Thursday, July 10, 2014

Textured Semi-Abstract: Blowing in the Wind


Blowing in the Wind

Here is another acrylic painting on a 16" x 16" gallery wrapped canvas. I intended to paint a textured abstract, but it quickly became more of a semi-abstract with some subtle negative painting suggesting branches or stems.  I had a lot of fun creating the various textures on the canvas. See some close-ups of the textures below:
Blowing in the wind - detail

Blowing in the wind - detail
Let me know what you think.

18 comments:

  1. I like it! You can really sense the movement in the painting.

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    1. Thank you, Vicki.I am very pleased that you like it.

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  2. I think it's exquisitely composed and very very expressive! Christiane, I like this style so much!

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  3. I love how you have expressed the movement and the texture is wonderful. This new direction of yours is very interesting.

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    1. Thank you, Barb. I am afraid though that I keep going into too many directions...

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  4. Christiane, wonderful work and like Barbara, I like your new direction. I say being versatile has merit. What maintains continuity is your subject matter and design. Also, I have Linda Kemp's book and love her work. How fortunate you were to take her workshop. Thanks for stopping by my blog.

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    1. Mary, it is so nice to hear from you. I am taking three half day workshops with Linda Kemp next week in Vermont. I am really looking forward to it. This week, I am taking a 4-day portrait workshop: this will be quite the challenge for me, but it's a lot of fun. I have not taken workshops all year, and now I have almost two full weeks in a row of art instruction!

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    2. I wish I was in my home state of Vermont to join you! Have a lovely time.

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    3. Oh, Mary, that would have been wonderful!

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  5. I really like the texture and movement you've created in these pieces! Enjoy your summer!

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    1. Thank you for stopping by and leaving such a nice comment, Laura. I wish you a great summer also.

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    1. I am currently working on several pieces, Mary. I will post at least one tomorrow:-) I like your impatience:-)

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  7. Just love this, love the colours and the textures, pure yum!

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    1. I am very pleased that you like this painting, Bren, since you are certainly a master at creating textures!

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