# Bittersweet

A wide band of red runs through Bittersweet like the last flare of a sunset. Above it, cobalt slants in from the corner and gives way to a warm golden yellow, its edge trailing thin drips of blue and green. Below, a deep indigo field is dusted with white speckles and smoky black, as if night were already rising from the water. Colangelo sprayed, dripped and flicked the paint in quick passes and let each layer surprise her, so the drips fall where gravity took them and the white splatter lands like scattered stars.

Up close the surface changes character: the yellow is dry and slightly gritty, crusted in places where pigment gathered, while the lower half shines with grain and splatter. Part of her BLOOM series, the painting holds the feeling of a day ending, glorious and a little sad at once. It makes a strong focal point above a floating shelf or a walnut sideboard, where cobalt glass, warm wood and mustard velvet pick up its colors.

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## Details

- **Price:** 1900.0 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 | 1900.00 USD | In stock |

## Images

- Bittersweet, original abstract mixed media painting by Mandie Colangelo, 16 x 16 in
- Detail of Bittersweet by Mandie Colangelo, blue and green drips running into golden yellow
- Detail of Bittersweet by Mandie Colangelo, red band over a speckled indigo field
- Detail of Bittersweet by Mandie Colangelo, white splatter and textured mixed media surface
- Bittersweet by Mandie Colangelo shown above a walnut floating shelf with a cobalt glass bowl in a cream living room
- Bittersweet by Mandie Colangelo shown above a fluted walnut sideboard on a pale blue dining room wall

## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 16"×16"
- **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