Nature
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The Rock
We attended an event about pollinators at Justin Trails Resort near Sparta. On the top of a ridge is “The Rock”. The picture is in acrylic with trees made from cast off fabric from my wife’s quilt stash. Acrylic paints allow for endless layering. Here is the result. Continue reading
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Abstract Clematis #1
Abstraction is not as easy as it appears. The first three tries ended up being representational. This time I used the colors of the plant in rough proportion to the original image. Using pallet knives and a process of pressing painted plastic wrap into the image. I’m staring at the result to see if it… Continue reading
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Working towards Abstraction
It helped to think of subtraction. Subtract detail, scale and color. Notice shapes. A pallet knife helped by forcing details out. Continue reading
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Dare to Paint Abstracts
I’ve been looking for a way to loosen up my watercolor style. The current effort to do that is by taking a class through La Crosse Parks and Recreation entitled “Dare to Paint Abstracts”. This class meets weekly and we work in acrylics. I’ve used acrylic paints for woodcarvings, usually thinning them down to make… Continue reading
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Two Book Icons
I have made logos to help identify which posts are book centered and which are nature centered Continue reading
Two Book Reflections 