“One day I remember taking one of my drawings home, and my mom was so thrilled. She was so pleased with how I was doing in the class, so I kept drawing.”
Interview with Artist Michelle Tholen
San Francisco Times Interview with Artist Michelle Tholen
Saatchi Art Features Work by Michelle Tholen
Artworks if you like Mark Rothko – Feature in the Artling
Nominee for the Singulart Artist Award
Michelle Tholen is an exciting American artist who has exhibited her work throughout California. Inspired by Rothko and Pollock, she focuses on the use of colour combinations and abstract lines to create works full of purpose, clarity and light. Standout elements of Tholen’s artistic aesthetic are its sensory effect and vivid primary colours.
“The clean and balanced composition of Tholen’s art reflects on the art of Rothko and Pollock in a style of its own. From abstract lines and landscapes to crisp color block paintings, Tholen has a strong control over the architecture that forms her work.” – 31 Unique Artists’ personal websites to inspire you
Featured in Saatachi Art – this week’s favorite new art.
“Tholen’s landscapes have a strong control over the architecture.” – The Culture Trip
“Above the sofa hangs a painting by San Francisco artist Michelle Tholen” – Nob Hill Gazette
Dark Blue Orange with White at Groundswell Art Gallery
In the studio
