# Lost Equations

This is one of Cox's more complex compositions - collage fragments, newspaper textures, and painted forms in deep red, black, olive, and tan stack and overlap across the canvas in a way that feels deliberately unresolved. The title is earned. There's something here about the things we try to figure out and can't, memories that don't quite add up to a clear picture. Richly layered and worth spending time with.

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## Details

- **Price:** 3100.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Art Scout
- **Type:** Original Painting
- **Tags:** abstract art, buy original art online, California artist, Lee Cox, mixed media, original painting, wall art

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## Images

- Lost Equations – complex mixed media painting by Cox with collage fragments, newspaper textures, and painted forms in deep red, black, olive, and tan in unresolved layered composition
- Lost Equations by Cox – detail of newspaper collage and painted red and black fragments stacking across canvas
- Lost Equations by Cox – full canvas of richly layered composition in deep red, olive, and tan
- Lost Equations by Cox – close-up of overlapping collage textures and dark painted marks
- Lost Equations by Cox – painting displayed in room context
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## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 30"×30"
- **Artist Material:** Mixed media on canvas
- **Artist Name:** Lee Cox
- **About The Artist Link:** https://www.artscout.pro/collections/lee-cox

### About The Artist Content

Lee Cox is a contemporary abstract artist based in Carmel, California. After a 35-year career in telecommunications, he transitioned from a lifelong collector of abstract art to a dedicated studio painter.

Cox’s practice is rooted in memory and impression, with each painting serving as a layered meditation on a moment, emotion, or lived experience. Working primarily in acrylic and collage, Cox approaches the canvas without a fixed plan. He builds depth and texture through an intuitive process of addition and subtraction, guided by memory and music. Music often triggers recollections that shape the composition, and as the work evolves, a specific memory gradually comes into focus. Cox continues to refine the surface until the emotional truth of the moment feels fully realized. His carefully chosen titles offer context while leaving space for open interpretation.

Cox’s work has been exhibited in solo and juried group shows across California and nationally, and his paintings are held in private collections throughout the United States.

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> Updated: 2026-08-28