Abstract–thinking outside the box
I spent the day with my friend Betty, a fellow artist, to attempt to paint abstractly. I met Betty when we went to New York City to Mr. Kinstler's class. Betty is a fountain of information and very enthusiastic about her art. This is very inspiring to me, thank you so much Betty!
Abstract painting is totally the opposite of my normal thought process so I thought it would be a very good exercise. Betty prepared the panels that we worked on and I just went with the flow. Here is my panel, ok I'm jump starting my creative juices--where is my inspiration??? We are using acrylic paints, which is new for me since I paint in oils.
Ahhhh my inspiration! As I've said many times before, I love fabric and this color combination appeals to me so let's go.
Prepping the surface, looks like the surface of the moon right now, looking for a little excitement. One thing that I liked about the panel is the feeling of movement.
As soon as it dries, I'll start applying color. I can't wait!!!!
I begin applying color and playing with the feel of the panel surface to find my focal point. It's very relaxing and fun!
After trying all of the colors in my "inspiration fabric", I decided to tone down the pinks and bring out more of the blue and brown. Betty had a beautiful gold paint that I couldn't resist.
I basically ran out of time and was still tweaking. I think I could still be working on it and it's been 3 weeks. I was surprised at how long you can work with the color. Since it's abstract, I can work on this panel as long as I want until it looks just right! Any title suggestions for Rhonda and Betty's art?
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Rhonda
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