This blog began as a daily painting blog but as life changes, so does a blog. It has become a journal of a writer who paints and enthusiastically works outdoors to maintain fitness.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

January 17 Sunday Abstraction


What is it about Sundays that brings out the abstractions?

I've been in a bit of a yellow phase. Feeling sunny amidst the foggy days of January. But today I veered toward pink. It's been a female weekend with five daughters and a granddaughter home to celebrate child number seven's 14th birthday. Also, painters are often influenced by the colors of their clothes and I'm wearing a bright pink vest today.

In today's painting I've allowed the luscious colors to flow, starting with a yellow underpainting followed by thick layers of color. I'm sure an art analyst could make a hayday of this but it's just delicious color. Mmhmm.

11" x 14" $170

2 comments:

  1. This is amusing Nan. I'm not a very abstract fellow; in contrast, I find that this reminds me of the pistil of an orchid, a celebration of orchidaceous colors here in the deep frozen north. I like the comment you pose about bringing the warmth of sun into winter. I think this is like a tropical flower celebrated on my desktop

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  2. I love the term "orchidaceous colors." I'm going to add it to my list of favorite descriptors along with Hilary's "ocularly delicious" and "wonjnerfuliufsclouj:lkjlky" -- if I got that last one right.

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