Alicia Dunn
Encinitas, California

Alicia Dunn’s abstract paintings are affected by a confluence of elements: the weather, her mood, and the properties of her materials. “Ceding control to these things allows the magic to happen,” the artist explains. Alicia's paintings capture the unique energy of nature, particularly that of the beach where she lives. Staring into the tranquil and luminous colors of her work, the viewer connects to shape of the waves, the swiftness of the wind, and the beginning of a day. Alicia is inspired by the simple things in life. Her awe of nature’s perfection and the thrill of constant discovery are conveyed in her art. Alicia works in water-based acrylic paint, and has developed a technique using blending gels to achieve not only rich color and texture, but also an eroded, weathered effect that reflects the process of the painting’s creation. Like nature itself, each painting shifts with the viewer, chronicling time through movement and beauty.

Moonlight Mile
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,075

Shibori
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$2,125

Ella's Landscape
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,750


Falling Waters
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$975

Big Moon
36" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,400

Observed
30" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,525


Sunset in Zadar
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,900

Celebrating Nature
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,800

Costanoa Shoreline
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$2,225


Flower Fields
24" x 18" , acrylic painting
$850

The Beauty of Storms
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,250

A Settling Place
24" x 18" , acrylic painting
$850


This Is the Moment
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,800

Leaning into the Next Adventure
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,150

Exhale I, II, III
12" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,225


Moonlit
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$2,225

Sunday Morning
24" x 18" , acrylic painting
$900

Mystical Mist
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$975


Rare Turquoise
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

Exhale
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$2,225

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Desert Sky
36" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,400


Ride the Wind II
36" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,400

Violet Mist
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$525

Tyrrany of Time
30" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,525


Indigo Dream
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,850

True Nature
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

The Details are Washed Away from Memory
36" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,525


Old Havana
12" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

Serenity I
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

Scorched Earth
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$975


Ripples of Light
12" x 36" , acrylic painting
$900

Rustic Continuum
32" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,300

Gentle Haze
36" x 60" , acrylic painting
$3,350


The Mystery of Place
24" x 18" , acrylic painting
$775

Violet Haze
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$975

Engaging Mystery
48" x 36" , acrylic painting
$2,075


Gentle Poetry
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,525

Fluidity
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$975

Tradewinds
36" x 36" , mixed media artwork
$1,900


Carry Me Home
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

Holding Your Breath
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$1,350

Inscribed in My Soul
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$2,125


New Dreams to Chase
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,800

Echoes and Resonance
48" x 36" , acrylic painting
$2,500

Middle Earth
36" x 36" , mixed media artwork
$2,000


Filtered Consciousness
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,250

Benevolent View
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

Glorious Moonlight
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,250


Bellini Sky
30" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,525

Whiplash
30" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,175

Continuation of a Dream
30" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,200


I See You in My Dreams
48" x 36" , acrylic painting
$2,200

Wordless Song
18" x 18" , mixed media artwork
$950

Havana Daydreaming II
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,575


Dynamic Vibration
48" x 36" , acrylic painting
$2,200

Sweet Winter View
30" x 40" , mixed media artwork
$1,950

Tempest
32" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,475


Waterlily Inspired
48" x 36" , acrylic painting
$2,425

Tango (Triptych)
30" x 36" , mixed media artwork
$1,850

May Your Heart Always Be Joyful
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,250


Days Like This
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,150

Winter's Approach
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

Pacific Dream
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$950


Diptych: When Soul Meets Fire
18" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,450

Infinite Value
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,250


Ambiguous Landscape
18" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,125

Waiting in the Wings
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$1,975

Shoreline
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$400


We Clear a Path
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$400

Unstoppable Sundown
30" x 60" , acrylic painting
$2,500

Ripped
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$1,825


Contemplation
36" x 36" , mixed media artwork
$1,775

Feel the Rush
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$825

Consequence of Light
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$1,825


The Divine Hour
30" x 48" , acrylic painting
$2,125

Psychic Migration
48" x 36" , acrylic painting
$2,150

My Own Atmosphere II
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$725


My Own Atmosphere I
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$825

Moonlit Pacific
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$1,925

Exploration Diptych
12" x 24" , acrylic painting
$700


Sea of Joy
26" x 41" , mixed media artwork
$1,025

December Beach Day
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$1,975

No Beginning or End
30" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,050


May Your Song Always be Sung
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$1,975

Haven't Seen the Sea for So Long
32" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$2,125

Carried by the Current
24" x 48" , mixed media artwork
$1,975


Keep It Wild (Diptych)
12" x 24" , acrylic painting
$525

Big Sur (Nacimiento)
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,500

Edge of Summer
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,500


Autumn Sundown
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$1,325

Crashing Sunset
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,125

The Only Way Out Is In
18" x 36" , acrylic painting
$825


In the Quietest Moments
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$1,575

