonflower Design Challenge I got TELEVISIONIZED 📺I call it "VHF" The theme is 1950s. You can vote for your favorites here:
http://www.spoonflower.com/contest_voters_temp/new?contest_id=459 #fabric #pattern #midcenturymodern #mcm #tv #spoonflowerdesignchallenge #fifties #television #siamesecat #eichler #1950s #jiffypop

A little riff on the 1920s for this week’s #spoonflowerdesignchallenge #fabric #1920s #1920shair #spoonflower #pattern #flapper #surfacedesign #illustration #women #foxterrier #cat

Ghost ship 🚢👻 where is it going? #sketchbook #artjournal #journal #ship #dailypainting #sea #ocean #ghost #haunted #ghostship #halloween #oceanliner #titanic

Happy #internationalcatday!🐈 No dogs allowed 🐶 #cat #city #apartment #windows #summer illustration #dog #toucan #cityscene #midcenturymodern #maltese

Bat rink #sketchbook #dailypainting #halloween #rollerskating #artjournal #rollerrink #journal #illustration #bat #spooky #harmonica

Remember those cool, rainy days? #rain #illustration #soup #errand #painting #gouache #artprint #dogsincars #bear #roadtrip #kidlitart #dog

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