Minimalist Again

Here is the latest of my minimalist paintings. It is acrylic on canvas. I am finding that this minimalist way of painting is really expressing what I want to say, and it is interesting to be able to reduce the painting down to the bare essentials and still feel that I am getting the message across. I love to play with the materials and can go on forever working on a painting, but it is a challenge to reduce it down to a minimum of action. This painting is named "Beside Still Waters"

and is another of my "still places" series. My suggestion for a website to visit is http://ruth-hunter-studio.blogspot.com.

Abstract Acrylic

I am posting an abstract acrylic painting done recently. It is a real reduction of "busy-ness" into a simplified design. I am enjoying doing these simplified big shapes with few details. One of my artist friends who is a more realistic painter and a detail person said she liked it, so I took that as a real comliment! My website recommendation for the day is http://www.emptyeasel.com/. This is a great website for technical information and inspiration.

Finishing

After having a few days away from home, I am inspired and excited to get back to work on paintings. Getting a painting finished is the hardest part for me; I can start a painting easily and get almost done, but the finish is hard! I always let paintings sit for a while and come back later to reevaluate, and I have a stack of unfinished work! I have set the goal for this summer to go through the stacks and either finish or throw out, and I am actually enjoying this. My studio is looking better! Moving towards abstraction is still the pull I am feeling, and I am finding myself more satisfied with what I might have considered unfinished in the past. I am attaching one painting which is an abstract landscape, and I do think it says all it needs to. My website recommendation for today is http://www.dailypainters.com/. I look forward to seeing this site everyday as it always shows wonderful work from wonderful artists.

Another Artist Website

As I said in my last post, I am going to share some artist websites that I have found to be of great inspiration to me. The one today is http://www.dailypainters.com/. I look forward to checking this site every day to see what is new. I have even tried the "painting a day" concept, but I have found that I get stuck painting small and don't do any bigger pieces. Also, it is hard to do a painting everyday. It is amazing to me to sometimes see that other people are working on the same things that I am, and I love to see what they are doing with it.

Inspiration and Vacation

I have been on vacation for two weeks. Or should I say, I have had children and grandchildren visiting, and although it was a great time, it was no vacation. I think I need a vacation now! Needless to say, I have not been painting! I am going to start posting some of the websites and blogs of artists I follow; I find great inspiration in seeing what these wonderful people are doing. Especially when I am not finding the time to paint, it is so nice to be able to see what is going on in the art world. The first site I would recommend is www.arthousecoop.com. I love all the projects this site has going on, and I am participating in the Sketchbook project and hope to see the exhibit in Atlanta next spring.

Minimalist Abstract Painting

I found an older painting of mine last week and realized that it is akin to what I am working on now. I think I can use this to continue a series of more minimalist abstract renditions of my same theme of "Thin Places". I have found several blogs that I now love and am following, and I will try to link them to my blog as soon as I learn how!

New Abstract Work

I am posting some of my latest abstract work. Among Trees is actually three acrylic paintings on 10" by 10" boards. I like hanging the three together and the unusual shape that is formed.