{"id":1526,"date":"2024-10-25T21:21:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T02:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macdonaldgallery.com\/showroom\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1526"},"modified":"2025-11-26T18:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T00:11:46","slug":"blue-and-yellow-starbursts-abstract-wood-framed-wall-art-by-robert-macdonald","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.macdonaldgallery.com\/art-and-paintings\/product\/blue-and-yellow-starbursts-abstract-wood-framed-wall-art-by-robert-macdonald\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBlue and Yellow Starbursts\u201d | Abstract Painting, 24\u00d718, Framed | Robert MacDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Original Abstract painting on canvas panel, 24 \u00d7 18 in, acrylic with heavy impasto, palette-knife movement, and directional color bursts, framed in a handmade black MacDonald Signature Collection\u2122 floater frame. Expansive energy and layered texture create a vivid, expressive presence.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Blue and Yellow Starbursts \u2014 Original Painting by Robert MacDonald<\/h2>\n<p><em>Blue and Yellow Starbursts<\/em> developed through forceful, intuitive gesture\u2014radiating strokes, knife-driven ridges, splatter, and weighted chromatic movement with a warm yellow burst expanding from the left, a cooler blue eruption rising on the right, and a violet-grey atmosphere holding their contrasting forces.<\/p>\n<p>The surface is built with <strong>heavy impasto<\/strong>, forming sculptural peaks and directional ridges that catch raking light and intensify the dynamic push\u2013pull across the composition. Layered color strata offer bold graphic presence from a distance and rich physical detail up close.<\/p>\n<p>Created on a rigid <strong>canvas panel<\/strong>, the work is sealed and finished with a <strong>removable UV-protective varnish<\/strong> to preserve clarity, texture, and long-term archival integrity.<\/p>\n<p>This painting is catalogued with full provenance and includes a <strong>Hahnem\u00fchle Certificate of Authenticity<\/strong> with matching holograms. The <strong>MacDonald Signature Collection\u2122<\/strong> floater frame features a black satin finish with a clean shadow-line reveal that elevates the artwork without distraction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shipping:<\/strong> Free insured shipping to the continental U.S. Professional packing and crating included. Care instructions provided.<br \/>\n<strong>Curator:<\/strong> Adwin Blake, Curator<\/p>\n<p><!-- ======================= C) DIMENSIONS & SPECS TABLE ======================= --><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Blue and Yellow Starbursts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Dimensions (H \u00d7 W)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">24 \u00d7 18 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Substrate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Canvas panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Medium<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Acrylic with heavy impasto and palette-knife texture<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Finish<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Sealer coat + removable UV-protective varnish (gloss tuned)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Framed Size (approx.)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">26 \u00d7 20 in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Frame<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">MacDonald Signature Collection\u2122 floater frame, black satin, 2\u2033 depth, \u00bd\u2033 face, ~\u215c\u2033 reveal, wired<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>COA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Hahnem\u00fchle COA with matching holograms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\"><strong>Shipping<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"border: 1px solid #e5e5e5; padding: 8px;\">Free insured U.S. shipping; professional packing and crating<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 20px; font-size: 12px; color: #555;\">\u00a9 MacDonald Gallery. 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