Variations

I am now working on variations of the wildflower series. I am abstracting the wildflower scenes and doing some paintings of weeds and grasses. I know I need to work some larger paintings, but I love the 12" x 12" format and have just ordered some more canvases. Guess that means more 12 x 12 paintings! Also, I am concentrating on using new colors; I am tired of doing green and blue for landscapes. I am really trying to use reds and yellows for warm paintings and use arbitrary colors for landscape scenes. I am attaching a painting that is an abstraction of red poppies.

More Wildflowers

I am posting another of my wildflower paintings. This series of paintings is done with acrylic paint on 12" x 12" canvas. I am almost finished with this series with the last few done in a more expressionistic style than the first ones. I love painting with this size canvas, but I think I need to tackle some larger works next.

Another Wildflower Painting

I am enjoying working on paintings of wildflowers as they are blooming now and are so beautiful. I find that I really am influenced and tend to be interested in painting what is around me. I am working with images that are fairly realistic, as in recognizable; then I move to abstract them and hopefully onto non-objective interpretations. Painting with a palette knife helps me to abstract.

New Series

I have been working on a new series based on wildflowers. The wildflowers are blooming in our area, and I find myself pulling over to the side of the road to take pictures of them. They are irresistable! I am continuing to work small, on canvas or board, in acylic. I have done several paintings that are recognizable as wildflowers, and I will continue to abstract them as I do more paintings.

Abstracting

I am posting a landscape abstraction. I can't seem to stay in the non-objective realm, have to get some recognizable things too. As usual, I haven't had much time to paint as I have been back to the beach again, this time with guests for golf. Back to painting!

Still Working

I have just finished having a two week time to paint, and it was just wonderful to feel that I had the time to work on some new things. I am trying to abstract landscape forms. I did several small paintings just emphasizing color and only suggesting the landscape. I am hovering between abstract and non-objective work.
I also have several juried shows coming up to enter, so wondering what to enter.
I am attaching one of my non-objective abstracts.

Working

Here I am now with a few days to get some painting done. It takes at least a day to get back into what I want to do. I am glad to have some time to paint, and I hope to be able to "play" and not just get things done. I am working on adapting a more abstract style to landscapes. I am posting another abstract in my series "New Adventures".