Tempting You to Defy It
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$1,225

Autumn Passing By
18" x 36" , acrylic painting
$825


Amagansett Morning
36" x 48" , acrylic painting
$1,975

The Pleasing Hour I
16" x 12" , acrylic painting
$425

The Pleasing Hour II
16" x 12" , acrylic painting
$425


Hold Back the Night
36" x 24" , acrylic painting
$1,100

In the Quietest Moments I
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$350

Soaring through My Atmosphere
36" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,175


Verona
30" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,100

Pacific Snapshot II
18" x 18" , acrylic painting
$600

Cyclical Tides
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$750


Sundown at Sea
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$750

"Full Circle No. 3"
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$350

Precious Time
24" x 36" , acrylic painting
$1,025


Leaving Space for Dreams
36" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$1,100

Renewal
40" x 30" , acrylic painting
$2,450

Into the Wave
36" x 24" , acrylic painting
$1,025


Glow with the Gold of Sunshine
14" x 11" , acrylic painting
$450

In the Haze
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$875

Infinite Landscape
40" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,750


Falling Water
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$700

Wave after Wave II
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$700

Wave after Wave
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$700


Sand and Sky
28.5" x 45.8" , acrylic painting
$1,500

Rugged Coastline
18" x 18" , acrylic painting
$425

Long Way Home
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$700


Waiting on a Friend
18" x 18" , acrylic painting
$425

Beachcomber
18.2" x 36" , acrylic painting
$925

Growing Older
16" x 20" , sculpture
$525


Moving Up
10.5" x 20" , sculpture
$300

Tell Your Dreams to Me
18" x 18" , acrylic painting
$475

Jazz Funk
48" x 36" , mixed media artwork
$2,675


Rush
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$550

Close of the Day
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$750

In the Park
18" x 36" , acrylic painting
$675


Shaman's Dream
60" x 30" , acrylic painting
$2,175

Moroccan Desert
30" x 40" , acrylic painting
$1,025

Years Ago
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$550


Waterfall
36" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$975

After the Storm
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$600

Each Day Is a Gift
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$700


Out of Reach
40" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,450

Indian Summer
36" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$1,125

Autumn Wave
24" x 48" , acrylic painting
$975


Confluence
18" x 18" , acrylic painting
$475

Wave
18" x 18" , acrylic painting
$475

Dream within a Dream
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$700


Vintage | Modern
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$750

Sunset in Motion
36" x 18" , acrylic painting
$825

Amulet
30" x 30" , acrylic painting
$1,225


Twilight
18" x 18" , acrylic painting
$375

Intimacy Exposed
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$350

Bring the Dawn
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$300


Rushing River
24" x 24" , acrylic painting
$575

Night Divides the Day
24" x 24" , mixed media artwork
$675

Fate Smiled
12" x 12" , acrylic painting
$350


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Artist Statement

Alicia Dunn, b. 1960, Havana, Cuba

A contemporary abstract painter, I create spirited paintings capturing the life force of the natural world. Through the use of vibrant color, layering and textural techniques, the work achieves a luminosity that is invigorating yet serene.

My work is inspired by my mood, my dreams and the unseeable but intuitively felt energy in nature. I spend every waking hour creating in my imagination.

Raised in Brooklyn, NY, I currently live and work beachside in San Diego.

My work is collected internationally.

Artist Background

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Bachelor of Arts, 1982

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commentsWe Clear a Path
A Koljonen purchased this artwork. 4/2/2017 | 8:00 PM

Love the art. It goes well when I have it hanging and it ties in with a book that I am writing. Can you contact me regarding permission to use the work in my book? Thanks so much. Allan

Alicia Dunn 3/8/2016 | 1:08 PM

So appreciate the encouragement and that you took the time to provide feedback! Thank you.

M Martin 3/2/2016 | 8:02 PM

Like what I see!

Alicia Dunn 8/24/2015 | 3:50 PM

So appreciate your feedback! Hope you enjoy the piece for many years to come!!!

D Roth 8/24/2015 | 2:02 PM

I just received your painting Vintage/Modern and absolutely love it! The color, texture and finish are all beautiful and I especially like the wooden box it's painted on...the wood and its dimensional feel led me to purchase your work. Thank you so much!

Alicia Dunn 2/1/2015 | 7:56 PM

Thank you!

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krnhersh 2/1/2015 | 5:47 PM

love this!!! k

Alicia Dunn 6/12/2014 | 12:41 PM

Driving up the California Coast today. Colors, texture, movement everywhere I look. Blues, golds, greens, browns, yellow. Nothing more inspiring!