Claudia's View: 8 x 10 Abstract Oil on Canvas

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Autumn Dreams

365/2013 No. 12

8 x 10 Oil Abstract on Canvas

It's a cold day here in Oklahoma, and I must still be wanting fall weather! At least the fall season is one of my favorite color schemes. This is a palette knife painting which started out using some paint still on my palette from another painting. It's wonderful how you can take a little bit of leftover paint and make something totally new from it. Thanks for looking!

Friday, November 2, 2012

The Sky's the Challenge - Abstract

8x10 Oil Abstract on Canvas.

This was last week's Daily Paintworks Challenge. While I actually painted this one - and the next one to be posted - last week, I just didn't get them painted and submitted during the active challenge time. The idea of this challenge was a sky with instructions to be brave with color and have fun! This painting was not taking shape to suit me, and I was just going to scrape off the canvas and start over. Since I'm an abstract lover and new technicques are so much fun to me, I ended up really liking the scraped off look. It's a technique I plan to experiment more with.

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!