Lee Cox "Cajun Music" Acrylic on Canvas, Large Abstract Collage Painting in Orange, Carmel California Art, Original 30 X 30 Inches, 2025

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Looping ribbons of sage, orange, charcoal and mustard curl across a cream ground, with scribbled red pencil lines and small … Read more Looping ribbons of sage, orange, charcoal and mustard curl across a cream ground, with scribbled red pencil lines and small layered paper passages running between them. Rounded and angular shapes alternate like notes and rests, thin and translucent in some places, thick and scraped in others, with bursts of yellow at the edges and dark forms that read like a bass line. Cox plays music while he paints and lets whatever memory it stirs come slowly into focus. The title arrives last, once he knows what the painting holds, and here it names the lilt of the surface so well that the colors seem to dance in time.

Lively but easy to live with, it suits a living room, a dining room or a music room. The sage and orange tones go with natural wood and white walls, and with leather, rattan and warm textiles. The painted edges allow it to hang unframed. Hung near a record player or a bar cart it feels at home, and in a quieter room it adds a pulse of color that keeps the space from feeling still.

Acrylic on Canvas, 30 x 30 x 1.5 in (76.2 × 76.2 × 3.8 cm). Unframed, with painted edges.

Lee Cox works in acrylic and collage on gallery-wrapped canvas, adding and removing layers intuitively until torn and cut shapes, scratched pencil lines and flat fields of color settle into balance. Edges are painted and the work hangs without a frame, ready for the wall.

Lee Cox is a contemporary abstract artist based in Carmel, California. After a 35-year career in telecommunications, he moved from lifelong collector of abstract art to dedicated studio painter. His practice is rooted in memory and impression, each painting a layered meditation on a moment, emotion or lived experience. Working in acrylic and collage without a fixed plan, he builds depth and texture through intuitive addition and subtraction, guided by memory and music, until the emotional truth of the moment feels realized. His titles offer context while leaving room for interpretation. His work has been exhibited in solo and juried group shows across California and nationally, and is held in private collections throughout the United States. See less