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More Contrast Transforms White Painting
I had considered this white painting finished–it featured blocks of titanium white with accents in pale green, brown, orange and red, with shades of beige. I liked the composition and the central...
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Abstract Art Large
I’ve always felt that abstract art works best when it is large, and followed that principle in my own work for years. I found that if I tried to paint on small canvases, I just didn’t know where to...
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Revision is Part of the Art Process
I wrote a “This Written Life” blog recently about the revision process as it relates to the art process, to writing, and to life itself. As an artist and writer, I am always revising–adding a word,...
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Let This Painting Go–Starting Over
How many times do I have to give up on a painting and start over? As many times as it takes, I guess. I’d been working on this particular canvas for a while now, and thought it might be finished....
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Bringing Life to a New Painting
In my last studio session with this new painting, I ended up with a strange background dividing the canvas horizontally and vertically. I liked it, but I wasn’t sure what to do next. The original...
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More Work on a New Abstract Painting
I liked the start I’d made on this large abstract painting (48″ x 48″), but felt that it needed more development. The main thing I wanted to do was to keep the loose, action-painting feel that it...
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Struggle with a Painting Revision
I liked the first step I took with this painting revision of a large canvas, but wasn’t sure what to do next: Abstract Painting #231, 48″ x 48″ acrylic on canvas The composition was a little strange...
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When the Paint on the Canvas Turns to Mud
Today the paint on my canvas turned to mud. That’s the expression I use when it all goes wrong and you know you should just stop while you’re ahead, but you keep going and then end up with a mess....
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Starting an Abstract Painting Over Again
This abstract painting has been eluding me for a while now. I got an interesting start, but when I pursued the vision, it disappeared. This is all part of the process of painting abstract art. It is...
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No matter what field of art we’ve chosen–music, literature, theatre or visual art–there comes a time for many artists when we lose our confidence. What we have been pursuing with passion for so long...
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