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| Boundaries |
My goal for this painting was to use the warmer side of the color wheel with blue through yellow only. This required that the blue and yellow would not be used where they could blend to green. I wanted the main focal area to be a light area on the lower left with secondary areas in the upper left and upper right. I added the lines to set "boundaries" between close colors and values and to provide suggestions of movement.
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| Structures 4 |
My goal in this painting was to create a point of interest in the upper left with bright yellow and to have that area supported by shades of yellow, green, and blue. I added the lines for definition and to create movement.
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| Structures 3 |
My goal on this small abstract was to create a pseudo horizon with a white focal point in somewhat the center. I wanted the objects, colors, and lines to create movement.
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| Object |
The idea I wanted to explore in this small work was the presence in a completely nonrepresentational painting of one, clearly defined object. Naturally the object would be the center of interest, but I wanted the other features of value, color, and line to create movement and interest within this context.
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| Structures 2 |
The concept I wanted to explore in this painting was the evolution of color, form, and line beginning with yellow in the upper left and quinacridone rose in the upper right. I wanted an area in the upper right quadrant to be the focal point and sketched in a few lines to guide the forms. As I added prussian blue and white to the mix and extended the red/lavender, these forms and transitions evolved.
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| Structures 1 |
In this painting, I wanted to work with the transitions between yellow through green to blue and do it in a way that looked like a progressing between structures. I wanted the vertical shapes with to suggest something solid but organic in form.
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| Patterns 6 |
My goal in this painting was to experiment with blue and yellow as they combine to make green. I wanted to show a pattern of blocky shapes rising from the lower left and becoming more clearly defined and edged as it rose to the upper right.
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| Patterns 22 07 05 |
I did this small abstract with a goal of expressing a sense of calm and a feeling of contentment, but I also wanted to create a composition that held a strong focus and encouraged movement and a little tension. I limited my palette to yellow, blue, and purple, with a touch of phthalo green and white. I would like the viewers to create their own story in this painting.
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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 - 6/27/22 |
In this study, I experimented with using areas of contrast in color and value to create a pleasing composition that brought the attention and interest to my focal area. The format is small enough that I could experiment, and after a number of iterations, I found that amorphous forms with lines worked to create interest and bring focus.
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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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| Pattern 22 06 19 |
My goal in this small abstract was to use basically "soft" colors and mostly soft lines with no ink line support. I wanted to see if the "no lines" abstract would stand on its own.
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| Abstract #1 |
This is the first painting I had done as a purely abstract painting. It was inspired by the work of Japanese artist, Hiroshi Matsumoto - check his Facebook page.
I was not really pleased with the result, but I liked it enough to continue. After doing 16 other paintings in the series of 20, I took another look at this original piece. The basic color was good, but it lacked definition and separation, so I added ink lines which made a huge difference!
I had initially set my goal to use primary colors in gouache, and I continued with that standard through the rest of the paintings.
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| Abstract #16 |
This is number 16 of 20 in this series or exercises in abstract painting. My goal was to use the warm corner of the color wheel for my primaries in this painting - red, cadmium yellow, a little quinacridone violet, and an old favorite, burnt sienna (which is not a primary, but....). I worked with smooth textures on the top and broken textures on the bottom. I placed the focal area in the center of the composition to see if it would work in a square format - I think it does.
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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 #14 |
This is number 14 in my series with a goal of 20 abstract paintings using gouache and ink line. I set a challenge on this painting to use just 2 main colors, blue and yellow with their near complements purple and green. My goal was to create a composition that demonstrated the contrasts between value, color intensity, and hue to show which contrasts captured and held they eye best. In my opinion, value wins hands, down.
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| Abstract #13 |
This is number 13 in the series of 4x4 abstract paintings using primarily primaries. My goal on this painting was to use only organic areas and ink lines to create interesting forms with mainly yellow and its interaction with the other primaries and secondaries.
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| Abstract #12 |
For this painting - number 12 in the series - I set my goal to use primary colors to create contrast in form, value, color, line, and placement. My goal was for the white rectangle on a stable "plinth" to be the balance for the organic nature of the rest of the composition.
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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.
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...
