Birch Tree Forest Painting - Ghost Wood IV

Ghost Wood IV

18x36, acrylic on canvas

This is the fourth birch tree forest painting in my Ghost Wood series.  This one started out in gray scale until I added a little yellow.  I super like pairing it down to a few simple colours.  It gives it such a different feel than the others (see further down in the blog), almost spooky.

Still loving the birch trees!

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Abstract Birch Tree Painting - Ghost Wood III

Ghost Wood III

18x36 inches, acrylic on canvas

This is the third in a series of abstract birch tree paintings.  Each time I embark on a new version, I choose a different colour palette.  This time I chose earthy shades of browns and green with a bit of gray and yellow thrown into the mix.  What I didn't expect, were the trees to also be in earthtones.  In the previous two versions, as well as a commission, they had all been white.  They are representing birch trees after all.

But as I worked on the forest, I noticed some strokes looking more like main trees.  So I played with this idea, and whole forest of slightly off-white (sometimes really off-white) trees came to be.  Painted wet on wet these trees mingled generously with the underpainting to create quite a unique expanse of forest.

I love it when this happens!

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Abstract Birch Tree Forest Painting - Ghost Wood II

Ghost Wood II

 18x36 inches, acrylic on canvas

This is another version of my abstract birch tree forest painting in my Ghost Woods series.  I have been painting birch trees since my journey in painting began.  Each new phase of interpretting their beauty takes me to new places. 

Painting birch trees in this abstract style is just another exciting adventure along the way.  I absolutely love creating with a painting knife, the room for play and textural interest is immense.  Couple that with my love of colour and you can figure out why this composition is fast becoming a series.

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Abstract Landscape Painting - Ghost Wood

Ghost Wood

18x36, acrylic on canvas

Having taken a conscious turn from landscape painting to abstract less than a year ago, I find it interesting to see these two world come together.  This is one of a few I have done in recent weeks that have melded landscape with my style of abstract.

It is also interesting to see that the impact of landscape has not yet escaped my vision.  A lover of painting birch trees, I am keen on persuing this 'ghost wood' composition further to see what happens. 

See you in the woods!

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