Abstract Painting
"moon howl"
acrylic on canvas
Well, again Phillip has inspired another post with a question about abstract art and my interest in it. I painted "moon howl" in 98. I did try to incorporate text into it,but wasn't happy with it and so partly obscured it.
Did these in 2002 and they are acrylic reverse paintings on plastic. These were so much fun to do, just playing with paint, smudging it with my fingers, scratching out paint and layering colours.
Here is a list of some of my favourite abstract painters. Jackson Pollock Rothko Franz Kline Love this Robert Motherwell painting. My all time favourite Howard Hodgkin My mum and I saw his print exhibit at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne last September and some of the work was beautiful (images on the net don't do them justice at all).
Comments
I don't know all the artists you have listed but I will check them out. Tnanks for this!
You named some of my favorite artists as well.
I did some reverse paintings on acrylic that I had intended to explore further, but never did. That would definitely be something to explore further.
I also think abstract painting is a lot more difficult to execute than many people realize.
Dr John - you may care to look at my blog. You don't have too look back too far to see some articles about abstract art by me and by others. Leaving aside all that may I suggest you just sit and dream to Jafabrit's painting for awhile. In simple terms, absrtact art is to dream to(IMO).
I agree cynthia, it takes a lot more to make an abstract work than just sloshing it down on a canvas. A whole range of technical experience, and feelings go into them.
"Is it OK to address Dr John here Jafabrit?"
absolutely phillip. I think you put it wonderfully when you said "In simple terms, absrtact art is to dream to(IMO)." I am going to try to remember that.
Abstract art to me is a way that I can express my emotions. I don't know about others but it gives me an outlet so to speak. It is a way of dealing with everyday life.
Anyhoo, great work! I do hope that I didn't go on to much! Please let me know if I may add you to my list of artist's blogs...?
If you do decide to pursue absrtact work at some point in the future may I suggest you just go straight to canvas rather than your sketchbook? I only say this because it would be impossible to transfer from sketchbook to canvas and keep the immediacy and life. I reckon you are skilled enough as an artist to cope with the challenge.
You can blush a little more now!!
I have 'linked' you also - I should have done it before!
Like I commented on Philip's blog, I used to be like Dr. John, didn't understand abstract at all. I always figured abstract was for artists who couldn't do realism.
Now of course, I feel very differently! I think abstract art comes directly from the artist's soul. An artist friend who inspired me to try abstract out explained it perfectly....'you just let yourself go and paint what you feel'. For me it's a meditation, like a dream as Philip said, its freeing! I feel so happy when I paint in an abstract style. I don't feel tortured like I used to and I don't know that I will ever go back to realism, perhaps representational, but realism is too confining for me now. AND, abstract is not easy! It is very difficult to put your soul on canvas and expose it to the outside!
Time may be what you need to make the slide changes. I went back this afternoon and changed the style and got the multi image background that I had originally.
As always, you amaze me.
Love,
Sue
Mark