How mountain paintings and meditation practice help create art that brings calm to your space. Discover the inspiration behind Shilo Ratner's geometric mountain landscapes and full moon paintings.
Vista is a 30x30 original geometric mountain painting by Shilo Ratner. Inspired by mountain hiking and the quiet strength of open terrain, it brings earthy calm to modern interiors.
Nature has an incredible way of grounding us — and that influence is central to my landscape-inspired artwork. Rather than painting literal scenes, my work abstracts natural forms into simplified shapes and layered compositions.
A reflection on the Georgia O'Keeffe traveling exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, and what her wit, obsession, and lifelong drive to create continue to mean to my practice as a painter.
Shilo Ratner unpacks the philosophy behind her geometric abstract work and explains why 'Grounded in Nature. Defined by Form.' is more than a tagline — it's a framework collectors can use to understand and trust the work.
Traces of Stillness is a contemplative 6×6 inch collage series by Shilo Ratner exploring quiet mountain landscapes through minimal form, layered paper, and subtle geometry. Original works on paper available now.
People ask me often which of my paintings would work best in their living room. It's one of my favorite questions, because it's never really about the painting alone. It's about how a work of art changes the feeling of a room, and what you want to feel when you walk in.
Geometric abstract artist Shilo Ratner discusses her creative process, artistic influences including Hilma af Klint and Agnes Martin, and the philosophy behind her contemplative geometric paintings in this Embrace Creatives interview.
Shilo Ratner's work selected for Best in Show at Aedra Fine Arts Fortune Favors Exhibition. Curator Michael Hanna reviews her geometric abstract paintings, describing them as "poetic" with "angular beauty and grace."
Explore the quiet luxury of slowing down. As both artist and collector, I share how abstract landscape art creates visual pauses that invite presence, breath, and mindful living.
Richard Diebenkorn's Notes to Myself, found among his papers after his death in 1993, remain some of the most honest and useful words ever written about the creative process in abstract painting. Here's what they mean to my practice.