Michael Solomon · Contemporary Abstract Artist · Englewood, Florida

I grew up near the beach in Rockaway, New York, where the wind kept everything in motion: the waves, the drifting sand, the shells and textures along the shoreline, the water shifting between calm and turbulence. That constant movement has stayed with me. My work brings it indoors.

Much of my work begins with my eyes closed. I picture the movement first, the rise and fall of it, before my hands ever touch the surface. That way of seeing grew out of years of glass mosaics, where assembling fragments taught me to find flow. It carried into painting and, in time, into resin, and the journey has always been one of openness to possibility.

Each of my large-format abstract paintings is built in layers of pigment, mica, and metallics worked into wet resin, guided by hand and by air so the flow forms naturally. Layered resin creates real depth, like looking into the sea or up through clouds. Against that glossy surface, gold and silver catch the light, and broken glass shifts it as you move past. Every piece is made flat, with no fixed top, so it can hang in any direction to suit the room, the light, or the wall.

Over time, my work has moved toward multi-panel formats: triptychs and, most recently, pairs of squares. Together they reach the scale of a single 4′ x 8′ painting or larger, yet each panel ships easily by UPS, without the expense of freight crating and delivery.

Here in Southwest Florida, my collectors are drawn to the colors of water and sky, soft blues and turquoise. In recent years, I’ve also brought metallics onto black or white backgrounds, a quieter palette that rests easily in neutral homes. Strong and subtle at once, the work carries a calm, disciplined energy.

After more than 25 years of fairs and commissions, the core of the work hasn’t changed: movement, energy, flow.