Saturday, March 28, 2020

Before starting the Abstract Paintings


To begin a painting; an exercise
Step 1. Mix 3 to 4 generous piles of colors that you like the way they look together.  They must be YOUR colors, not straight from the tube.  At least one must be highly chromatic, and at least one must have low chroma.  Also, two of the colors must be relatively close in value with the third offering a marked value contrast to the other two.

Step 2. Using one of your new colors, make a relatively large organic shape away from the center of your canvas.  Completely fill that shape in with as few marks as possible.  Use plenty of paint.

Step 3. Using the same color as above, make a large, single balancing mark on the other end of the canvas

Step 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 with your second color, but the shape and mark of the second color should differ in scale and shape from the first

Step 5. Repeat Steps 2-4 with the third color.

Final Steps.  Repeat above as needed using variations of the original colors in order to achieve balance and resolution to the painting.  Never use the exact same color—variation possibilities are infinite! USE PLENTY OF WET, GUSHY PAINT!!!!

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