Tag Archives: abstract art
Splat with Indistinct Borders
I was thinking about how difficult it might be to excise a tumor with indistinct borders. I splatted several brush fulls of paint on the canvas and tried to outline each drip with an ink pen. I kept thinking that if I missed one, it could be fatal. I’m glad I’m not a surgeon.
The Fighting Forest from The Throne of Blood
Dirk
Macbeth is bloody and messy. I hope that further visual inspirations are in store, the more I learn about this complicated play.
Enclave
Abstract 022120
The bold application of purple overwhelmed the original slim, wavy red and blue brushstrokes. I like the enveloping light blue washes that provide balance to the central tangle.
Loose Mask
The aimless scribble with which I began this piece turned into half of the tragedy-comedy mask (the smiley half). This is a mask that can be worn with ribbons.
Patchwork Sky
Today I experimented with layers of watercolor washes. I soaked the whole paper with water and streaked red, yellow and blue onto different areas. Subsequent washes added depth and saturation to the underlying layers. Some of the colors leaked into cuts I made with a razor blade. I thought I could get a secondary pattern […]
Under a Microscope
I started this one with a multi-layer wash. I outlined it in Payne’s grey to create a stage. The shape reminds me of a painter’s palette. I was a bit stymied at this point. I did not know what to do next, so I just doodled around. I ended up slashing around with a razor […]
Introspection
Another emphasis on eyes, beginning with three initial curves. The first lines in this painting are in red. The triangular black area, speckled with white seems to be gazing in at the original eye, bounded by the curved black areas at the right hand side of the picture.
