One of my top few observations from being a painter is the importance of abstraction. Although I’m primarily a representational painter, a painting ultimately succeeds or fails based on abstract
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This is a small painting of the north shore of Kauai, from my recent trip there (here’s a sunset painting from the same trip). I love the Hawaiian sky! Kauai
Here’s a post-trip painting done from a photo at Indian Canyons, a great little oasis in Palm Springs. Had fun laying on some thick paint here, playing with abstraction a
I wrote last year about the importance of working in abstractions, and in looking at some of my work lately, I feel I am trying to put too much in,
“It is in the contrast of light and dark that design happens.” – Helen Van Wyk Petaluma Farm – Oil on Canvas – 8×10 (SOLD) This is part 7 in
“Think in black and white, but paint in color.” – George Post “I want all my senses engaged. Let me absorb the world’s variety and uniqueness.” Maya Angelou In every
“A good composition can be seen at a glance” – John Carlson “Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein Great paintings have a
I’m continuing my fun with abstraction and color. This work isn’t abstract as the last, but I enjoyed pushing the color in this one. Truckee River, Winter, 8×10
In a previous post, I described how I was learning to abstract my work, by painting without my glasses. My first couple where plein-air pieces, and I’ve just started a