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• More Work on New Abstract Painting

  

  Now that I completed the backgrounds on two new paintings, I worked on the foreground separately. I decided to continue the pattern of lighter colors in the... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Second Stage in New Pair of Abstract Paintings

  

  I worked again on the background of two new abstract paintings on canvas, drawing circles in cadmium yellow light, lime green, cobalt green, brilliant blue,... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Abstract Art Prints: Limited Editions Or Unlimited?

  

  Today with Giclee printing technology, an artist is able to produce high quality abstract art prints on canvas or paper in unlimited editions. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Beginning New Pair of Tall Paintings

  

  I painted the background on these tall paintings in a similar manner to the previous pair. First I put the canvas on the easel sideways and drew lines in... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Final Step in Second of Abstract Painting Pair

  

  I've been working on two new abstract paintings together so that they would make a pair if someone wanted to hang them that way. Yesterday I finished the first... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• More Work on New Tall Painting

  

  I continued my plan for this new abstract painting, drawing lines in shades of blue, cobalt green, aqua and lime, then filling in the shapes I created with the... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Beginning Foreground in Tall Abstract Painting

  

  I painted the background in this new abstract painting with darker blues on the edges, moving to lighter colors toward the top center, with cadmium yellow... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Continuing Work on New Tall Paintings

  

  I am continuing to work on two tall canvases (48" x 10") together so that they will be similar enough in color and style to hang as a pair. Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• For Art Lovers in the US: Happy Thanksgiving!

  Thanks to all for reading my art blog--artists, collectors, art lovers and critics! Today will be the first Thanksgiving in 30 years that I haven't spent with m... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Art Trails: Making Them Work for the Artists and the Community

  What is an Art Trail? Typically, it's a group of artists' studios, galleries, or other art organizations in a region who all agree to be open on a particular... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Abstract Painting on Tall Canvas

  

  I stretched some more "tall" canvases 48" high by 10" wide and began some new abstract paintings on them. I am painting in pairs so that they can be hung... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Adding a Touch of Color to Monochrome Painting

  

  While I liked the monochrome painting I've been working on, I felt it needed something more. Today I drew circles in cadmium yellow light, lime green, aqua,... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Adding a New Touch to an Older Abstract Painting

  

  A couple years ago I did a series of abstract paintings with the same compositional direction, and when I do that, I find that not all in the group turn out... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Monochrome Prominent in New Abstract Painting

  

  Maybe I overdosed on bright, saturated color, but in this new abstract painting I'm enjoying a monochrome color scheme. I had done a series of black and white... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Next Step in New Acrylic Painting on Canvas

  

  After my last abstract painting in bright, bright colors, the canvas I'm working on now is the antidote--muted and darker. But I was still interested in applyin... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Beginning a New Abstract Painting

  

  I often find that after working on a particularly difficult painting, like the one just completed, I want to start something entirely different. Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Yes! Finally Satisfied with New Abstract Painting

  

  Some paintings come quickly, others are a struggle. This one has taken many painstaking layers, many disappointing "endings" when I thought I was painting the... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Not Giving Up on New Abstract Painting

  

  Even though nothing I planned for this new abstract painting has worked out as I expected it to so far, I haven't given up! Half-awake before falling asleep, I... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Final Step in New Abstract Painting?

  

  Last time I began the process of problem solving to make my newest abstract painting work. This time I filled in the remaining green shapes I'd drawn. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Problem Solving in Abstract Painting

  

  Like any intuitive art form, abstract painting requires all of our abilities: technical, creative, and analytic. Sometimes a painting seems to "create itself"... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE