# The Basics

A warm field of burnt orange and amber-red, the surface alive with horizontal energy - white-drawn forms move across it: two large interlocking circles and a triangle, spare geometric symbols against the rich ground. The contrast between the hot, textured background and the cool precision of the drawn lines gives the work its tension. In her Back to Basics series, Koury returns to fundamental forms - the circle, the triangle, the essential vocabulary of mark-making - set against surfaces built from interference paints, glazes, and metal leaf. She holds an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Texas at Austin.

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## Details

- **Price:** 5465.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Art Scout
- **Type:** Original Painting
- **Tags:** abstract art, acrylic painting, buy original art online, California artist, collector art, interference paint, original painting, Rebecca Koury, wall art

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## Images

- The Basics – painting by Koury in warm burnt orange and amber-red with horizontal surface energy and white-drawn interlocking circles and triangle from the Back to Basics series
- The Basics by Koury – detail of white circle and triangle forms against hot textured orange and red ground built from interference paints and glazes
- The Basics by Koury – full canvas of fundamental geometric vocabulary against richly layered burnt orange ground
- The Basics by Koury – close-up of cool precise white geometric lines against hot amber-red striated surface

## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 34.1"×43.1"
- **Artist Material:** Acrylic
- **Artist Name:** Rebecca Koury
- **About The Artist Link:** https://www.artscout.pro/collections/Rebecca-Koury

### About The Artist Content

Rebecca Koury is a contemporary painter and collage artist whose work explores the relationship between material, movement, and quiet transformation. Rooted in a lifelong curiosity about the natural world and the unseen forces that shape it, her abstractions emerge through a meditative process of layering and building up thin glazes of paint that evoke both depth and transparency.

“The beauty and mystery of Nature inspire my artistic process,” Koury says. “I want to interpret my experience of Nature and express the feeling of this experience through paint and other visual media.”

Raised in an artistic family, Koury was captivated early on by the emotion and depth of Old Masters like Titian. She earned her MFA in Fine Art and Art History from the University of Texas at Austin, where she studied under sculptors William Crist, David Deming, and Thana Lauhakaikul. Her background in sculpture continues to inform her paintings, revealing a dialogue between structure and organic form.

After several years in San Francisco working for Ralph Lauren, Koury relocated to the Monterey Peninsula to dedicate herself fully to painting. Her work has since been featured in more than thirty exhibitions, including the Monterey Museum of Art, the New Museum of Los Gatos, and Gallery MAR Carmel.

Guided by intuition and discovery, Koury creates richly textured, luminous surfaces that invite both reflection and sensory experience. Her works are held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States, as well as in Japan, Pakistan, and the United Arab Emirates.

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> Updated: 2026-08-28