so i'm now working on a project for julia. she has asked me to paint her 4 abstract paintings that will hang in her living room. each canvas is 20"x20" and will be hung in sort of a diamond style, together they will form a large square formation though.
as i don't consider myself an abstract painter, and have never painted an abstract before, i was off to a rocky start. the colors are earthy reds, greens, yellows and bronze and except for the bronze, they aren't colors that i have been using recently. i think this has also added to initial difficulties i was having.
the first try was a group of paintings that i really liked, but didn't think julia would appreciate them. i admit it was a bit on the creepy side, so i took a picture and painted over them. the second try resulted in a similar result: i liked them, but didn't think julia would, though they were not creepy this time. they were in fact, too simple with too many circles.
off and running.
so i painted over them a third time, and i have almost very happy with them. i think they are a good compromise that julia will also be very pleased with. i just have a little more work to do on them and i think they will be complete!
woo!
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