Lovely, understated and subtle. And personally I think that if you do start to do abstracts, you will be so much better at it for the discipline and technique that realism has taught you.
I think the best abstract painters have a good foundation. You need to know WHAT you're 'abstrating'. I think it is much harder to do a 'good' abstract than a good reaslist painting. Your leaf paintings are fascinating. You use design rather than color in them to make them exciting.
Funny, I've always found it easier to do abstract than good realism. But maybe when I go back to a lot of abstracts, something will have shifted and it will be hard. Ooh! I hope not. :) Thanks for the compliment on the leaf paintings. I really enjoy them. Guess I should've saved a few more from fall. Next time I'll know.
I'm a painter (and writer and Spanish instructor) living in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. I studied classical art in an ARC (Art Renewal Center) school, Colorado Academy of Art, full-time for two years, in order to benefit from the rigorous atelier-style training. I am currently dedicated to exploring abstract and semi-abstract art, working in oil and also in soft pastel. I firmly believe that all human beings are creative, whether or not they have yet found an outlet for the innate creative urge, and that the creative arts are the highest form of human expression. Email me at: jala[at]jalapfaff.com
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Lovely, understated and subtle. And personally I think that if you do start to do abstracts, you will be so much better at it for the discipline and technique that realism has taught you.
Your artwork is lovely and I am so glad I found your blog. I saw you mentioned on Marian F.'s blog. I will check back again soon,
Joan
Hi Carolyn -- Thank you very much. I actually do abstracts, too, though lately it's more realism than abstraction.
Hi Joan -- Thank so much for stopping by my blog! I'll bop on over to yours now. :)
I think the best abstract painters have a good foundation. You need to know WHAT you're 'abstrating'. I think it is much harder to do a 'good' abstract than a good reaslist painting. Your leaf paintings are fascinating. You use design rather than color in them to make them exciting.
Funny, I've always found it easier to do abstract than good realism. But maybe when I go back to a lot of abstracts, something will have shifted and it will be hard. Ooh! I hope not. :) Thanks for the compliment on the leaf paintings. I really enjoy them. Guess I should've saved a few more from fall. Next time I'll know.
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