Abstract architectural painting by Teale Hatheway featuring a stylized guilloche motif composed of interlaced scrolls and rosettes. Painted in white, cobalt blue, and gold against a parchment and green-toned background, the work reinterprets classical border ornament with bold color and expressive brushwork.

Forma Coloris, Lux Mentis, Study No. 13

form of color, light of the mind.

Architectural Abstract Painting by Teale Hatheway

Architectural painting in acrylic, 23K gold on paper.
8″ x 6″. 2025.

…the way architecture holds the soulful residues of human presence across time. These architectural paintings distill classical forms into vibrant fragments, where color becomes emotion, and light becomes the vessel of memory. 


Abstract architectural painting featuring a stylized guilloche motif composed of interlaced scrolls and rosettes. Painted in white, cobalt blue, and gold against a parchment and green-toned background, the work reinterprets classical border ornament with bold color and expressive brushwork.

Framed architectural painting, Forma Coloris Lux Mentis — Study No. 13 by Teale Hatheway, displayed on a white mantel in a gold frame with a double mat. The artwork features a vertical ornamental column of scrolling blue-and-white motifs with gilded accents, set against layered tones of green, peach, and yellow. A sculptural stone sphere sits nearby.
Angled view of Teale Hatheway’s Forma Coloris Lux Mentis — Study No. 13 framed in gold with a double mat, resting on a white mantel. The image highlights the gilded detailing within the scrolling blue-and-white architectural patterns, with abstract green and peach backgrounds and a textured stone sphere in the foreground.