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Paul Fosaaen

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Artist, painter, and recipient of the prestigious “World’s Greatest Artist” award No NFTs and no AI www.paulfosaaen.com https://linktr.ee/paulfosaaen

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hello Bluesky, I’m an artist looking to get my work out there. I’m interested in abstract, three dimensional, and minimalist art. Follow along if you want to see more of my work!

A three dimensional painting measuring 10 x 20”. The background is a vivid lime green with turquoise, red, and green dimensional forms emerging from it.

A three dimensional painting measuring 20 x 20”. The background is blue with red, orange, and blue forms emerging from it.

A three dimensional painting measuring 10 x 10”. The background is red with yellow, turquoise, and blue forms emerging from it.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!

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A three-dimensional abstract painting made with acrylic and fabric on canvas. Ripples of fabric billow across the composition. The high ridges of the fabric are painted in sections of stark whites, rich browns, and vivid blue-greys. The low recesses of the fabric are painted in sunny yellows, citrusy oranges, and vibrant magentas.

Detail shot of the painting. See first image for alt text.

Detail shot of the painting. See first image for alt text.

Detail shot of the painting. See first image for alt text.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 1d

“Epithelial Mass”
Acrylic and fabric on canvas
12.5 x 20”
10/9/25

A three-dimensional abstract painting made with acrylic and fabric on canvas. Ripples of fabric billow across the composition. The high ridges of the fabric are painted in sections of stark whites, rich browns, and vivid blue-greys. The low recesses of the fabric are painted in sunny yellows, citrusy oranges, and vibrant magentas.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 8d

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Still Life with Blue-Violet Flowers (10/1/25) — Paul Fosaaen

“Still Life with Blue-Violet Flowers” is an original abstract painting made with watercolor on paper. The painting measures 4.5 x 7.5” (11.43 x 19.05 cm). Signed and dated on the front (10/1/25)

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 8d

“Still Life with Blue-Violet Flowers”
Watercolor on paper
5 x 7.5”
10/1/25

A still life painting in watercolor. Two purple flowers with orange centers stand in a blue vase with a floral pattern in front of a framed painting. The flowers are round in shape with many petals. Their stems are long and their leaves are thin and elongated. The painting in the background is a reproduction of the 1934 painting “Mourning” by Paul Klee. The wall the painting is on is a bright yellow-green with darker green polka dots.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 13d

I added some video footage of my paintings on my website! You can check it out here:

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 15d

“Aposematic Form II”
Acrylic and paper on canvas
10 x 10”
3/5/24

A three-dimensional abstract painting made with acrylic and paper on canvas. A large hot pink form bends up and across the composition in an arc from the bottom left to the top right. The form has multiple facets outlined in a sunny yellow. Repeated white lines run across the surface of each facet. Tucked between the bottom right and top right side of the yellow form is an emerald green form. It extends out and down like a peninsula. Each facet is outlined in a soft mint green. Long oval white marks dot each facet. Weaving in and out of the middle of the green form is a rich blue form that spiders out in places. It extends underneath the yellow form and pokes out on the middle left. It also creeps out in the top left and top right of the yellow form. Its facets are outlined in a vibrant blue and dotted with white circles.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 18d

I also got second place in the Judge’s Choice Award!

LOOK CLOSELY: ARTWORK MADE ON A SMALL-SCALE
JUDGE'S CHOICE AWARD WINNERS

1ST PLACE
“Denial won't absolve you”
Kordula Coleman
5.25" x 3.5" x 1.75"
Raku-fired earthenware with foam netting

2ND PLACE
“Aposematic Form lI” (3/5/24)
Paul Fosaaen
10" x 10" x 2.5"
Acrylic and paper on canvas

3RD PLACE
Reflection
Jerry Jorgenrud
3.5" x 5.5"
Pastel

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · 18d

I’ll have two paintings in this showing coming up next month. If you’re in the Twin Cities or visiting, you should check it out!

Poster text:

LOOK CLOSELY: ART MADE ON A SMALL-SCALE

Jan Johansen Gallery at
Rumriver Art Center
2665
4th Ave. Suite #103, Anoka

Opening Reception:
Saturday, October 14th 2 pm to 4 pm

OCTOBER 14TH - NOVEMBER 8TH

More Information:
www.rumriverart.com
763-323-8830
info@rumriverart.com

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Sep 14

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Variegated Softenings (4/6/21) — Paul Fosaaen

“Variegated Softenings” is a handmade three-dimensional painting made with acrylic, fabric, and paper on canvas. The painting measures 10 x 20” (25.4 x 50.8 cm) with a 1” (2.54 cm) raised dimensional ...

