On a recent trip to Portland, I visited Annie Meyer‘s gallery, and was inspired by her artist’s statement. My landscapes … are of specific places, but with minimal colors and shapes they are more emotional rather than factual in content. [They have] … evolved into what I consider an abstract sense of time and place…
Tag: abstract
Stephanie Hargrave
Beautiful work — local, too! http://lorraineglessner.blogspot.com/2011/12/stephanie-hargrave.html
Abstracted Landscapes
Textured paintings and a helpful blog by Nancy Reyner: http://www.nancyreyner.com/paintings
Chinoise
Mixed media encaustic on board. 8 1/2″ x 10″ x 1/2″ deep.
Read Me
In a very abstract way, the composition of this piece reminded me of an old bound book. Encaustic collage © Liz Ruest 2008 Mixed media encaustic on board 12″x12″ x 1/2″ deep: Private collection
Lobby
This abstracted geometric image grew from an almost obscured photograph of a hotel lobby in New York City, barely visible in the bottom center. While the shot was admittedly out of focus, I was attracted to the way that the light then seemed so much softer, and it tied the composition and colors together beautifully….