Showing posts with label abstract art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label abstract art. Show all posts

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Abstract Palette Knife Oil Poppy Flower Landscape Painting “Picnic and Poppies" by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock

 




    Palette Knife Landscape Painting

    18"x24"x7/8  Oil on Canvas/Available

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Thursday, April 8, 2021

Inspiration from Walks During Lockdown

 

ROAD TO UNSEEN DESTINATIONS and HINTERLAND SPIRIT 

make a great duo and really shine against the dark background.

Both are 30x30cm acrylic and mixed media on deep canvas.

Inspired by my favourite walks up on the plateau of our nearest mountain Col de Vence which is just on the right side of our 10km limit for exercise during the current lockdown here in France.

Turquoise and orange is one of my favourite combinations of colour and a combo I keep returning to. There is something uplifting about these two together that evokes a happy and 'satisfied' feeling in me.

The colours, although bright, have been harmonised with a hint of the other colours in each which stops the colours being overwhelming.

Tell me what your favourite colour combinations are in the comments below.

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Thursday, December 26, 2019

Abstract Palette Knife Oil Poppy Flower Landscape Painting “Picnic and Poppies" by Colorado Impressionist Judith Babcock




    Palette Knife Landscape Painting

    18"x24"x7/8  Oil on Canvas/Available

    Click HERE for purchase info.

    http://JudithBabcockFineArt.com
    http://JudithBabcock.com

       Follow me on Facebook
       Follow me on Pinterest

   Judith Babcock Fine Art Gallery
   Boarding House studio Galleries
   220 East 7th Ave, Studio #2
   Denver, Co 80203
   By Appointment: lododuo@aol.com

                                  303.669.6353

Saturday, November 30, 2019

ART SALE ON ETSY


I will be closing my Etsy shop from 9th December until at least⁠ February when I will make a decision to either close it indefinitely or to revamp it, focusing on my smaller paintings and/or prints. At the moment it contains a mix of small/medium paintings and both my impressionits and newer abstract paintings. As part of my studio clear out I am offering 25% off all purchases (checkout value) of 50euro. If you're thinking of gifting art this Christmas, have a look HERE

Saturday, November 16, 2019

CALM AND A TOUCH OF DRAMA

Blue is a calming colour. I wonder if this is the same for turquoise? Does adding orange take away the calm?

Wandering in Space and Time
by Marion Hedger
30cmx30cm (12x12")
Acylic on Panel

I must have been in a calm mood when painting this painting. the different tints of turquoise set off by that pale lilac adds depth and mood, while the orange provides a touch of contrasting heat which leads the eye around.

Close-ups




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Thursday, November 14, 2019

THE CALMNESS OF BLUE

"Blue is the colour of the mind and is essentially soothing; it affects us mentally, rather than the physical reaction we have to red. Strong blues will stimulate clear thought and lighter, soft blues will calm the mind and aid concentration. Consequently it is serene and mentally calming"


Layers of Silence
by Marion Hedger
30x30cm (12"x12")
Acrylic on Panel



A calm painting in blues and turquoises, with orange highlights to draw you in and take you around the painting. A sister painting to Wandering in Space and Time



Close-up


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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

3 New Long Paintings making their debut



Three new pieces making their debut at the Windsor Contemporary Art Fair last weekend. Here they are on the stand (Not a great photo but gives you an idea of their size, 120x40cm). I have yet to take proper individual photos and they are not up on my website yet.

It was interesting working in this long format. Your brain has to think different to get a good composition on a narrow long canvas. I found it very challenging (if you put the three together this would be my largest painting to date) but I loved painting this. When I thought I had finshed them, I hung them in the lounge so I could look at them before deciding if there was anything more needed. There was. The turquoise oil pastel did the trick and finished them off nicely.

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Saturday, October 12, 2019

Photofunia Fun on a slow day.


Come and Discover With Me in a museum setting. I love using the app photofunia to see the art in different settings.

Of course, it is no where near as large as this but I do take commissions... 😁😁😁

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Tuesday, October 8, 2019

New Work, Don't Stop Until You Arrive by Marion Hedger

DON'T STOP UNTIL YOU ARRIVE
by Marion Hedger
Acrylic on canvas
50x60cm

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Wander through this mythical landscape with echoes of your travels. Where to go? over or round? over here or over there?

The layers on layers of this painting adds richness and depth keeping you wondering where to wander to next with your eyes.

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Monday, October 7, 2019

Stand at Lyon Contemporary Art Fair

Lyon Contemporary Art Fair Stand


I attended the the Art3f Lyon Contemporary Art Fair last week end with my largest painting to date taking pride of place.

It's so hard to photograph the stand as it is 3metres deep and hard to get a good vantage point to photograph the walls properly. At the English art fairs I am used to having a longer stand where the side walls are 1m or 1.5meters long which I find is a much better way to display the art. But the smallest art3f stands are 3x3m. I feel it discourages visitors to enter the stand as, although there is 9 linear metres of wall space, it feels quite enclosed.

I have another art fair at Marseille the weekend after next, with the same stand layout so I will have to get used to it LOL. If you are in the area and would like tickets. Contact me

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Sunday, October 6, 2019

Come and Discover With Me, New Work by Marion Hedger

COME AND DISCOVER WITH ME
Acrylic on panel
40x40cm

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 Evoking the desire the go exploring and see what is around the next bend, hill, mountain is expressed and suggested with colour and shapes in this abstract landscape.


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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Towards New Vistas Special Merit Award

TOWARDS NEW VISTAS
by Marion Hedger
40x40cm, acrylic and mixed media


I'm over the moon. 🙏This abstract has been awarded a 'Special Merit' award in the LightSpaceTime open competition.

Special Merit Award Category – These are the artists and their artwork which we felt could easily have been placed higher but due to the size constraints in each media category, this art was placed in this special category.  Any of the Special Merit art, in many cases, is interchangeable with the best art that we selected for the top tiers. 

This painting evolved and almost painted itself from the start. I loved what was happening and nearly stopped earlier. I'm glad I kept going as it just got better and better. Note the special touch that my 'brush' of lavender stems created.

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

Blue / Se7en is the Magic Number

I'm immediately drawn to paintings containing the colour blue. There are so many nuances from dark phthaloblue, bright ultramarine and sky blue right through to turquoise. Blue harmonises with all colours and mixes well with white. I'm a fan of ceruleum blue mixed with a dash of white. Do you have a favourite blue?


SE7EN IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
by Marion Hedger
Acrylic on canvas
Palette Knife Painting



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Friday, August 2, 2019

Living in Mystery - using purple

My Impressionist landscapes of Provence always contained purple for the obvious reason. Since concentrating on abstracts, I'm using less purple but it can still be found in a few paintings. 

I find that it's a good foil to the other colours, often setting them off nicely. Green can really be made to pop with an adjacent patch of purple. It can easily be toned down to a purple grey by adding green, and this is enhances yellows and creams.


LIVING IN MYSTERY
by Marion Hedger
Acrylic on canvas

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Sunday, July 21, 2019

Small Oil Abstract Paintings in Orange

Generally when I talk to people at trade fairs, there is a misconception that small paintings are quick to do. For me it's quite the opposite, unless I am doing a limited time trial to loosen up. Often there is just as much planning and thought in these small paintings as in larger paintings and per square inch, there can actually be more time involved. It's very satisfying completeing a series of small paintings although coming up with good compositions for all of them can be challenging.

Here are two more from my new series (10 in all) this time in orange colourways.

 INTERPLAY 5
15X15cm (6x6")
oil on box canvas
 INTERPLAY6
15X15cm (6x6")
oil on box canvas
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Friday, July 19, 2019

Miniature Treasures Oil Abstracts

At the moment, I use acrylic on most of my abstracts, but sometimes I get the urge to dive into thick luscious oil paint. I think there is just something about digging your palette knife into thick oil paint and laying it on the canvas. I created a set of 6x6 inch paintings on deep canvas as an antidote to some of the larger paintings I had been painting. Some were in reds and others were in oranges.
Here are a couple of the red ones.

 INTERPLAY 1
BY MARION HEDGER
Oil
15x15cm on box canvas 

 INTERPLAY 3
BY MARION HEDGER
Oil 
15x15cm on box canvas 
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Friday, July 12, 2019

Living in Mystery

LIVING IN MYSTERY
by Marion Hedger
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Finished with varnish and 
a layer of wax to give a nice sheen that addes additional depth.
80x80cm x4 cm deep

"The contrasting shapes and differences between the solid and ethereal areas can be used as an analogy of the differences in rock and sky or how life works, sometimes very sure and other times more uncertain perhaps when we are trying new things."

Contrasting paint treatement

This painting uses both flat areas of paint and soft scumbled areas to give an interesting contrast.

I used to be a fan of scumbling when I first started using acrylics many years ago, but haven't done any for while. I used to attack the canvas with vigour using a bristle brush barely containing any paint. It'd take a while to get the right effect using one colour on top of another, but I was often away in the 'zone' and wore down many a paint brush. The beautiful soft effect and colours achieved was worth the time. I couldn't quite get back to the zen part with this painting but I like the ethereal effect which contrasts nicely with the more opaque and trasparent paint areas.

PS
 I still have some of those paint brushes laying about - what can I say, I'm a hoarder.

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Thursday, July 11, 2019

Taking a Risk

Work in Progress
40x40cm on box canvas
Acrylic


Sometimes you need to take risks to challenge yourself.
This one started in my usual way with large blocks of colour, orange and light blue, and then smaller different blocks of colour on top letting some of the first colour show through.

I looked at it and thought "Why not go for it and drew some thick black lines and a circle . From there it gradually evolved to where it is now going more instinctively. I didn't overthink it and just went with the flow.

I enjoyed myself painting it and I am pleased with how it has turned out so far. Still some work to do, mainly tidying it up and looking at values, but it worked out quicker than many more of my more 'thoughtful' paintings.

Is the motto, "When it feels right, just go for it?"

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Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Royal Blooms by Texas Artist Kathy Baker Mackey

Royal Blooms
12 x 12 Gallery Wrapped Oil

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WHAT ART OFFERS IS SPACE - A CERTAIN BREATHING ROOM FOR THE SPIRIT
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Friday, March 29, 2019

Living in Mystery

LIVING IN MYSTERY
by Marion Hedger
Acrylic and mixed media on canvas
Finished with varnish and 
a layer of wax to give a nice sheen that addes additional depth.
80x80cm x4 cm deep

"The contrasting shapes and differences between the solid and ethereal areas can be used as an analogy of the differences in rock and sky or how life works, sometimes very sure and other times more uncertain perhaps when we are trying new things."

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