Sally Forth

I hate working on abstracts. I am intrigued, appreciative and recognize the potential of abstraction. However I hate working on them. The decisions or choices aren’t obvious to me. But you don’t need to plumb my feelings here.

I told myself that whatever little paintings that I had left over from the art walk would become fodder for the exploration of a less literal direction in subject matter. I have effectively started doing this on the big cardboard. I wanted to make it more interesting but also build around (and maintain?) The picture it started on. I have tried before. It had its moments.
I at this point do not know where to go. I can only think that I must make some choices and focus on the composition, balance the colors, the lights and darks, etcetera.
I have tried doing abstract work, here and here,before. I have not been terribly satisfied with it and hope to break away from some tendencies that seem to be reoccurring. What that will entail isn’t clear yet. I will certainly keep you posted but I have no specific intent yet.
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