After The Storm
After The Storm
Kari Bell Art
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Shipping & Studio Lead Times
Shipping & Studio Lead Times
STUDIO LEAD TIME: 2–7 business days.
Each work is professionally packed and insured for transit.
Technical Specifications.
Medium: Oil & Cold Wax on Cradled Panel
Dimensions: 36" x 30"
Classification: Unique Work (One-of-a-kind)
Year: 2026
Provenance: Artist Direct / Mitsooz Vetted
Return Status: 7-Day Reflection
The Narrative.
After the Storm
An Original Oil and Cold Wax Painting
The Discovery of a Settled Horizon.
True abstraction reveals itself only after the turbulence has passed. In After the Storm, Kari Bell captures the immediate, heavy stillness that arrives when the clouds finally break. The composition functions as a contemplative field: a space where sweeping indigo and cerulean pigments collide against a luminous, expectant white core. This is not a replication of a landscape, but a tactile record of attention. Utilizing a rich combination of oil and cold wax, Bell creates a surface that invites the intentional observer to slow down and accept the invitation to enter the layered color field. It is a visual sanctuary designed to add a persistent presence of peace and stability to the modern home.
The Intelligence of the Excavated Surface.
As a recovering academic who spent thirty years as a university professor, Bell’s transition to the studio represents a radical departure into intuitive exploration. In After the Storm, she replaces structured thought with a practice grounded in material response. Utilizing palette knives and specialized tools to scratch, build, and excavate through the wax, she creates a visual record of the painting’s evolution. The visible "scars" and subtle pops of terracotta orange reflect the raw honesty of the creative process: an archival response to the fragility of our changing environments. This 36x30 masterpiece on a solid cradled panel rewards slow looking, revealing a structural complexity that brings the light of the Southwest into the permanent sanctuary of the home.
Details & Dimensions:
- Title: After the Storm
- Classification: Original Fine Art (Unique Work)
- Medium: Oil and Cold Wax on Cradled Panel
- Art Movement: Contemporary Abstraction
- Art Style: Tactile Expressionism / Southwestern Abstract
- Theme: Atmosphere, Renewal, Discovery, Environmental Change
- Orientation: Vertical
- Construction: Solid Cradled Wood Panel
- Mounting Type: Wall-Mounted (Finished Edges)
- Dimensions: 36" x 30"
- Weight: 7.1 lbs
- Year Created: 2026
- Origin: Created in Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
- Authenticity: Includes a Certificate of Authenticity (COA)
- Investment: $3,000.00
- Availability: Ready to Ship
- Reflection Period: 7-Day Reflection Period
Bring the restorative light of the Southwest into your home. Add the "After the Storm" original oil painting to your collection today at Mitsooz.
About the Artist.
The Mitsooz Commitment.
Studio-Direct Dispatch
Mitsooz facilitates an unmediated connection between the artist and the collector. Every work is dispatched directly from the artist’s studio or primary production workspace; fully insured from their door to yours.
Curated Provenance
The Collective is a strictly curated environment; every artist is vetted for technical mastery and narrative depth. Each work includes a physical, signed Certificate of Authenticity to ensure its origin and legacy.
Collector Reflection
We offer a 7-day reflection period for eligible works. Collectors may choose a 100% refund via the Mitsooz Collector Reserve or a cash refund minus a 25% restocking fee.
Note: Dimensional, commissioned, and bespoke works are considered final acquisitions.