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Sep 14

“Variegated Softenings”
Acrylic, paper, and fabric on canvas
10 x 20”
4/6/21

An abstract painting made with acrylic, paper, and fabric on canvas. Folds of fabric contort and crease across the composition. The left third of the composition is a rich brown and angles down toward the bottom middle of the painting. The middle third is an earthy orange. The top has a large horizontal fold that casts a dramatic shadow. The right third is a sap green. It cuts in to the left and slopes down toward the middle orange section. The creases of the green section and colored in a darker, muted green. The far right of the green section is a rich brown vertical band.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Vessel (7/22/25) — Paul Fosaaen

“Vessel” is an original abstract painting made with watercolor on paper. The painting measures 4.5 x 7.5” (11.43 x 19.05 cm). Signed and dated on the front (7/22/25)

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Aug 21

“Vessel”
Watercolor on paper
4.5 x 7.5”
7/22/25

An abstract painting made with watercolor on paper. A biomorphic form with multiple appendages floats on a white background with radiating green polka dots. The center of the biomorphic form is a vibrant blue oval with white lines pointing up and to the left of the composition. It has a green oval core to it with a transparent copy of itself to its right. The blue oval has three rows of oar-like shapes jutting out of its sides on both the left and the right. They are covered in white polka dots. The green reflection of the core connects to an inverted red arc which supports an orange potato-shaped blob with gridded red lines and white polka dots. Connected to the bottom left of the blue oval is a smaller violet oval with a reddish violet inner core. The outer rim is dotted in white spots. The bottom right of the blue oval dangles a yellow rounded rectangle running perpendicular to the blue oval. It is outlined in orange and arced white lines run inside it. Three orange appendages jut out from its bottom with light green circles inside. A small purple triangle balances a floating inverted red arc at the bottom of the composition.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Solstice (8/12/25) — Paul Fosaaen

"Solstice" is an original abstract painting made with watercolor on paper. The painting measures 8.5 × 11.5” (21.6 × 29.2 cm). Signed and dated on the front (8/12/25)

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Aug 15

“Solstice”
Watercolor on paper
8.5 x 11.5”
8/12/25

An abstract painting in watercolor on paper. A biomorphic form reminiscent of a slug sits on a muted red-violet background with white polka dots which increase in size the further out they go. The form is made up of a muted olive green ocarina shape with a gridded pattern in dark green. A rich blue, arced flourish with thorns on its top left side sits on top of the green shape. Bold red gestural strokes accent the top of the blue flourish and the bottom left and right sides of the green form. A vibrant yellow, sun-like shape sits on top of the intersection of the blue flourish and the green form. A beige rounded rectangle hides behind the top left side of the green form. Hints of red bleed through the beige.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Aug 10

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Improvisation (8/6/25) — Paul Fosaaen

"Improvisation" is an original abstract painting made with watercolor on paper. The painting measures 8.5 × 11.5” (21.6 × 29.2 cm). Signed and dated on the front (8/6/25)

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Aug 10

“Improvisation”
Watercolor on paper
8.5 x 11.5”
8/6/25

An abstract painting in watercolor on paper. A light blue pear-shaped form sits at the center of the composition. Red lines mark the bottom and the top of the form. Superimposed over the blue form is a gestural purple flourish. It swoops upward, down, then up again, and finally dashes off to the right. Flanking the blue form are two yellow forms with three finger-like appendages on the top and the bottom of them. Pointed oval forms in magenta hide behind the yellow forms. Long strands of vivid green shoot out from the top and bottom of the yellow forms. Black forms with white highlights accent the overall composition. Three vertical ones connect to the top of the left yellow form. An irregular rectangle sits near the bottom of the same yellow form. An arched bridge sits at the top of the blue form. An arc floats below and to the left. A spiral juts between the blue and rightmost yellow forms pointing down and to the right. An open circle with a dash emerges from the top right of the yellow form pointing down on the right.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Prairie Sunrise (7/22/25) — Paul Fosaaen

"Prairie Sunrise" is an original abstract painting made with watercolor on paper. The painting measures 8.5 × 11.5” (21.6 × 29.2 cm). Signed and dated on the front (7/22/25)

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Jul 29

“Prairie Sunrise”
Watercolor on paper
8.5 x 11.5”
7/22/25

An abstract landscape made with watercolor on paper. A field of sunny yellow stretches across a dark indigo background. Superimposed over the yellow field, expressive strokes of hot pink splash in an upward arc. A trail of green, earthy yellow, and magenta sit beneath the yellow field with a thin sliver of the indigo background between the two. The earthy yellow splinters off at the bottom right, forming the semblance of roots. A bold red circle highlights this growth. Over the indigo expanse between the yellow field and the green trail on the left side sits a series of intersecting dark blue lines. A brighter blue fills out the bottom of the background beneath the green trail.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Jul 14

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Photophore (7/6/25) — Paul Fosaaen

“Photophore” is an original abstract painting made with acrylic on paper. The painting measures 5 x 7.5” (12.7 x 19.05 cm). Signed and dated on the reverse (7/6/25)

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Jul 14

“Photophore”
Acrylic on paper
5 x 7.5”
7/6/25

An abstract painting made with acrylic on paper. A biomorphic field of vivid green spotted with white dots spreads across the composition. Within the green field are pockets of magenta marked with blue lines. Orange shadows hug the extremities of the green form with pockets of yellow tucked behind the orange.

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Plateaus at Sunset (6/22/25) — Paul Fosaaen

"Plateaus at Sunset" is an original abstract painting made with watercolor and pen on paper. The painting measures 8.5 × 11.5” (21.6 × 29.2 cm). Signed and dated on the front (6/22/25)

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Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Jul 3

Thanks!

Paul Fosaaen @paulfosaaen.bsky.social · Jul 2

“Plateaus at Sunset”
Watercolor on paper
8.5 x 11.5”
6/22/25

An abstract landscape depicting a series of plateaus with a field and river in front of it. The plateaus are a rusty orange with bold red accents at the top on the tallest formations. An earth brown wash covers the smaller ones. The field is a muted violet and small leafy plants dot the area. The sky is a rich indigo and a violet halo with hints of pink wrap around the entirety of the plateaus.