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| Fountains and Light |
My goal for this abstract was to create a blue, formless background upon which to paint structures that would carry the interest. I added areas of white and very light green blue and lavender to indicate upwelling fountains of water in the darkness. I put them into the painting in such a way as to draw the viewer into the painting and move his attention from place to place.
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| Cascade 1 |
My goal in executing this abstract was to create the sense of colors cascading from the upper left to the lower right on the painting. I wanted yellow to be the dominant color with accents of blue, green and red to give motion and contrast to the painting. I used white as the accent to brighten the focal areas and to move the viewer through the painting.
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Contrasts 1 |
The motivation of this abstract painting was to explore the use of underlying texture with contrasts in hue, value, intensity, temperature, and line. I am also tying an unusual focal area at the center top at the edge of the painting which intentionally breaks several rules of composition. I wanted to see if it would work - I think it does and creates a little tension as well.
Morning in the Dunes Acrylic on canvas panel 8x10 Behind the beach at Talbot Island, the dunes march away one behind the other. No clear pa...
