Abstract Landscape Painting

I really wanted to see what the bottom area of the painting looks like. This is almost ground level and the trunks are in shadow with lots of dark reds, purples and greens.

Here’s where I stopped yesterday. I now have a good feel for how all the trees will relate to each other.

Working along on this one. I really wanted to see the sky so I snuck up and put some in

And there are four pines near the back deep in coversation. I’m not sure all this talking will help, but I can see they feel it’s important to stick together

I love finding little mini stories within my paintings. (This seems to happen mostly with the larger ones.) In this one I have the yellow tree with the leaves moving out from the trunk in a kind of circular motion. It’s just standing there gently spinning like one of those paper windmills I played with as a child.

I’m starting the 24 x 30 I’ve been wanting to paint for ages. (It took longer than I thought it would to get the sketch ready - but it’s a big painting.)

It’s my favourite kind of Autumn day with the dark clouds a gray backdrop to the wonderful yellows, oranges and muted greens of the trees.

I painted this little 5 x 7 over the weekend, but I’ve been too busy to post about it.

I’m exploring the way clouds interact with the sky.  Sometimes the cloud seems separate from the sky and sometimes it is clearly just an extension of it.

I have it up for sale on ebay.

I’m finally finished this one. I had great fun putting the blues and purples next to the reds and oranges and watching them play. And the way the shapes move and fit together worked really well in this one too

Fiesta
16 x 20 Acrylic on Wood

I have pretty much completed the tree and have only the background to do. I think I may have trouble when it comes to making prints of this one, the yellow sky is much nicer on the original. It either looks too gray or to light online. I foresee some extra work on this file.

But other than that, I love the movement of the reds, offset by the purple shadows. It really does look like she’s dancing.

The Edge of Autumn Fiesta!

I can’t call this painting The Edge of Autumn anymore, it’s too stodgy. And clearly this tree is having a party

I have some time off from the day job this week, so I’m able to paint more

Here’s where I am today. This is turning out to be one feisty tree!