# Around the Bend

Around the Bend runs top to bottom in slender currents of color, like a river seen from above just as it curves out of sight. Pale cream and golden yellow glow down the center, held between bands of red, orange, cobalt and indigo that swell and narrow along the way. Out at the edges, deep teal spreads like a riverbank, opening onto small islands of bare white ground. Up close the borders come alive with fine marbling, tiny cells and threads of gold.

Colangelo poured the colors and tipped the panel slowly, letting each one travel and bend on its own, so the edges ripple and turn lacy where they meet. Part of her RIVERS series, it carries a calm, hopeful feeling of not quite knowing what lies ahead. The slim vertical format suits a narrow wall: above a light oak bench in a cream entryway, or over a walnut sideboard in a dining room, where rust linen and navy upholstery bring out its warm and cool notes.

[Browse all works by Mandie Colangelo](/collections/mandie-colangelo)

## Details

- **Price:** 1400.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Art Scout
- **Type:** Original Painting
- **Tags:** abstract art, buy original art online, California artist, Mandie Colangelo, mixed media, original painting, under 2500, wall art

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
|---------|-------|-----------|
| Default Title | 1400.00 USD | In stock |

## Images

- Around the Bend, original abstract mixed media painting by Mandie Colangelo, 20 x 10 in
- Detail of Around the Bend by Mandie Colangelo, cream and golden yellow currents between red and indigo
- Detail of Around the Bend by Mandie Colangelo, lacy yellow edges and gold threads along a cobalt band
- Detail of Around the Bend by Mandie Colangelo, marbled teal and cobalt around a small white island
- Around the Bend by Mandie Colangelo shown above a light oak bench with a navy cushion in a cream entryway
- Around the Bend by Mandie Colangelo shown above a walnut sideboard in a sage dining room

## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 20"×10"
- **Artist Material:** Mixed media on panel
- **Artist Name:** Mandie Colangelo
- **About The Artist Link:** https://www.artscout.pro/collections/mandie-colangelo

### About The Artist Content

Mandie Colangelo is an abstract painter based in Monterey, California. Raised in Arizona, she painted from childhood and wrote music, then built a creative career that moved through fashion, design, jewelry, graphic design and photography. Each chapter sharpened her eye for color, form and material. A season of profound change brought her back to the brush, and painting is now her primary practice.

Working in the abstract expressionist tradition, she builds her surfaces from acrylic, resin, street inks, pigment powders, fabric and, most distinctively, plastic, and treats each painting as an open experiment. Her paintings move between celebration and loss, memory and renewal. As she puts it: "More than anything, I hope my artwork inspires hope, joy, and reflection in those who experience it."

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> Updated: 2026-11-02