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Friday, 10 January 2014

Thirty Paintings in 30 Days - Day 10
Abstract
6" x 6" Acrylic on loose canvas
$45  





I have been slightly interested in abstract paintings and have even attempted a few of them.  At first I thought it was just a matter of throwing some paint on the canvas and whatever resulted was a good abstract.  Not so!

In doing some research I discovered that there must be a compositional plan, the colors must be chosen carefully, and the artist must know what they want to communicate.  Elements such as unity, harmony, balance, direction, form, dominance, etc. must all be evident in a good abstract.  I also discovered that there are many different kinds of abstract paintings like linear abstracts, realistic abstracts,  geometric abstracts, symbolic abstracts, shapeless abstracts and probably a hundred different other forms.

All that being said here is my attempt at an abstract for the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.
 

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