Contemporary Surreal Paintings For Sale with Bold Expression and Emotional Impact

Non decorative contemporary surreal paintings to fire your imagination. For sale directly from me the artist.

surreal painting in muted orange tones expressing tension – Let Go!

Contemporary surreal painting inspired by a sea buoy - Let Go.

surreal geometric painting in dark red with two symbolic forms – Look Up!

Two simple shapes and a lot of colour - Look up!

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surreal painting in bold colours exploring carbon footprint themes

A strong statement to draw attention to environmental concerns - Carbon Footprint

Inspired by love for our planet.

surreal painting of an abstract room suggesting a distant view – Room with a View

A lot of red and a little white creates space - Room with a View

The feeling within a large clean room contradicted by the small piece of litter.

surreal painting in dark red with a deep blue eye expressing sadness – A Curious Sadness

Unsettling expressive surreal painting - A Curious Sadness

sad perhaps but you may see it differently.

fresh colourful surrealism showing rebirth after winter - Spring

Colourful expressive surreal painting - Spring!

the joy of Spring - growing restarts

surreal abstract painting with two dominant shapes creating tension
heartfelt with a critical appeal in yellows -surrealism - on the wire
surreal watercolour painting with a touch of mystery - bloody exit

Unusual, contemporary surreal paintings - with unexpected meaning

calming surreal artwork in muted tones with minimal forms – Gentle Strength
minimal geometric surrealism with a feeling of awe - Openings II

Geometry and Surrealism

You may notice the influence of geometric structure in many of these pieces. Angles help me express  tension, strength and power.

Blue geometric surrealism suggesting a large empty room
surreal blue watercolour painting suggesting creation – Create
surreal painting in yellow tones suggesting flight – Flying II

My surrealism is not about fantasy. I want impact and meaning.

warm reds make a mysterious surrealism
contemporary surreal artwork geometric form creates a sense of wonder
abstract surreal composition in blues and greys conveying lightness – Lightness
surreal art featuring a large bird of prey in a watchful setting – Watching

Femininity and Surrealism

These two surreal paintings are clearly of the female figure, perhaps a celebration of some kind, joy for certain I think.

feminine form in surreal art, a joyful image
surreal female form in yellow and orange showing true beauty - over the moon

Surreal paintings about polluting our planet.

surreal painting exploring oil pollution and environmental damage – Impact

Surreal environment painting - Impact 

a direct clear message of concern about our environment

surreal watercolour painting exploring global warming and self-destruction

Surrealism about today's concerns - Self Destruction

pollution destroys the fragile first

Why I paint surrealism

I did not set out to paint surreal images. They emerged naturally. I found myself taking real situations and shifting them beyond reality — not into fantasy for its own sake, but into something more intriguing. Once that process began, I could not stop.

My Aim as a Painter

It is always the same: to place a powerful emotion inside the artwork. Others may paint what they see I try to paint what I feel about what I see. Colour, structure and composition become vehicles for that feeling and surrealism the way to structure the art to effect. My blog post Getting Emotion into a Paintings expands on this point.

Authenticity Assured for Purchases

These contemporary surreal paintings are created in my U.K. studio and are available directly from me. Each piece is an original work, painted with intention and guaranteed unique. If a painting speaks to you, you can acquire it directly from the artist, with authenticity assured.

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