lördag 30 juli 2016

fredag 29 juli 2016

Autumn Berry Abstraction 19



I know I am early with being inspired by the autumn, and I have put that subject on hold during the flower period.
I want to post this one, a painting I did a while back, to break up the flower theme a little.

onsdag 27 juli 2016

Bird's Nest Abstraction 67



Painting small has been working very well for me lately. That doesn't happen all the time. Working with expressive lines and brush strokes is hard to fit on a small space. My abstract bird's nests need a balance between complex line work and clean graphic execution.

söndag 24 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 194



Painting white or light colors with my style is tricky. It can easily be more lines than surfaces or looking very hard. The ones I have done lately has turned out great and I have taken the opportunity by testing different approaches.

fredag 22 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 187



This one was very direct and painted itself. The challenge of painting more than one flowers is to find the balance between keeping them interesting and working together.

onsdag 20 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 179



This is a wild asymmetrical flower with bold complimentary colors. I did this one in a small and a smaller version.... this is the smallest one.

måndag 18 juli 2016

Bird's Nest Abstraction 58


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Painting small seem large right now. I even felt comfortable adding eggs in this 8" x 8" painting. Eggs make it less abstract and I usually exclude them for that reason.

lördag 16 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 191


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This one was inspired by a pink double coneflower, if that is the right term. I simplified it and did my take on it. It was a challenge, but I like the result.

onsdag 13 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 184



This is a play with colors and shapes. I took my concept att went for it. Contrasting the cool flower against a colorful background. Experimenting is fun.

tisdag 12 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 185


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This was one of my first flowers I painted when I went outside the flower concept that I have worked a lot with. This one is very loose and non-symmetric. It has a lovely freshness to it.

lördag 9 juli 2016

Bird's Nest Abstraction 57



Something that I wished that I had more of during my Easter Exhibition was small bird's nest paintings. I'm not sure why, but I had the impression that 6" x 6" was too small for me to do a nest like I want them. 
After a few small flower paintings it was time to give it a try and I really love the result. It is a challenge, but a fun one.

torsdag 7 juli 2016

Autumn Berry Abstraction 17


Working small is going great right now and I am trying to take advantage of it. This is a painting that are slightly larger and was done just before I went down in size. I love the limited color pallette.

tisdag 5 juli 2016

Autumn Berry Abstraction 15



Still keeping it small, but continued to explore berries. Painting small mean keeping it simple, making every brush stroke count. A few paint strokes can be the difference between a winner and a failure.

söndag 3 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 186


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I'm not sure if it was the long break or the fact that I am working small and it works, but I am painting a lot and am having a great time. This is a small, very loose flower abstraction.

lördag 2 juli 2016

Flower Abstraction 180


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I have really embraced the small format lately, 8 " x 8" seem large right now. I still keep it simple and focus on color, shape and impact. There is no point in trying to make a composition too complex with my defined outlines. This is a return to other forms of flowers.