One Artist's Journey

Abstract # 12 - 12” x 16” Acrylic on Masonite - $200

Finally! I closed my eyes, pictured what I expected the picture to end up like based on the expressive drawing (bottom left corner) and started working. I didn’t over work it and came up with this. I am very happy with it. I would like to continue exploring shapes in space.

I like the dwellings series, but I think what I am shooting for is a cross between this one and the dwellings. I have to continue to loosen up and abstract the building shapes so that they end up as “boxes in space.” Roofs make triangles, walls and windows are boxes and rectangles. Hills and plants are organic shapes.

Abstract #11 - 16” x 12” Acrylic on Masonite - $200

This is the next one. It turned out with smaller boxes. I don’t think I like that as much and I added boxes on the insides of a few boxes. It started getting to ornate and patterned. Not that there is anything wrong with that. It just isn’t my style. Hmmm. It is getting farther from what I saw in my mind’s eye based on the expressive drawing. How can I get back to what I really liked about the expressive drawing?

Abstract #10 - 12” x 16” Acrylic and graphite on Masonite - $200

The idea for this started as a few squares in space. But then I started linking them up and came up with a grid. This isn’t what I wanted, but I have decided to trust myself and go with the flow. I started filling in the boxes and it turned out OK, but I really wanted to cover up some of the lines and when I tried that it just didn’t look or feel right.

I filled everything in and played with the outlines a bit. It turned out OK, but was just the beginning of this exploration.

Initial sketch of boxes