New abstract paintings

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These paintings are all small works on paper, similar to the portrait paintings I did a few weeks ago. 

I tried something different, and titled the paintings before I started to paint. Usually, I save titling for last, but I wanted to give Bob Burridge’s idea of choosing a word/title from a thesaurus before picking up a brush or knife. Just close your eyes, open a page, and plunk your finger down on a word. Bam! You have yourself a title. 

It gave me a jumping off place to begin, and something to think about as I painted. Not only that, but sometimes a blank or white canvas can be intimidating, especially when you go for long periods of time without painting abstracts.

Irreconcilable

The painting above represents me trying my hardest to make friends with the color purple. I actually don’t mind this shade I mixed as much, but I still have a beef with the color. I’m making an effort to get along with it best I can. 😀 

For this piece, I purposely chose colors that clash with one another because the word I blindly chose out of the thesaurus was “Irreconcilable”. I think the hearts, particularly the way I laid them out, are self explanatory. Maybe? It represents love/hate to me. 

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These abstract pieces are all approximately 6×4 inches and will be available soon. If you’re interested in any of these, please contact me or leave a comment below. 

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