Showing posts with label # abstraction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label # abstraction. Show all posts

Saturday, February 2, 2019

ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING SOLD


Hi My Friend, I have not had a chance to say much about this new piece.  I was showing a friend some work on my phone and she saw this one and wanted it !!
So I will deliver tomorrow.


Funny how those things happen.  Here is a shot of it's beginning.  Don't look related do they?
I am practicing videos so I will sign off and get on it.
Be Back Soon.

HAPPY TRAILS

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

A VERY SHORT VIDEO OF THE BEGINNING


Hi My Friend, I have played just a couple times with a video and I'm trying to do better.
Gonna try more today.
If you have any pointers, suggestions please let me know.

Just so ya know, I was holding phone in one hand and knife in the other.  A tripod would be better.  Does anyone have anything to say about the GO PRO?

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Wednesday, January 23, 2019

NEW ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING


Well, Hey My Friend,  I finished a couple new abstractions last night,  Photographed them today.
Then did a bit of cropping and resizing.


No color adjusting was needed because I was outside.
But I did put some on the walls in the Oh My Prints Ap.
This piece is 24" x 18" and is listed for sale in my website HERE.
And while you are here go to my FaceBook Page and like me! 'Cuz ya do, Right?

Hoping your week is going great.
HAPPY TRAILS


Thursday, January 17, 2019

NEW ORIGINAL ABSTRACTED ART UNDERWAY




Hey my Friends,  FINALLY, I am taking time to paint.  I have started several new originals.  This piece on paper is a paint-over or a Do-Over.  I put Utrect gesso (the best kind) over an older piece that I finished up a month ago.....I did not like it once I saw it again.  So it can be a good thing to postpone showing something to the world.  It will happen again, I'm sure.  No Biggie.


I started 2 more with Prussian Blue, that's my color for Jan.  Can you see the little thumbnails up top?
It has been less stressful doing these mini-thumbnails first.  I get these from looking at older/other paintings and just putting down the dark areas.  You can do that with anything.  Magazines always have photos, so try that.

I have been taking/working hard with on line business classes. So that's why I haven't been posting or painting as much. 
I may never finish this class but I will not give up my painting.

Hope your winter has been tolerable so far.  It is snowing again here in SW Va.  And my lusting for a warmer clime will never go away.

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Wednesday, January 2, 2019

NEWS FROM HOME - ORIGINAL ARTWORK


Hey Friends,  Finished this piece of 12 IN. SQ. WC Paper AGAIN!  In other words, I painted over the first round.  I like this much better.
I got a new tube of Prussian Blue.  Haven't had this color for a long time, so I have painted several using this color sorta like a blue print.
I will try to remember next time to take some before and after photos.

Hope your day is going fabulously.

HAPPY TRAILS

Saturday, December 1, 2018

WHEN I GOT HOME = ORIGINAL EXPRESSIVE ABSTRACT ART


'WHEN I GOT HOME" refers to the mess a puppy can make when left unattended too long.  Imagine her in your studio, chewing up your favorite papers or brushes or maybe even a tube or two of paint.  Mardi Gras Pup


What do you think of the colors I used in this piece?

I have it shown in the two different directions, horizontal & vertical.
Which do you like the best?

This is available on my website HERE
Thanks for your suggestions

HAPPY TRAILS



Friday, November 16, 2018

CANDACE CANDY - ORIGINAL ABSTRACTED STILL LIFE


CANDACE is the name of a lady that has a farm, along with her family, in Buchanan, Va. called Beaver Dam Farm.  It is a dairy farm and to keep their life on this dairy farm they had to add AGRO tourism to their duties.  So they started planting sunflowers and it grew from birdseed to a festival !  That is now very well supported by the community.  The festival had a hard time in 2018 because of the weather.  It has been one of the rainiest summers ever here in SW Va.  But I know it will do just fine in the future.  Go check out their FB page and you will see what I mean,
https://www.facebook.com/BeaverDamFarmInc/


I have painted lots of sunflowers, most of them were realistically done so I was happy to try something a bit more abstract, like this.
The next one will be even more abstracted and maybe on Masa Rice Paper which is a favorite surface.  And this has a contorted vase shape too!
Go HERE to purchase.

