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Carlson Hatton

@carlsonhatton.bsky.social

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Making abstract-ish Art in Los Angeles | Professor of Art- Santa Monica College

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 25

This one goes wild with color interaction and layered detail. Anxiety fueled work depicting a world I think I’d prefer to live in. #color #landscape #psychedelic #art #kunst #layers

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Apr 29

100 days of Trump and all my grievances and outrage won’t fit on one sign, this abstract expressionist painting sums it up better.
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#abstractexpressionism #gesture #pollock #protest #powertothepeople

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Mar 1

Come see my LA solo show at Good Mother Gallery

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 21

Densely layered work featuring acrylic paint on top of graphite drawings on canvas 52”x40” #figuration #layersonlayers #airbrush #color

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 16

Two works that try to capture the aftermath of the recent LA fires #eatonfire #palisadesfire #lapainting #abstract #labdscape #art

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 14

Valentine’s Day awkward self-portrait with broken leg in tub #pink #portrait #pastel #floral

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 13

One of my more pattern rich works. 50”x42”, acrylic on canvas, 2024
#floral #still-life #pattern #opart #kunst #color #contemporarypainting

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 12

Acrylic paint on top of printing ink, a technique and series I’ve been exploring for the last few years. #paint #print #contemporaryart #abstraction #cubism

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 11

Watching my news through the barbershop window #fomo #pastels #outsider #contemporarypainting #color

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 7

Nice work! The shift in recognition from close up to further away is great

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 7

In the studio on a rainy day. Here are a few works from the last 3 years. #contemporarypainting #studio #laart #color #pattern

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 5

Congratulations Miguel! I’m proud of you 👏

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Feb 5

My generally unaffectionate dog keeping me company after breaking my heel and spending 8 weeks in a boot
#pastels #figurative #painting #art #kunst #gooddog

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 31

Long necked woman peering into a grand room #voyeurism #graphite #figurative #surreal #pattern #drawing

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 30

Exciting combinations of color and value 👌

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 30

When my practice moves into black and white, I know a shift is coming #paint #opart #abstract #layers #flowers #kunst #art

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 29

Imagined view from my kitchen window #losangeles #bonnard #landscape #color #psychedelic #pastel #paint

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 29

I’d say any more than 3 cancel each other out, but that’s purely speculative 🧐

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 28

The many who travel silently along with us. Acrylic and pastel on paper “23x19” #spirits #blue #figurative #abstraction #art #cubism

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 27

Thank you 😊

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 27

What a great description 😄

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 27

😂 chatty or dead silent, both options are weird!

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 27

Waiting to get my haircut, wondering what we’re going to talk about ✂️ pastel and acrylic on canvas. #social #anxiety #haircut #paint #psychedelic #pastel #art

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Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 26

Hypnotic works 👌

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 26

Nice painting 👍

Carlson Hatton @carlsonhatton.bsky.social · Jan 26

Love it! Thanks 😊