Robin's Nest

Robin's Nest 8x8 mixed media on board

Robin's Nest is a recently completed mixed media painting that I was fortunate enough to sell almost immediately. I am enjoying painting in this style again and posted another painting, Aubergine that is in my post of January 30, 2013. It is so much fun that I have started a series of small paintings (6x6) of fruits and vegetables that will be on cradled board so that they are ready to hang without a frame. The first one is of radishes.  I am planning to post a few pictures of the paintings while they are in progress so that you can get a feel for the steps that lead to a finished work.

I have worked in this style before; if you click here you will be directed to the page in my website devoted to them.  Thinking about “style” brings up a bigger question, what is it?  Answering this question is a lot more complicated than it would appear.  After research and discussion with fellow artists, I discovered the following: (taken from my website - click here to see it)

What is Abstract Art?

That is often debated and difficult to nail down.  After researching this topic, I have found a definition that I am comfortable with.  “Abstraction indicates a departure from reality in depiction of imagery in art. This departure from accurate representation can be only slight, or it can be partial, or it can be complete. Abstraction exists along a continuum. Even art that aims for verisimilitude of the highest degree can be said to be abstract, at least theoretically, since perfect representation is likely to be exceedingly elusive. Artwork which takes liberties, altering for instance color and form in ways that are conspicuous, can be said to be partially abstract. Total abstraction bears no trace of any reference to anything recognizable” More information may be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_art

Based on all of this, often confusing information; I decided to go with abstract.  Maybe it should be Realism with a Twist or Realism My Way.  One of these terms may work their way into my vocabulary one day.

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