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

KEEP YOUR PROMISES - ORIGINAL ABSTRACT ART



Well, I'm outta words.!!  I can't remember why I titled this one KEEP YOUR PROMISES.  But I bet it came to be from a conversation, maybe I had with one of my girls.
No, I think maybe it was my GranSon.  Sounds like something we would say to him.  Poor baby doesn't have a chance with so many females bossing him around.  BUT he has a really great Dad that helps him out when the going gets tuff.


It is available HERE ON FASO.

Would love to hear what you think.

HAPPY TRAILS

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

OUTSIDE THE LINES - ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING


My GranBabes and I do a good bit of art together, not as much as we used to.  And I never make them stay in the lines.  My GranSon switches back and forth between hands.  That's ambidextrous and no I had to use spell check.
A teacher at his school in 1st grade I think, was trying to make him pick a hand!  Thankfully his Mom (my daughter) got it straightened out. He goes to a loving christian school and there was no problem with using both hands.

I struggled for a while with this piece but it finally decided to do things my way.
Hope you like it.  it is available HERE

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Saturday, November 10, 2018

THE WAY LIFE IS LIVED - ORIGINAL ABSTRACT INSPIRATION


The Way Life is Lived was taken, by a backroad through my brain, from a conversation with an old friend from high school days.  The take away was, we gotta do the most we can to live our own lives.


The Way Life is Lived can mean a couple different things.  Are you living your life to the fullest extent?  Are you just passing the days, waiting for something bigger and better to happen?  Are you living in the past?
 You want your child to have the best of everything and a better life than you had, but you can't live live his/her life for them.  Let them fumble and fail, help a little in getting back up.  Show them constantly, you love them but don't live for them.  You have a life too and I hope you are doing what makes you happy.  This is not a dress rehearsal.
I could go on but who gives a ____?
Don't you think a Baby would enjoy looking at colorful abstract?  It is listed HERE.
Glad you stopped in.
HAPPY TRAILS

Sunday, November 4, 2018

A MILLION YEARS AGO - ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING


Hey Friends,  I hope some of the Glenvar Girls see my blog.  It would give them a little insight into my brain.  Maybe they could even say 'so thats what is wrong with her'.  HeeHee.
Looking forward to our pajama party!

This is listed HERE


I just plucked this title out of the air.  I was frustrated that I could not think of anything creative or unique.  I labor over my titles as much as the painting part!  Do You?
It seems to me the title should/could give a viewer some insight into what the artist is trying to say.
I'll get blasted for that statement.
Do you think it fits?
A million years ago what did they use to draw with?  Were humans even around then?  I can't remember our timeline, but what difference does it make?  We say 'a million years ago' for a lot of reasons that make no sense.
So that's my thoughts for this creation.
HAPPY TRAILS


Saturday, November 3, 2018

CELESTIAL SUNFLOWERS #1 AND #2 - ORIGINAL ABSTRACT ART


Hey Friends,  This set can be what you call a dyptch  or they can be displayed indivually.
They were inspired by my last visit to BEAVER DAM FARM in Buchanan, Virginia.  They have a sunflower festival there every year.  AgroTourism, even though they are a dairy farm, they are struggling like most farmers so they started this wonderful festival and I hope you go next year.


Here they are together, a little too together.




A shot of them together over a desk.  If you love sunflowers I think you will love these.  The colors are very sunflower-ry.

Hope you look at the link to Beaver Dam Farm, if you click on one of the photos, you will see a lot more hidden in there somewhere. And hope for better weather next year.

