Hal Mayforth

Hal Mayforth

Location: United States

Hal Mayforth’s paintings have been featured in exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Housatonic Museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut; the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts; La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles; the Sylvia Schmidt Gallery in New Orleans; Monserrat College in Beverly, Massachusetts; the Wood Gallery of the Vermont College of Fine Art in Montpelier; the Virginia Lynch Gallery in Tiverton, Rhode Island; the Furchgott-Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne, Vermont; Studio Place Arts in Barre, VT; The Helen Day Art Center in Stowe, VT, The Quimby Gallery at Lyndon State College in Lydonville, VT and the Tarrant Gallery at the Flynn Center for Performing Arts in Burlington, VT.

As a nationally recognized humorous illustrator, Mayforth’s work is published in national magazines and newspapers, including Time, Newsweek, US News and World Report, Rolling Stone, Forbes, Outside, Road and Track, Reader’s Digest, Mother Jones, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Boston Globe.

Portfolio:

Abstract Paintings

A series of loose, gestural acrylics on canvas to enliven the residential, hospitality and healthcare decors.
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Happenstance “Happenstance”

Acrylic on Canvas - 23"H × 47"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Pow Wow “Pow Wow”

Original is sold. Prints available at: www.abstractart-prints.com

Saffron “Saffron”

Acrylic on Canvas - 43"H × 30"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Meadow “Meadow”

Acrylic on Canvas - 29"H × 53"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Peekaboo “Peekaboo”

Acrylic on Canvas - 31"H × 39"W
Unstretched - Ships in tube
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Bustle “Bustle”

Acrylic on Canvas - 29"H × 42"W
Unstretched - Ships in tube
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Strand “Strand”

Original is sold.
Acrylic on Canvas - 29"H × 53"W
Prints are available here: www.abstractart-prints.com

Villa “Villa”

Acrylic on Canvas - 29"H × 41"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Reflex “Reflex”

Acrylic on Canvas - 29"H × 46"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Signal “Signal”

Acrylic on Canvas - 27.5"H × 30"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Telstar “Telstar”

Acrylic on Canvas - 29"H × 53"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Mistral “Mistral”

Acrylic on Canvas - 25"H × 66"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Birthday “Birthday”

Acrylic on Canvas - 29"H × 31"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Cadeau “Cadeau”

Acrylic on Canvas - 30"H × 66"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Pomp and Circumstance “Pomp and Circumstance”

Acrylic on Canvas - 34"H × 64"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Catbird Seat “Catbird Seat”

Acrylic on Canvas - 30"H × 40"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Word Paintings

These paintings started out as random words and phrases in my sketchbooks and evolved into layered matrices of words that evoke mystery, obscurity and ambiguity.

Zenith X “Zenith X”

Acrylic on Canvas - 31"H × 48"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Roger That “Roger That”

Acrylic on Canvas - 40"H × 63"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Corduroy “Corduroy”

Acrylic on Canvas - 28"H × 40"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Magic Fingers “Magic Fingers”

Acrylic on Canvas - 26"H × 52"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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The Little Things “The Little Things”

Acrylic on Canvas - 30"H × 47"W
Unstretched - Ships in tube
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Etiquette “Etiquette”

This painting is sold.
Prints are available here: www.abstractart-prints.com

Moxie “Moxie”

Acrylic on Canvas - 30"H × 42"W
Unstretched - Ships in tube
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Roundabout “Roundabout”

Acrylic on Canvas - 42"H × 66"W
Unstretched - ships in tube.
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Watercolors

These small whimsical paintings are all about the fine line between what the pigments want to do and what I want them to do.

Junior's at it Again “Junior's at it Again”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Monday Cloud “Monday Cloud”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Cloud Treaty “Cloud Treaty”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Laurels “Laurels”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Good for What Ails You “Good for What Ails You”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Bunny Canyon “Bunny Canyon”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Lift “Lift”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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The Name Escapes Me “The Name Escapes Me”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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The Burning Off of the Weekend Fog “The Burning Off of the Weekend Fog”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Three Smoking Birds “Three Smoking Birds”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Cloud Hopper “Cloud Hopper”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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The Cure for Laziness “The Cure for Laziness”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Snake Smoke “Snake Smoke”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Compartmentalization “Compartmentalization”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Gentlemen's Agreement “Gentlemen's Agreement”

Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
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Pinnacle “Pinnacle”

This painting is sold.
Original watercolor - approx 9"H ×12"W
Perfect for intimate viewing areas or may be grouped for larger areas.
For more work: www.halmayforth.com

Word Sketchbook Drawings

A selection of sketchbook pages from a book that I devoted to word drawings. The words and phrases are free associated with an occasional detours to a dictionary to check spelling. These drawings are a point of departure for my word paintings.

Bitches Brew “Bitches Brew”

Oink “Oink”

Smog of War “Smog of War”

Neptune “Neptune”

Pester “Pester”

Net Gain “Net Gain”

Mission of Mercy “Mission of Mercy”

Fair Ball “Fair Ball”

Wonderwall “Wonderwall”

Simon Says “Simon Says”

New York, Yew Nork “New York, Yew Nork”

Wee Willie Winkle “Wee Willie Winkle”