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| Curtain Patterns |
My objective in this painting was to build around a focal area in the lower right with two bright pure colors - blue and yellow. I wanted then to build the composition from that with other primaries and combinations. Stroke by stroke the curtain of color evolved, and I added some ink lines to draw the composition together.
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| Patterns 06 23 2022 |
My initial goal for this painting was to have a focal area in the lower left that as either light lavender or light green with purple and green on the sides coming together at the bottom. I worked on this idea, and though I liked the color, the result was not quite right. My wife suggested I turn it upside down, and it came together. Sometimes it's the simple things that help.
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| Abstract #15 |
This is number 15 in the series of small, 4x4 abstract paintings. For this painting, my goal was to use just ultramarine blue, lemon yellow, and cadmium yellow and let the green develop from that combination. I started with blue in the upper left corner and yellow in the lower right. I set 3 white areas on the "horizon line" for architectural structure and let the painting grow organically.
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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 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.
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...
