abstract art

  • Daydreaming on alternate realities

    I may have mentioned before that I’ve been working on an idea for a tv series where there is travel to different parallel worlds. I was imagining what the computer screens might look like in a time where there was… Continue reading

    Daydreaming on alternate realities
  • No Straight Lines

    My husband was teasing me about my recent artwork having a lot of straight lines, geometric shapes and sharp angles, so I decided to make something without any of those at all. As I started off making the first squiggly… Continue reading

    No Straight Lines
  • Under a Red Sun

    Today I had a question about the type of ink I used in my last painting and it got me thinking whether a ol’ ball point pen would work under watercolor. I happened to have my red editing pen handy… Continue reading

    Under a Red Sun
  • Time-Space

    Today I had an idea for a watercolor with geometric shapes. I started by drawing in ink some lines and circles. Then I started putting down the color where it felt right. Sometimes I followed the lines I had drawn,… Continue reading

    Time-Space
  • After the storm

    Today was supposed to be our art club’s Paint-out at George George Park, but the weather didn’t cooperate. The rain really was coming down, about 2 inches in just a couple hours. Our street was flooded much of the afternoon… Continue reading

    After the storm
  • Day 188 – More Booms

    As I sat down to paint this evening I was serenaded by the booms of fireworks all around me. Today was another bad breathing day for me so I listened to the booms, some loud and close enough to rattle… Continue reading

    Day 188 – More Booms
  • Day 186 – July 4

    Today my asthma is really kicking my butt. I can’t go more than a minute or two between wheezy coughs. I was holding off on using my inhaler until my art for today was done. The relief it give comes… Continue reading

    Day 186 – July 4
  • Bookmark, Round Two

    Today I made my second attempt at the watercolor bookmark with the masking fluid, using the actual watercolor paper. The paper, no surprise held up much better than in my last attempt. I applied the masking fluid a bit too… Continue reading

    Bookmark, Round Two
  • Music Inspiration

    Tonight while I was getting my painting supplies ready I had music on my mind and decided I would let that inspire my painting. During the pandemic I started making some digital art and one of my pieces was inspired… Continue reading

    Music Inspiration
  • Fire on my mind

    Today I wasn’t sure what I was going to paint when I started, but my mind must have been thinking of the wildfires in Oregon. Last summer our sky was hazy and you could smell the smoke and fumes from… Continue reading

    Fire on my mind