Haliburton Morning – 24 x 30 – acrylic on wood I’m finally ready to post the start of my next painting. Haliburton Morning came from an excursion to that area of Ontario on a dreamy fall morning. We watched the sun rise over the hills already starting to lose their bright fall colours. The [...]
Abstract Landscape Painting
Mandy Budan – Abstracting the Landscape
Browsing the blog archives for February, 2010
15 Feb 10
Solitaire – Finished
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry Done! The white flower basks on the dark leaves; the sunlight traces paths along the petals. Colour spills from the centre, reaching out to influence the rest of the flower. Way too much fun – I will have to do some more [...]
11 Feb 10
Solitaire WIP6
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry There. The petals are complete and are awaiting the defining background. I like the movement in this flower, everything is flowing and sinuous; the light and shadow are weaving in and out, playing an elaborate game of hide ‘n’ seek with the [...]
8 Feb 10
Solitaire WIP5
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry Some more of the background is in, defining the edges of the petals and echoing the shapes of the leaves in the darker ochres and greens and blues. I love the way these colours are emerging – a little surprised at the [...]
4 Feb 10
Solitaire WIP4
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry Working more on the petals in this session. Introducing some unexpected colours – its the center of the flower asserting itself I think. Not content to be the center of the painting, sneaky little fingers of colour brushing the pristine white of [...]
1 Feb 10
Solitaire WIP3
Solitaire – 20 x 20 – Acrylic on Panel – Reserved for Mayberry I really wanted to see how the background works against the flower petals. I’m interested here in the fine line between the contrast between the darks and lights and the similarities in the shapes. Oh and I also wanted to pull some [...]
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