Hill Country Abstract Paintings - The 'Wavy Lines Project'

Over Hill and Dale, 12x24, acrylic on canvas

This was the first painting. At that time, I had no idea it would become a project, or even if, Over Hill and Dale, would be successful.  

Early one Sunday morning I had an idea for a piece.  I had been messing around with a new style of landscape art for about a year or so and thought perhaps I would try to incorporate what I'd learned into what I was currently doing with abstracts.

To my surprise I actually liked it.  Really liked it.  So I listed it in my shop with great enthusiasm.

Hill Country, 18x36, acrylic on canvas

Next time I thought I would go a little bigger with, Hill Country, dark lines almost diminished, but tons of movement and colour gradations, which I found exciting, along with a water element.  It sold within a few days of listing it in my shop.  Happy day!

Having had two successes now, I promptly put it aside for lack of a better reason than there were too many other styles I wanted to explore, and not enough hours in the day to explore them, until...

Hill Country Pasture, 12x24, acrylic on canvas

I was compelled once again to try this style and painted, Hill Country Pasture.  Having been away from it for a while, Hill Country Pasture, brought with it some new ideas:  mountains, a swirlier sky, actual pasture land up there in the hills, and once again the dark lines appeared.  It sold within an hour.

Now that I was incorporating SO many elements I loved:  colour gradation, blending, fluid lines, colour, my goodness, purple and lime green together under a sky that changed from pale green to different shades of blue.  Yes, you guessed it.  What I love most about painting is getting to explore colour relationships.

So, now I just had to do more.

Hill Country Sky, 18x36, acrylic on canvas

So then I painted, Hill Country Sky.  I just love this one.  Not only does it have all of the above elements that I crave to work with in a painting, but now it has the MOON!

Feeling completely unstoppable, I painted the following three pieces in one day.

Hill Country Dusk, 10x20, acrylic on canvas

More mountains...

The Whispering Wind, 8x24, acrylic on canvas

And a triptych.

Stay tuned to see what comes next...  

So far, all of these painting have sold, except for 'Winter Field' (above).
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Abstract Paintings of Water - A Progression in Three Parts

Deep Sea Gazing, 24x30, acrylic on canvas

Here are three abstract paintings of water I want to show you because there is a progression here I thought was interesting.  In each piece the paint is applied in a very similar fashion and they are of a similar composition.  

Deep Sea Gazing was the first, and was a truly inspired piece.

Sunset Ocean, 12x24 inches, acrylic on canvas

Using what I learned from painting Deep Sea Gazing, came Ocean Sunset, a little more daring with the orange in the sunset and a little less of the deep water effect.  I loved it so much I continued my painting journey with Pond.

Pond, 24x24 inches, acrylic on canvas

Here I took what I learned from the first two paintings and applied it to this piece.  Feeling bold, I used much darker, denser colours in the water to suggest something actually on the water, lily pads, which are now creating shadows in the water I achieved by using my deep water effect.   

Not wanting all of my paintings to look too similar, I changed the sunset to something lighter, a bit of yellow instead of deep orange, with some land in the distance, making this a pond and not an ocean.

All three of these paintings have now been sold.  To see available paintings,
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Distressed Abstract Painting Diptych (Painting Set) in Red

In Working Order

acrylic on canvas, 14x22 inches

(two panels 11x14 each)

This multi-layered distressed abstract painting done in a diptych style is a bit of a departure for me.  One day I set two canvases side by side on my easel and every once in a while, when I felt like painting, I set to work on them.  After many incarnations I arrived here at this point, where every square inch is loaded with colour and texture.  

 The result is a little industrial, a little weathered and worn, like a metal sign that has rusted and chipped over time.  It can be hung horizontally or vertically, depending on what you see in it and the space for which it's intended.

I only wish I knew how I did it.  With a piece like this it's impossible to retrace the steps.  But this is the FUN part about creating art, to allow oneself to explore and let what happens happen until you get something you really like and cannot add another stroke.

I have it hanging this way on the wall of my studio for inspiration.

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Paintings on Sale in my shop this Week

Over the Mountain, 12x36 inches, acrylic on canvas  SOLD

Beyond the Field, 12x12 inches, SOLD

 A Moonlit Night, 12x24 SOLD

Midnight Rain, 30x30 inches SOLD 

Some Like it Hot, 24x30 inches, acrylic on canvas SOLD

**All sale paintings have now sold**

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Free Shipping This Weekend on All Original Paintings!

EXTENDED ONE MORE DAY - FREE SHIPPING on all orders $300 and over, United States and Canada only.  I almost never offer free shipping, so take advantage of this special, now until the end of day on MONDAY, June 3nd, 2013.  You can purchase one painting for $300 or more, or choose several paintings to make $300 or more - a great deal either way.  Sorry not available for custom orders.

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More special offers to come throughout the summer months, so stay tuned.