Rockin' the Shoreline

Rockin' the Shoreline

acrylic paint on wc heavy paper - 8" x 9.75" - $45

This is another small painting started and completed in the 'fast and loose' painting session from yesterday. Each in this group of 6 is quite different from the others, intentionally, as I had a number of ideas that I wanted to try out without a big time and material commitment. This one reminds me of a very large (4'x6') painting hanging in my living room (but is only about 85% complete - yes another  one of those not-quite-finished-paintings  - but at least the group is starting to shrink) in that there are lots of dark outlines around small and large colour patches and when seen together make up this wonderful kaleidoscope of a landscape. Here is the work in progress...

I think this small painting has some potential for being worked up into a larger canvas, and if that happens, I will definitely get the other one done too. There are just so many things to paint!!!! Love the line, shape and pattern here, and of course the palette of pinks and greys. 

Rock Objects II

Rock Objects II

24" x 24"  acrylic on canvas 

The last of my rock paintings - for now ! I had a difficult time photographing this and getting the correct colours to show up. The dark values you see here are very dark and richly coloured, almost velvety in appearance. In order to darken these values I had to play with other settings, so while the photo is pretty accurate, the real painting is, I think, much nicer. 

who knew rocks could be so interesting

Rockettes

18" x 18" - acrylic and pastel on archival acrylic paper - $125

Last summer I started really looking at rocks - particularly the big ones that line the shores of lakes and larger bodies of water. I have been fortunate to travel to places where there are bodies of water, both wild and tranquil, and so I have many photos showing rocks in a wide variety of forms and settings. I painted these two landscapes as a result of that thematic interest.

Rocky Shore Georgian Bay

Georgia Bay Vista

Then I began to focus on the rocks and their shapes and became intrigued with how abstract they could appear, especially when enlarged, simplified and emboldened with expressive colour, and I painted these.

BAlancing Act

Rock and Roll

All of which brings me to 'now' and what I have been painting recently - more rocks. The work at the top of this post is called 'Rockettes' (with all that pink I had to name it something that sounded feminine) and is based on a photo of rocks in water, but if you don't see the water that's ok - just imagine the warm summer sun setting, and enjoy the arrangement of shapes. 

Rock and Roll

Rock and Roll
acrylic on canvas - 36" x 24"
This is for sale - contact me for price if interested.

The second painting in what may become a series of abstracts based on details cropped from rocky shoreline photos. The original photo featured some very large flattish rocks along the coast near Halifax, Nova Scotia (not exactly sure whether it was a park or what). I simplified and stylized the rock shapes and added a few extra round ones, and played with colour. Lots of fun!  And of course I am starting another one.....