Rainy Day Abstracts

As the rain continues I decided to make a blog about some recent abstract paintings I did while cleaning the palette. This painting picks up on some themes from an old painting called the 2010 solution. The main differences stylistically are the new, intense colours owing to a light and bright palette. In the past there was no orange paint in my palette, and limited red and earth. It would be neat to repaint the 2010 solution, maybe if it keeps raining I should do that!

Domino Effects, watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper, June 2022 (No. 3033a)

 As seen on TV is a slogan they put on merchandise that had been advertised on TV. Nowadays most people just buy things on line,  without really watching TV so the concept might be a little out of date. This painting also looked like an artistic TV dinner with the different areas for potato, peas, and mystery meat.

As Seen on Me-V, watercolour 8 x 10" Fabriano Artistico, June 2022 (No. 3031b)

To create the sparkle effect, I dragged the brush quickly across cold press paper. With practice the pressure on the brush and the moisture can be precisely controlled.  As you can see I was cleaning off the earth paints on my palette and making a few changes. Last stand represents the last trees in an area.  Deforestation is worse than ever on the planet but does not get much press anymore.

Last Stand, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, June 2022 (No. 3132b)