Abstract architectural painting by Teale Hatheway featuring stylized volute and foliate forms in teal, white, and gold, evoking classical ornament through gestural strokes. Set against a layered background of blue, green, and buff tones, the composition explores the expressive potential of architectural detail, movement, and color.

Forma Coloris, Lux Mentis, Study No. 8

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 stylized volute and foliate forms in teal, white, and gold, evoking classical ornament through gestural strokes. Set against a layered background of blue, green, and buff tones, the composition explores the expressive potential of architectural detail, movement, and color.

Framed architectural painting, Forma Coloris Lux Mentis — Study No. 8 by Teale Hatheway, displayed on a white mantel in a gold frame with a floating mat. The artwork features sweeping white ornamental forms with gilded accents layered over abstract blocks of green, blue, and soft peach tones, accompanied by a sculptural stone sphere.
Angled view of Teale Hatheway’s Forma Coloris Lux Mentis — Study No. 8 framed in gold with a double mat, resting on a white mantel. The photograph highlights the gilded, swirling architectural motifs and the textured color fields behind them, with a stone sphere in the foreground.