FLOWER ABSTRACT   8 x 10

Trying new techniques with a paintbrush is challenging. This is not my usual style, but playing with the colors was a good break from the routine. It's refreshing to have a burst of color, as long as we don't have to put on our sunglasses to enjoy it!

CUMULUS CLOUDS   11 x 14

Cloud forms and shapes are ever changing, and can be a form of 'entertainment' as well as a forecast of weather-to-come. This painting was fun as I experimented with shading, shapes, and shadows. Is there ever a painting that an artist doesn't think later, "Something in it needs to be changed. I'll just brush-it-up a bit," etc. Ha! The firmament above reminds us of the space of the heavens, reminding us how puny is man.

TREE TRIMMED  8 x 10

The tree in this earlier fence-line painting was redone. Remember the errant branch that forced its wayward cluster in an earlier post? Well, that's now been remedied and I am more comfortable with the completed product. I hope you are also. Perhaps I returned to this painting because its green meadows are particularly inviting during this time of cold and snow. Lack of shadows from the fence-posts might be the next change. What do you think?

FIRE AND ICE   8 x 10

Abstract forms can be elusive, but it was fun to paint this selection, adding thick gel to build texture on the painting. I debated about entitling the painting "Aurora" but decided no aurora borealis was quite this vivid. It's refreshing to paint blocks of color instead of focusing on minute details within a painting. Who knows? Maybe the next painting will be even more monochromatic.

"ABSTRACT FLOWERS"  8 x 10

Another attempt at abstract representation is turning out to be more of an enjoyment and less of a struggle. The challenge is in knowing 'when to stop' and let the colors speak for themselves. You might not see these forms as flowers, but I would be happy to hear what YOU see in this painting. Thank you.

"SINGIN' THE BLUES"  8 x 10

Music captures many emotions, and it was fun to try to capture this guitarist at his strumming. I like the contrast of blue and gold with a splash of red thrown in.

BLUE ABSTRACT   8 x 10

This abstract I entitle "Which Side is Up?" As a novice with abstraction, I had fun with the paints by applying it with a palette knife to add heavy texture. You might interpret a variety of things in this painting: could it be petals floating downward... or fish floating upward... or what? I hope you like it.