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• More Overall Color in New Abstract Painting

  

  This new abstract painting on paper quickly got away from me in the sense that it had too much color spread over a random pattern. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Abstract Painting on Paper

  

  Painting on paper is very different from painting on canvas because the paper absorbs the paint faster, and thus it is quick drying. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Chosen as TOSCA's NY State Artist for 2011

  

  Every year TOSCA selects one artist from each state in the US to feature in the Fall issue of their magazine. This year I was selected for New York State. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• More Abstract Paintings Available at UGallery

  

  Recently I put ten of my abstract paintings up at UGallery.com, which is based in San Francisco, California. Their website offers fine art photography, painting... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Back to Fall Colors in New Abstract Drawing

  

  After my happy under-water theme yesterday, I am back to fall colors in my latest abstract drawing. Instead of making distinct, separate lines in this one, I... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Being "Under Water" in New Abstract Drawing

  

  It was only when I finished this new abstract drawing and looked at it afterwards that I got a sense of being "under water" from it. I began making bold blue an... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featured Abstract Artist: Kathy Kimball

  

  Before Seattle artist Kathy Kimball turned to abstract art, she was illustrating children's books, including "The Wonderful Counting Clock" written by Cooper... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featuring Blue in New Abstract Drawing

  

  In this new abstract drawing I began with a navy blue, adding bright blue, aqua blue and light blue. I worked with calligraphy pens, creating some lines with a... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Proliferation of Color and Line in New Abstract Drawing

  

  This new abstract drawing has a feeling of abundance to me: abundance of line, texture, detail and color. The color, however, is a more limited palette than in... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Abstract Drawing: Do These Colors Work?

  

  I began this abstract drawing with a dark brown calligaphy pen, moving into lighter browns and tans, and finally using orange, pale peach and yellow. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Plenty of Negative Space in New Abstract Drawing

  

  I'm not sure if I love or hate this abstract drawing. Each element seemed to come about on its own, without reference to what came before it. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featured Abstract Artist: Dale Witherow

  

  What I love about abstract artist Dale Witherow's paintings are the quirkiness in his choice of color and form. The various pieces all work beautifully together... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Abstract Painters on the Greater Ithaca Art Trail

  

  You'll find plenty of abstraction at the Greater Ithaca Art Trail open studio weekends this October 8-9 and 15-16. In addition to abstract painters, some of... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featured Abstract Artist: Frederick Choisel

  

  The abstract paintings of New York artist Frederick Choisel have a weighty textured presence that feels almost sculptural. Interestingly, he begins his work wit... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Second High Gloss Abstract Painting

  

  The first abstract painting I did with a high gloss finish had a light blue background. For this one, I painted the canvas panel all black and let it dry... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Art Trail Weekends Coming Up Soon

  

  For two weekends in October, you can visit 50 artists in their studios at the Greater Ithaca Art Trail. See painters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers,... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• What Are the Benefits of Offering More Art in Public Schools?

  With parents worried about their children getting into college at the same time economic pressures increase on public school budgets, the arts are often the... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• New Acrylic on Canvas "Expressionist" in Style

  

  In the last of my tall canvases (10" x 48"), I worked with acrylic in a more expressionist, painterly style. First I painted swaths of burnt sienna, cadmium... Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• More Pastel Colors in New Abstract Painting

  

  In my latest abstract painting on a tall canvas, I was looking for a change from the bright reds and oranges I used in previous paintings. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Featured Abstract Artist: Renata Bernal

  

  Renata Bernal has been making and exhibiting abstract art since the 1950s when she was a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Here's one of her early... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2011 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE