Abstract acrylic on paper, grid format, pattern paintings.
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acrylic painting
Rose Paintings, New and from the Archive.
small abstract paintings on paper inspired by flowers, roses, pinks
Read MoreFlat File Friday, small paintings on paper inventory
Two small paintings on paper for Flat File Friday
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This random dot on a jade ground color was inspired by pattern and the size and composition of a dish towel.
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painting process and practice, how we work.
Read MoreSmall works on paper, as studies for larger paintings
Small works as studies for larger paintings
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This acrylic on paper painting is a diptych and measures 24”x36” It is part of this new group that I am working on that involves pattern and the repeat of a four point flower motif placed in a random grid format.
Read MoreWatercolor, working abstractly.
Edited 11/13/20
Currently I am making small abstract landscape works on paper using watercolor. The rules of the medium, working light to dark do not always apply. My main medium is oil and one might say I handle both mediums similarly. As a young person I looked at watermarks as a sign of failure in my watercolor work. Today I embrace where ever the paint wishes to travel and dry. Which brings me to one last thought about the medium. You don't know what you've got till it is dry. Usually for me that is the next morning. Like receiving a surprise I love revisiting the work.
Untitled Landscape 1, 2016, watercolor on paper, 7"x10"
detail, 2016, watercolor on paper, 7"x10",
Work on paper, Explorations with watercolor
Edited 11/13/20
Working abstractly can feel like throwing things in the air and seeing where it lands. The beginning of the process especially, then things happen and more deliberate decisions are made. I find this process very exciting and scary at the same time.
Explorations 1, 2016, watercolor on card stock, 7"x7"
In the past, I avoided letting my paintings look like a pattern. I have fond memories of my six years in the garment district. Today I embrace the possibility that the work may take on aspects of pattern.
Explorations 2, 2016, watercolor on card stock, 7"x7"
Explorations 3, Landscape, 2016, watercolor on card stock, 7"x7"
This last one immediately felt like a landscape. I like that approach to painting, the palette suggesting the subject.