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| Abstract #11 |
This is the 11th in my series of small abstract paintings using mostly gouache and ink and using a limited palette of mostly primary colors and white. My objective for this painting was to avoid straight lines and predictable format. I wanted this painting to hold two fratues - pleasing colors and a sense of surprise. I wanted the pink dot to be the center of focus by the shapes and lines as well as by its color.
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| Abstract Primaries #10 |
This painting is the 10th in a series of abstract paintings using only primary colors and ink. My goal for this painting was to emphasize the vertical essence with the color while minimizing the geometric accents and ink lines. I was hoping the starkness of the forms against the "organic" background would create interest.
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| Abstract Primaries #9 |
I set for myself the challenge to create a workable composition with fewer clear shapes, fewer lines and just two complementary colors. I did add some purple to warm up the lower left corner and to add some accents in the vortical lines - other than that, the colors are all blue and yellow (which blends to green) with white.
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| Abstract #8 |
This is the 8th in the series. For this painting, I wanted to place the focal area in the upper right and work with pure blue in the upper left with two secondaries on the bottom. The light area in the center is balanced by the upper and lower details which keep it from becoming too dominant.
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| Fort and Flagler |
This is the view we have of St. Augustine from Vilano Beach across the Matanzas River. In the distance the Castillo San Marcos and Flagler College look like one complex, but they are not. Here are two of St. Augustine's most famous icons sitting together.
This painting was done in watercolor with pastel accents over an ink drawing.
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| Abstract #7 |
I began the drawing for this small 4x4 abstract, the 7th in the series, based on a simple compositional elements. My goal is to lead the eye from the large green in the upper right through the painting to the bottom center. My goal is to create motion and interest throughout the painting.
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| Abstract #6 4x4 |
I constructed this painting using block shapes with the concept of moving from light to dark values and cool to warm temperatures from top to bottom. I wanted the blue-white panel in the lower left to be the resting place for the viewer and the focal area of the painting.
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| Abstract Primaries #5 |
For this series that I label "Abstract Primaries." I limit my palette almost entirely to the primaries and secondaries with white gouache. My goal is to create with color, value, and abstract shapes a pleasing composition with movement between warm and cool, dark and light, and shades of color accented with a few guiding lines.
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| Abstract Primaries #4 |
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| Abstract Primaries #3 |
This small painting went through several iterations of color and value to get where I was pleased. I was pleased with the way structures emerged from random marks.
This is the 3rd in a series. I have set myself a task of doing a series of small abstract paintings primarily in gouache as an exercise to sharpen my perception of design and as a way to learn the nuances of gouache.
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| Abstract 4x4 #2 |
This is another venture into abstract forms with gouache and pastel. The limited size makes it easier for me to complete them quickly.
I set the basic form with gouache and add pastel to even out color, control edges, and set values.
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| Sunny Morning |
This small study is another exercise in mixing pastel and gouache. I like the wash and tone I can get with gouache as well as the precise details while the pastel is at hand to add sparkle and to tie the painting together.
I selected this view of the ocean and beach through a gap in the dunes to emphasize clear brightness of the morning, the brisk sea breeze, the building waves, and the coming heat of the day.
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| Abstract 4x4 #1 |
Playing with a new toy - gouache - and a new objective - abstract with primary colors, shapes, and composition.
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| Estuary with Palms |
I started this scene of the St. Johns and Intracoastal estuary started as a gouache and watercolor painting. I added the highlights and texture with pastel.
Stormy Day
My objective was to capture the dunes and sea oats on a cloudy day when the colors and values are somewhat muted. I started out as an link and watercolor wash but the colors and values did not work. I tried to fix it with gouache and created some really flat, dull, lifeless forms. Pastel to the rescue! The result in truly mixed media accomplished what I wanted.
Watercolor and Ink on paper, 5x7 This is a variation of an old passage through the dunes. In the midday summer sun, the light is bright but...
