Lavender Blue - Acrylic palette knife floral abstract by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

"Lavender Blue"

9" x 12"

Acrylic on canvas

 

This painting was done ala prima using texturized acrylic paint and a palette knife.  It started off as a nonobjective abstract for this month's DPP challenge.  However, I started to see some flowers on a mountain side and decided to stay with that. I did not stop to  photograph different stages for fear of breaking that right brain period that I was in.   If you have any questions or wish to purchase, contact PAT.  If you wish to see more of my paintings, both abstract and representational, please visit my blogspot and website at:

 

www.patkoscienski.blogspot.com

www.patkoscienksi.com

 

 

OMBRE STRIPE I BY ARTIST SUE MARRAZZO

I TOOK THE CHALLENGE FOR THE JUNE DPP MEMBER'S CHALLENGE. ABSTRACT ART WAS THE TASK. THIS WAS ONE THAT I KNEW I WOULD ENJOY! I LOVE PAINTING THIS STYLE, BUT I WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. SO, I RECENTLY NOTICED THE FASHION TREND OF OMBRE COLOR. SO I USED MY NEW FRENCH ACRYLICS, AND WENT TO WORK. I JUST FINISHED THIS PAINTING THIS MORNING AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT ON THIS ART BLOG! THANKS FOR PUSHING ME AS AN ARTIST WITH THESE CHALLENGES...

I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYTIME!

TITLE: OMBRE STRIPE I

MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA

SUBSTRATE: CANVAS

SIZE: 16" X 20"

ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO, ISAP

www.suemarrazzo.blogspot.com

copyright on artwork created by sue marrazzo

"Raw Railroad" by Larry Lerew

 

"Raw Railroad"

by Larry Lerew

Acrylic on Canvas 8 x 10" en Plein Air

#13-06-03

 

I was painting in Mechanicsburg and set up to paint the under side of the train car being used for the Chamber of Commerce as their office. The subject was devoid of color and all the metal framework and steel wheels were painted black. I still had shapes and values to see so I worked them into my design and replaced the black shapes with intuitive colors. This painting went a little beyond my recent semi abstract work although you can still make out the wheels sitting on tracks with ties underneath and the rivets running along the car's side on top.  I liked the experience and was pleased with the painting. I enjoy interpreting reality as abstract forms and find myself doing it all the time.

 

www.LarryLerew.com

Day One of My Abstract For the June/July DPP Challenge

This is rather like walking around...in only your underpants...

I am feeling rather vulnerable and exposed!

I have NEVER tried doing an Abstract painting before, so

this is going to be an interesting experience.  I am going to be

brave, and each day that I work on my Abstract painting, I

am going to post the good, the bad and the ugly!

Step One - just brushing color onto my canvas

to remove all of that pristine whiteness!

 Step Two is to look at the photograph (to the left 

of my canvas), and pull out the abstract shapes that

I want in my painting.

 Step Three, Painting on the canvas - with NO photographic

reference.  That has been removed from the studio so that I am

not even tempted to look at it.  

I find I am still being too representational - but I see a 

small amount of hope here.  

What do you think?

I hope you will join me in this challenge.  I would

love to see other's experimentation!

JUNE/JULY 2013 CHALLENGE ABSTRACT!

Thank you to Tatiana Myers for hosting the 

previous April/May DPP Challenge

  The Blue Mountain (Der blaue Berg), 1908-09 
 Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944)

I am a representational painter, but have always had

a fascination with abstraction.  We have some excellent DPP Artists

(e.g., Linda McCloskey, Pat Koscienski and Sue Marrazzo)

who have fired that interest with their incredible work.

I am hoping that they will join us in this challenge!

"Complexity"

Acrylic on Paper

30 x 22

Linda Benton McCloskey

The challenge for June/July is going to be to create an

abstract work.  I am going to post my journey step-by-step,

and encourage you to do this as well - or you can just post

your work once you have finished

If you are not sure where to start, here is a very 

good link that should provide some insight.  

http://drawsketch.about.com/od/drawinglessonsandtips/a/abstract.htm

Rules of the Challenge:

1. This monthly Challenge is for DPP members only,
but anyone is welcome and encouraged to make comments on the posts.

2. Submit your Challenge entry just as you would a regular post - with
a picture of your entry and anything you would like to write about
your experience with this particular challenge. You are welcome to
submit more than one entry.

3. All entries must be posted no later than midnight July 31, 2013.

4. To get a larger, high-resolution version of the monthly Challenge photo,
just click on the photo in this post.

5. Please put only your name in the label section of your post - thanks!
(Your name should appear exactly as it does on the DPP blog)

6. Please follow the spirit of this challenge - all submissions should be created
after the Challenge has been posted.

7. Have fun!

Ecology ATC by Sue Marrazzo

Title: Ecology
Medium: Collage
Size: ATC
Artist: Sue Marrazzo


This ATC, Ecology, was done for this month's challenge. It was made of found papers, handmade art papers, and a Starbucks coffee cup holder. All were attached to a mixed media ATC. I kept the colors subdued and low key...this is a little of a challenge for me! I tend to go for Bold, and Bright!

SACRE-COEUR BASILICA An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Sacre-Coeur Basilica'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
6 x 8

A little study of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica from
my recent trip to Paris, France with my daughter.
On our very first day in Paris, we went up to the
second station of the Eiffel Tower right as the sun was
starting to sink in the sky.  The entire city
was bathed in a beautiful golden light - it
was absolutely breath-taking, and an amazing
way to start our adventure in France!


If you would like to see more of my work,

please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters