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• From Spring to Fall in New Abstract Painting

  

  In this new abstract painting on paper, I continued to use an impressionistic style, painting with small brushstrokes. I worked quickly, wet into wet, so the... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Spring Weather in Ithaca Reflected in Painting

  

  My last spring painting was reflected in the actual weather here in Ithaca on New Year's Day. Everyone was out on the trails in our state parks and gorges. Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Looking Forward to Spring in New Abstract Painting

  

  In this new abstract painting on paper, I confess I was trying to capture a scene from nature: the sense of a spring meadow. I had painted similar scenes a few... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Darker Background on New Acrylic Painting on Paper

  

  I painted the background on this new paper painting with a blend of watery colors that left little light showing through. It ended up a pale... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Blue is Central to New Abstract Painting on Paper

  

  I am still working with water color paper blocks, and chose blue for the central image in this new abstract painting. The blues I used included ultramarine blue... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Green and Aqua Patterns in New Abstract Painting

  

  In this new abstract painting on paper, I continued the patterns I'd been using in the previous painting, but changed the colors. I painted all the background... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Blue Patterns in New Painting on Paper

  

  I used a similar process in this new painting as in the two recent horizontal paintings I just finished, except this one is vertical and the color focus is on... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Wishing You Color, Joy, and Peace

  One of my early favorite artists died this past Wednesday at the age of 84: the sculptor, John Chamberlain. I remember wandering the galleries in New York City... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Second in Pair of Abstract Paintings on Paper

  

  Using the same approach as in the last painting, I started this new abstract painting on paper by doing the background first and letting it dry. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Changing Directions in Abstract Paintings on Paper

  

  So far I've been creating these abstract paintings on paper in one sitting, working quickly while the paint was wet. This time I painted some backgrounds first... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featuring Red in New Painting on Paper

  

  Continuing to use watercolor blocks to paint on, I began this one with a focus on bright reds. I started painting with a brush, beginning with cadmium red,... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featuring Browns in New Abstract Painting on Paper

  

  In this new abstract painting on paper, I began with burnt sienna, adding burnt umber, raw umber, and raw sienna. I painted the background in unbleached... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Blue Waterfall - New Abstract Painting

  

  It's hard for me not to think of a waterfall when I look at my latest abstract painting on paper. With deep blues in the center, moving out toward lighter... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featuring Blue in New Acrylic Painting on Paper

  

  Beginning with cobalt blue, I used the same approach and composition as I did in the first watercolor block painting. With small brushtrokes, I added brilliant... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featured Abstract Artist Mindy Weisel

  

  Mindy Weisel's abstract paintings and glass works are filled with intense color, emotion, and beauty. You can sense an acute awareness of life and death... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Vertical Abstract Painting on Paper

  

  Continuing to work with watercolor blocks, I painted this one in a vertical format, using similar colors to the horizontal painting I made previously. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Abstract Painting on Paper

  

  After finishing four tall canvases, I started working on some small paintings on paper. I am using a watercolor block, 20" x 14". Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Finishing Second in Pair of Abstract Paintings

  

  I wanted this second abstract painting to be able to be hung with the first in this pair, but not to be too similar. The pattern is close, but I added lime gree... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Working on Second in Pair of Absract Paintings

  

  I completed the first canvas in this pair of abstract paintings, and began work on the second, starting with the background I'd painted earlier. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Finishing Latest Abstract Painting

  

  I continued to draw shapes on my latest abstract painting on canvas, using the darker prussian blue for the final pattern around the outside edges. Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE