Abstract Art
Two New Abstract Conceptualist Works
The one above is about Sailing on the Agitated Waters and exudes a confidence in the outcome and even a stimulation in the process.
There is One Dance You’ll Do Alone (New Textural Abstract Painting in Pastel)
This is a highly textural pastel. It is 18″x24″ and the title is lifted from the Jackson Browne song For a Dancer.
Three New Artist Journal Pages
I highly recommend keeping an artist journal, It as a wonderful processing tool, and is so very sanity producing.
Where Did the Money Go? (New Textured Abstract Painting in Pastel)
Does it seem to you like money seems to evaporate like bubbles rising and floating away?
Textured Acrylic Grounds for Pastel (Examples and Explanation)
I teach my pastel workshop students to paint in their texture, but they always want techie shortcuts, and for that, a textured acrylic ground is the best way.
Four New Paintings in my Artist Journals
I really enjoy the mediative process of creating these small works.
Two New Non-Objective Paintings in Pastel
Trying alcohol washes in abstract work to get a contrast of edges, was effective and fun in creating these new images
My Private Hideout in the Sun-drenched Forest (New Painting in Pastel)
Here is is my hideout in the woods, with the sun streaming in, surrounded by vibrancy, color, and all of nature singing.
A Firm Foundation (New Conceptual Painting in Pastel)
This painting brings my structural engineering into play, I suppose, but this idea is not only important physically, but metaphorically as well.
Two New Paintings in Pastel (One a Fundraiser for Ukraine)
If you wish to buy the painting For Ukraine, I will contribute the money to Ukrainian refugee relief.
Eight New Paintings in my Artist Journal
I muse and listen while I do these, and try things that may or may not work out.
Four New Paintings in my Artist Journal
I’ve been working a lot in my artist journal, which is a great place for me to process stuff.
Limited Palette Value Study in Pastel (Tree Bark and Leaves)
The strong contrast, the interesting broken line mark making, and the diagonal design element bringing energy to the piece, all make it resonate.
A Page in My Artist Journal (Process Photos of See No Evil)
The series of images below gives you a good idea how non-objective work evolves.