Abstract Face oil painting

The first abstract face painting was done when all my attempts to get the skin tone right for a portrait painting just didn't work. No matter how much I tried I just couldn't paint the portrait. I looked at the paints on my palette that were already mixed and then looked at the painting and I just "knew" what to do. The colors represent the emotional life of the child. Her mother died shortly after her birth. Despite the tragic beginning of her life she was surrounded with love and often heard kind and loving words as represented by the pink. The red represents her own strength. The greens her nurturing environment, the blues her attachment to her mother.

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Drawing Lesson

The colored pencil drawing "Egg in Hand" was done after I had done blind contour drawings and then modified contour drawings of my hand.

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Definition: A contour is the line which defines a form or edge - an outline. Contour drawing is the place where most beginners start, following the visible edges of a shape. The contour describes the outermost edges of a form, as well as dramatic changes of plane within the form.
'Blind contour drawing' is when contour drawing is done without looking at the paper.

Modified contour drawing is when you look back and forth between the item and the paper.

To see examples of blind contour drawings click on the link:

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"Waterfall" painting

The "Waterfall" painting is an oil painting done on canvas. Waterfalls are one of nature's most awesome creations. Some have caves behind them to explore.

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Today I sold two paintings. One of them is not on my website I wasn't able to get a good photo of it. It was a small scenic watercolor.

The other is on the website - "Treetops".

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Thank you for looking!

The wonder of abstract Art is what the viewer brings to it. The subject and composition may tell you something about the artist or not. Some artists paint only what they believe will sell while others paint what they love. So when it comes to art, especially abstract art, what the viewer sees in it is really about them not the artist.

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I finished "Waterfall" a few months ago. I found it exhilarating to paint the rushing, moving water! I grew up near the ocean and I spent many hours watching the movement of the tide. The waves gently moving to shore on a calm day. I will save the rest of the description for another painting. The point is I studied moving water for many, many hours

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To view the paintings I blog about you need to click on the link to my website. I'll start posting the exact page to make it easier. I stopped posting the paintings on this blog because they are not copyright protected. As much as I'd like to give away all my art it just isn't possible. I need to support myslef somehow.
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