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".

Not much time

I am finding that I don't have much time to devote to my artwork! I have again been out of town visiting grandchildren for Christmas activities and will be going out of town again after Christmas. I really hope that in the new year I can organize myself better to find time to paint. I get so frustrated with not being able to paint; maybe it takes me too long to get back into it when I do have the time. I need to accomplish more with less time!

New Adventures

I am posting a photo of one of my new abstract paintings, the beginning of a series called "New Adventures". This new direction has evolved since the wonderful workshop in Asheville that I attended recently. I am having a lot of fun going into something new. I think this will continue to evolve....

Wonderful

The workshop this past weekend turned out to be wonderful! Steven Aimone in Asheville thanked us (five artists) for taking a chance on him, and that was a most gracious attitude as he was great at directing us in studying our areas of interest. He lead us to explore new ways of making art and helped us to define our work. Each person in the group had so much to offer, and we really got along well. It was amazing to see such a variety of artwork. All-in-all it was a wonderful experience, and I hope to see everyone again!