A dash of orange...

This piece needed a little something.  Since orange is the complementary color of blue, I thought a dash of orange would perk it up.

Fun with Abstract Painting

I wasn't sure what I would do with this relatively large canvas (24x36).  Finally, I decided to mess around with a limited palette and NOT think about it.

This is far from finished, but the paint is so thick and wet, I've got to let it set up a bit before I decided what to do next.  I love the marks I made and the movement - It looks like a seascape although that was not my intent when I started.  It'll be fun to see the end result.

Working Small...

I decided not to waste paint - using leftovers from my palette to create more orange flowers.

Pinks #2

Worked on another left handed drawing today...Oil paint is so forgiving.  I love being able to change my mind mid-stream...

What If...

Struggling with abstract flowers, I had an idea.  What if I drew the piece with my non-dominant hand?  That's what I did - much happier with the results.  Messed around with the palette knife to create flowers...

Abstract flowers

When I paint, it's usually a portrait.  For a while now I've thought about painting some florals.  Amazingly I find that very intimidating.  I'm not completely thrilled with what I've accomplished here.  I painted over and scratched out most everything at least once...it's okay, but...

Acrylic over gesso

mapping out

this sucks!

end result

I've got to remember nothing is so precious it can't be painted over.  I've got tons of canvas - it's a process - I'll get there eventually...