This is today’s shot of what I seem to remember is Painting Number One in this series of five 12 x 12’s. So that’s what I’m calling it.
You won’t believe what I did to it. I could not get anything to speak to me on this canvas. So I set it aside and tried not to think about what to do next. The colors were wrong, and the ridged pattern was still getting in my way just a little. So I have completely changed the color from warm to cool and rotated it. Surprise, surprise –I think I like it now!
You can still see the reds and yellows, but the overall blue works.
Here is the “before” . . .
And here it is now.
“Echoes 32″ – Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 x 1.5″
Tags: abstracts, acrylics, art process, color, creativity, inspiration, small abstracts
November 22, 2009 at 3:10 pm |
wow. yes. great.
November 23, 2009 at 6:43 am |
Eva, so glad you like this. I think I’ll leave it alone now.
November 23, 2009 at 4:43 am |
I do dig the cool colors better. It went from summer desert at day to desert at twilight.
November 23, 2009 at 6:44 am |
Ah, Melany. What a nice description. Thanks.
November 23, 2009 at 7:21 am |
Well, I liked the first one very much, now I like the final result even more! It is even more subtle and rich and . . . gorgeous!!
November 23, 2009 at 9:19 am |
Thank you, Jane!
November 23, 2009 at 8:22 am |
oh yes!…I usually go for warm colors…but you have managed to make cool colors look warm here, Martha!…lovely.
November 23, 2009 at 9:21 am |
Gypsylulu, blue really was the last thing in my mind when I started the last painting session on this. It was kind of an act of frustration — desperation, even. Thank you for your kind words.
November 23, 2009 at 10:26 am |
So ethereal and luminous. It’s amazing, the difference between the before and after, in terms of color change and overall “feel”. This one reminds me of tropical underwater life. I really love what you’re doing with your work, especially lately.
November 23, 2009 at 11:00 am |
Thanks fore that, Stephanie. That was some strong blue, wasn’t it! But not in a bad way, I think. Color is creeping back in — or should I say it’s what I love most. I love to limit my palette to greys, browns, black and white for a while, but can’t do it forever.