Tiny Abstract

This tiny 3x3 abstract does resemble an aspen tree.  I made lots of these using a multi-step process yesterday in Douglas Walton's class here in Big Spring, TX at the Heritage Museum.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith

Red Metroplex abstract

30x22 acrylic on hot press 140 lb paper, an abstraction of primary colors painted wet in wet.  I am using small sections of it for my abstract bird backgrounds.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2014 Kay Smith.

Seaweed

15x15 acrylic detail of seaweed and its many abstract plankton forms underwater, on 140 lb cold press watercolor paper.
Image is COPYRIGHT 2013 Kay Smith.

Abstract Horses - Work in Progress

 

Here is a 30x40 partially blank stretched canvas just sitting in the studio waiting for inspiration, so last week it was up on the big easel. My idea was to create simulated leather and rough rawhide texture by manipulating acrylics in brown and yellow ochre tones. I hoped to be able to discern horse shapes within the abstraction.  Using a 2"  sponge brush I applied Roasted Coffee by Valspar at random.

Next color was pure white.  In between spritzing with water and wiping with a rough paper towel, the paint smeared, ran, and blended a nice texture reminding me of western saddles, dry grass, and prairie lands.  After drying I added paint to all 4 sides, then turned the canvas around, up and down to find where to begin to pick out shapes that could be horses.  (Upper right is a north window glare).  Stay tuned for more to follow in this WIP.