I often move back and forth betweeen drawing and painting abstract art. I have tried in the past to create something in a drawing similar to what I've done in a painting. It's always interesting to see how an idea or image is transformed when executed with a different media: pen and ink versus paint.
For example, I've done some paintings that give the impression of a meadow with flowers in an abstract way. I tried to get the same general sense of an abstract landscape in this drawing:
2012 Abstract Landscape Drawing, 10.5" x 9" acid-free ink on archival paper.
Here's a painting with a similar theme:
Contemporary Art 2, 24" x 18" acrylic on paper.
The medium may not be the message, but it certainly influences how an idea is communicated.