Playing with color and with marks and with composition - you figure out possibilities with sketchbook explorations. Starting with no expectations, it's fun to see what just unfolds as you go! Who knows, this one may be the inspiration for a new painting!
This sketchbook painting (acrylic) measures 6x6". I think it would make a lovely large wall statement!
Some of the process is shown below of the stages.
Thundering Waves, 16x20" acrylic on canvas
©Helen C Read
If you love an oceanic theme and colors, that is what this painting evokes.
There is an implied sense of strength and power in the brush strokes and depth of blues and greens.
The textured canvas reminds us of terra firma.
Check out all the details up close at my website!
Take a look behind the scenes and see my process for the painting
Leave a comment! Are you intrigued by abstract work?
Amber in Blue - 12x6" acrylic on canvas
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This painting really was an experiment. It started on a gessoed canvas, painted with blues and magenta, sprayed with alcohol, dried and then loosely painted with acrylics. I'm not sure if it lived up to my imagination as I started the experiment, but I think it has become an interesting, very impressionistic painting.
This painting is a FEATURED PAINTING just for March 2025! It is priced at about 55% off - $180.95.
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It's usual pricing is $329! See the details right here! Don't let this amazing pricing pass you by! It's a bright pop of color for that small wall!
Winter Wonder
watercolor on paper
This painting is my Free Download to my Artful Friends for the month of February.
Overshadowed, 18x24" oil on canvas
More experiments in the realm of abstract painting. This one uses some metallic gold oil paint and is highly textured. Colors of blues/violets and gold.
This will be posted on my website as soon as it has dried.
