My husband took photos of a local lotus pond which I liked and that is the impetus for this painting. I am trying to keep it abstract and create an impression....comments?
Yesterday I worked on these abstracts again and feel that I made some progress. I also reworked some of the paintings in my studio. For those of you who might be interested I am taking this e-course from Brooke Wandall Schiavi who can be found on Pinterest and BlogSpot. Do check out her work it is truly wonderful... great class.
I decided that I wanted to work with pattern on pattern since I feel that is a real weak area for me. What I read today was that when work with color it is a good idea to use tone and undertone to create great harmony. My thinking was that would be a good way to approach pattern against pattern.
This was difficult to come to, but I learned a lot believe it or not. I was trying for something authentic in my mark making and it took pushing to the edge to get there. Now I want to paint something realistic and see what I can bring to it with this kind of paint application and intensity.
Warming up with paper cuts this morning. I decided to work with some color exercises to stretch my self a little. The top was red with pattern. I need to work more with pattern because it is a real challenge. The bottom was red violet, blue green and orange.