"Escaping the Fire"

Again, I'm usually happiest with a painting when I do it quickly, without much forethought or planning.  Plopping some paint on canvas or paper, and pushing them around quickly, with a scrape here or there, seems to work well for me.

Today's example.  'Escaping the Fire', acrylic on canvas board

Four New Paintings in Two Days

I've been a little busy!  

First, I'm still trying to experiment and learn abstract techniques, so I did this small piece.  'Downtown', acrylic on canvas board

I redecorated my bedroom in shades of gray, yellow and cream and needed some new art.  So I painted these two.  Untitled, acrylic on stretched canvas.

And finally today, still trying to get better at abstraction.  Acrylic on canvas board

I'm finding that I need bigger brushes for the abstracts, and I need some more paints!

Finished the Abstract

Well, here it is, completed

"Suburbia", acrylic, soft pastel and India ink on Bristol paper

Starting an Abstract

I've always loved abstract paintings, but I have found them difficult to get right when I try.  But I think I've gained enough knowledge and experience to really dive into it.  This is the start of my first real attempt.  There's a concept and a title, but I'll wait until I'm finished to share those.

Acrylic and soft pastel on Bristol paper

Pastel

I generally prefer to use smooth papers when I use soft pastels, but I had some textured pastel paper laying around and decided to have a go at it.

Untitled

Another Landscape...

Sometimes these pretty landscapes get stuck in my head and I must get them out on canvas so I can move on to something else.  

Untitled, Acrylic on canvas board

Something a bit darker...

Not sure if I'm finished with this yet, but I wanted to do some darker pieces.  Working title is 'Something Wicked...'  India inks on canvas board