Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Delos Van Earl — Chickadee 3
Delos Van Earl

Chickadee 3

2023

This dynamic steel sculpture features a boldly stylized avian form painted in vibrant golden yellow and burnt orange oil enamel. The composition combines modernist abstraction with totemic presence, its angular wings and pointed head creating a striking silhouette against the gallery space. Geometric cutouts pierce the yellow form, revealing the sculptural depth and inviting light through the steel structure. The work exemplifies Van Earl's signature approach to animal subjects, translating natural creatures into energetic, color saturated abstractions that balance playfulness with formal sculptural power. Mounted on a vivid orange rectangular base, the piece demonstrates the artist's mastery of painted steel as both form and color field.

Medium
Oil enamel on steel
Dimensions
Spotted At
Studio · Delos Van Earl Studios

Notes

From Delos Van Earl's CREATURES series, oil-enamel-on-steel sculptures of stylized animals and totemic forms. Catalog: https://delosvanearlstudios.com/section/526465-CREATURES.html.

For Sale

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Delos Van Earl, Chickadee 3, 2023

This dynamic steel sculpture features a boldly stylized avian form painted in vibrant golden yellow and burnt orange oil enamel. The composition combines modernist abstraction with totemic presence, its angular wings and pointed head creating a striking silhouette against the gallery space. Geometric cutouts pierce the yellow form, revealing the sculptural depth and inviting light through the steel structure. The work exemplifies Van Earl's signature approach to animal subjects, translating natural creatures into energetic, color saturated abstractions that balance playfulness with formal sculptural power. Mounted on a vivid orange rectangular base, the piece demonstrates the artist's mastery of painted steel as both form and color field.

Medium
Oil enamel on steel
Dimensions
35.6 x 33 x 17.8 cm
Year
2023

Related themes

Abstract Animal, Public Art Scale, Color Field Sculpture, Vibrant Palette, Playful Form, Yellow Sculpture, Geometric Form, Orange Base, Steel Art, Contemporary Wildlife, Animal Sculpture, Contemporary Sculpture, Bird Form, Stylized Creature, Painted Steel, Modernist Abstraction, American Art, Kinetic Composition, Totemic Art

More works by Delos Van Earl

Collected by

Lisa Rembrandt, Sarah Greenspan