Claudia's View

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

At the Cross Roads

22x28 Acrylic on Canvas
It took a while to decide upon a title. While I see one thing and would hang this one of two ways, a friend of mine sees something else and would hang it one of the two opposite ways. For me, that's the beauty of contemporary abstract, everyone can see what has meaning to him. This painting was a real change for me. It took on a life of its own! It actually started out as multiple brown tones and a totally different look. This was also the first time I've worked with glazes. While I'm not sure it did much for this painting, I look forward to working more with glazes. Thanks for looking!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Reflections IV

Acrylic on 11 x 14 5/8" gallery wrapped canvas

This is the fourth in the Reflections series. For now, this is the last one but who knows if I'll decide to play with more color combinations. My thoughts on this one were the black, red, and gray might give it a more edgy look. Not sure if that's what I successed with but I still like it. Thanks for looking.

Reflections III

Acrylic on 11 x 14 5/8" gallery wrapped canvas

This is third in the Reflections series. For this one I tried painting in different areas rather than vertical sections. While working on it, I wasn't sure I liked it but as I look at it now, I'm pleased with it this way. Fall colors are also some of my favorites so that gives this a wonderful look for this time of year.

Reflections II

Acrylic on 11 x 14 5/8" gallery wrapped canvas

This is second in my fun series of Reflections. The bold bright colors give it a very contemporary look. It looks great hanging on the wall!

Reflections I

Acrylic on 16 x 20 Canvas Panel

My mood this weekend was to do my favorite fun type of painting. Love doing this kind because you never know how they're going to turn out. One of my dad's favorite past times was to see what images he could see in the clouds....that's one of the things I like to do with this type of painting. Each person will see different things. What do you see?

About Me

My original love was the performing arts. I grew up dancing, and it was my dream to be a professional ballet dancer. That was not to be so I turned to other forms of creativity. It's only been within the past few years that I discovered painting. I'd forgotten how much I loved drawing as a child. Maybe this is a passion re-awakened! I'm a self-taught artist and always looking to learn new techniques. One of the things I've always classified myself as is a "perpetual student". I love learning, and I love experimenting with new techniques. For me, this is one of the best parts of art; experiencing new things is more important to me than the finished piece. So you never know what I'll end up with. Hope you'll enjoy the experience too!