Keep Calm and …you know the rest. - May 24, 2014

Fail.  Nope, I didn't finish as I had planned.  I just kept seeing things that I wanted to change.  I gave up after eleven hours of painting yesterday.  I hope to finish this work tomorrow, but no promises as I have other plans for the holiday weekend.  This current painting is an abstract and has a somewhat impressionistic feel to it.  I would describe the style as linear impressionism.  A nice combination:  color-wise it is somewhere between a Monet and a Signac; but it incorporates very organic shapes similar to a Matisse.  Except, of course, it is a watercolor, not an oil or cutout.  Not my normal subject matter or style of painting, but I have really enjoyed the change of pace.  Trying a different style of painting is like cleansing your palette between food courses; it provides a fresh start. 

For your visual enjoyment today I have included a photo of some paper flowers that I made and used for a still life.  I have formulated another idea that I would like to try with these flowers and hopefully can incorporate them into a painting in the future.  I have added another art documentary review, so be sure and check that out.   Back to my brushes.  

"In theory there is no difference between theory and practice.  In practice there is."  - Yogi Berra

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