HAPPY TRAILS

Sunday, October 28, 2018

DO THE BEST YOU CAN - ORIGINAL SMALL ABSTRACT ART


Hey Friends,  This new piece of inspirational art is listed for sale on my website HERE . You can see it more clearly also.


Did you hear this a lot when you were a kid?  I did on occasion, but mostly I heard "She's not living up to her potential" (teachers).  Now that is inspiring another painting!

Have a wonderful week.

HAPPY TRAILS

Sunday, October 14, 2018

TIME FLIES - ORIGINAL SMALL ABSTRACT PAINTING


Hey Friends,  Always working!  Look out OBX, I'll be there soon.


This is titled "TIME FLIES".   My sister and I were talking about how old our babes are now and WE DO NOT feel old enough to have kids their age!  We all do that, don't we?
Even talking about it shows our age, right?

This is on my website HERE.  And you can see it better!

HAPPY TRAILS

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

DANCING IN THE DARK - ORIGINAL PAINTING


Hey Friends,  Inspiration comes from songs for me.  I enjoy music when I'm working.  This is from a Bruce Springsten song, I'm sure you have heard.  Beaux Jacque inspires a ton also.  I love Adelle but I usually cry and can't see what I'm doing so I don't listen to her very often.


This is a 12x12 piece and listed on my website HERE

This will probably be with other works at a show called ART BLAST,  to be held at Towers Mall, the upper level, here in Roanoke, Va.  All the way in the back where Rams Head used to be.  The famous STUDIO SCHOOL has moved into that space and they are sponsoring this event.
Hoping you can stop by and say hello and support some local creatives.

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CONTORTED - ORIGINAL ABSTRACT STILL LIFE


The vase in this painting is an acrylic pour I did back in the summer.  These pours are fun to do even if they are totally on their own.  I could not find a single way to control them and if your table is not perfectly level, it will run everywhere.


I made several of these skins with the intention of doing vases and flowers from them. 
A great little time killer to do with your GranBabes.
This is available on my website HERE
HAPPY TRAILS

Monday, October 8, 2018

CHURNING UP THE DEEP - ORIGINAL ABSTRACTED SEASCAPE


My initial layer of paint was applied a few weeks before H.Florence hit the Carolina's.  Set aside, then another layer added.  Another week goes by and I'm studying what is there....Then it hits me how much it looks like the ocean.  Churning waves and wind are really dragging up the muck from below.  Thus was born the imaginary world of the coast during a hurricane.




If only the real thing looked this pretty.

This is listed for sale in my website HERE

HAPPY TRAILS

Sunday, October 7, 2018

A LIFE WELL LIVED - ORIGINAL EXPRESSIVE ABSTRACT ART


Blue is a favorite color so you will see it in a lot of my work.  Blue Skies, Blue Waters, Blue Mood, any reason to use Blue.  My life has evolved much like yours, I would bet, to be looking for the calmer, more soothing subjects and activities and places and people.   Nothing like sitting on a beach with the sun coming up or going down and a pleasant breeze moving the clouds along.


I would call that "A Life Well Lived" even if we only imagine it every day.

This is now on my website  HERE

Thanks for stopping by.

HAPPY TRAILS

Friday, October 5, 2018

TALLY ME BANANAS - ORIGINAL WALL DECOR


Hey Again My Friends,  I have always loved this song.  There used to be a cute little kiddy show on TV that my Babes liked. I loved it. They usually sang this song every time.


This would make a nice little conversation piece in your bathroom, especially if you added a title
plaque.   It is listed HERE on my website.

Thanks for stoppin in.  Check out my new InstaGram acct.  It is listed on the right side, up top on this blog.  I also have a FB page and this work is listed on DPW.

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Monday, October 1, 2018

JUHL'S - ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING


Hey Friends,  Love turquoise, aquamarine, amethyst, diamonds, you know, all those dazzly jewels.


Trying to remember, did that wonderful singer spell her name, Juhl?

This is listed on my website  JUHL"S.

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