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Oil paintings and works on paper by M. Halmenschlager
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The Classics - Realist paintings in oil based on classical mythology, sculpture, and historical figurative subjects.
Daphne
Oil on wood, 24 × 24 in
Available
Brazilian Presences: Folklore Studies - Paintings in oil of places and beings where folklore becomes geography.
O Diabo e a Frigideira
Oil on wood panel, 48 × 48 in
Private Collection
Portraits - Works in oil focused on presence, structure, and the psychology a face carries.
Jester Grey
Oil & gold leaf on canvas, 16 × 20 in
Private Collection
Animal Portraits - Works in oil focused on presence, structure, and lived detail.
Santiago
Oil on canvas, 36 × 48 in
Private Collection
Sensualism Surrealism - Works in oil exploring the body, desire, and intimacy through surreal and symbolic language.
The Hippocampus
Oil on wood, 36 × 48 in
Available
Still Life, Symbolism & Narrative - Paintings in oil where everyday objects become omens, relics, and prompts for story.
We Love New York Shop Window
Oil on wood, 24 × 24 in
Private Collection
Inner Landscapes & Altered Perception - Works exploring perception, spatial ambiguity, and dream logic, where place becomes a psychological field.
Zebrallaxus
Oil on canvas, 36 × 36 in
Available
Bordering Abstract - Works in oil that sit between representation and abstraction.
The Golden Loon
Oil on canvas, 16 × 20 in
Available
Public Figures - Charcoal portraits and studies of how image, recognition, and power circulate in public life.
Mulder Sailboat
Charcoal on paper, 18 × 24 in
Available
Portraits - Works in charcoal focused on presence, structure, and the psychology a face carries.
Warren Evans
Charcoal on paper, 13 × 18 in
Private Collection
Sensualism Surrealism - Works in charcoal exploring the body, desire, and intimacy through surreal and symbolic language.
Bagpiper
Charcoal on paper, 11 × 14 in
Available
Hidden/Double Imagery & Dreamscapes - Works in charcoal that shift perception: images within images, and double meanings.
Altschmerz
Charcoal on paper, 12 × 24 in
Available
Landscape, Architecture & Still Life - Charcoal sketches of spaces and objects where light carries the story.
Green House
Charcoal on paper, 9 × 12 in
Artist's Private Collection
Rotational Drawings - Charcoal sketches designed to be turned. As the orientation shifts, new images emerge.
Angry man
charcoal on paper, 11 × 14 in
Available
Surrealist Studies - Charcoal studies in dream logic and symbolic transformation, where the image shifts from observation into invention.
Parallel Universe
Charcoal on paper, 11 × 14 in
Available
Bordering Abstract - Works in charcoal that sit between representation and abstraction.
The String Theory
Charcoal on paper, 18 × 24 in
Private Collection
Collaborations - Works made with other artists, where the process is shared and the authorship is intentionally blended.
Muvo Tryblium
Charcoal on paper, 22 × 28 in
Collaboration with Gregory R. Martin
Coming soon: short essays on selected works
