"Fluidity 26"

It makes sense for an artist to paint with colors that they love.  Right? 

In my case my home, studio, and clothing are included in that statement 

and whether its pillows, clothing, artwork or tablecloths....they all go together.  

So I was very pleased after redecorating my home recently 

to find that my new addition of soft grey and indigo 

to my home & palette, were the current colors of 

Fixer Upper, Pottery Barn, Target, Crate & Barrel and Kate Spade!  

It made it so easy to go and spend money!  

It also means that if you are shopping there too,

my artwork will coordinate perfectly on your walls.  TaDa!!

"Blue Up and Down"

16 x 16

Acrylic on Gallery Canvas

$380

Click HERE for details

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity 24"

Had fun being a bit messy with this one.  

Individually, the colors are glorious, but together the green is not my first choice.  

As someone smart once said 

"There is no bad color -  just a great color in the wrong place".

"Fluidity 24"

12 x 12 Acrylic on Canvas Sheet

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity 23"

In Florida, this is our "Season" - when the weather is milder than anywhere else 

and we are fortunate to enjoy lovely sunny days without melting.  

But it also means our restaurants, roads and stores are packed with tourists, 

and it takes a lot longer to accomplish anything.  

Plus, it's when family & friends visit and marriages take place.  

All of which has been cutting in to painting time in my studio!

However, I have managed to produce a few things to post 

and here is Day 23 of my Fluidity Series.

"Fluidity 23"

Acrylic on Canvas Sheet

12 x 12

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity 21"

Spent part of my studio time this week, 

working on two paintings as part of my "Blue Series, 

The smaller of the two "Blue Illusion" is shown here.

"Blue Illusion"

12 X 12

Acrylic on Gallery Canvas

Below is another small study for the 30 Paintings in 30 Days.

If it appears to be in black, white & gray - it's because it is!  

"Fluidity 21"

Acrylic on Paper

3" X 9"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

Fluidity 17

Took a little break from the 30 in 30 to work on some larger canvas pieces.  

It's not that painting these small pieces takes very long - 

it's the work afterwards that is time consuming.  

A typical scenario is...... photographing artwork, 

downloading photo to computer, editing photo, 

writing blog post, downloading photo to blog, 

downloading photo to 30 in 30 site, 

downloading photo to Instagram and finally to FB. 

Or.....I could work on my larger canvases. 

It's a no-brainer!

"Fluidity 17"

Acrylic on Paper

3" X 9"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity 14"

Iridescent Bronze ......... 

Your deep rich glow ignites a spark of visual passion,

enhancing all that comes in contact with you.

**********

"Fluidity 14"

Acrylic on Paper

3" X 9"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Denim" and "Fluidity 13"

A piece just added to my Contemporary Abstract Collection. 

"Denim" - 18" x 24"

   

  

Acrylic on Gallery Canvas

$475

To Purchase

And a quick study for the 30 Day Challenge.......

"Fluidity #13"

Acrylic on Paper

6" X 9"

Happy Friday and I hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Gillian

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity # 12"

This is the last piece for now using the rubber catalyst 

and the colors are Prussian Blue & white.

Working on paper rather than canvas, produced more 

intense colors due to immediate absorbency.

On my previous blog post I attached a website link to Seungyoon Choi 

from Seoul, who is brilliant at this technique.  

I also posted it on my Instagram account 

and he replied with a very nice comment, that you can read here.

 To check out his Instagram account click @artistcsy

"Fluidity #12"

Acrylic on Paper

8" X 8"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity # 11"

I am so impressed with the work of Seungyoon Choi 

who is the ultimate master of this technique 

that I am attempting for the 30 Day Challenge.   

Check out his site at www.choiseungyoon.com/

and watch some of his videos - amazing!

I tried for a little more spontaneity in the movement with this one.  

Note to self...adding a second color when the first one is still wet 

creates a potential for disaster (which I barely avoided :-).  

Not that Seungyoon Choi has any difficulty with multiple colors!

Sigh....

"Fluidity #11"

Acrylic on Canvas Sheet

12" X 12"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity #10"

In keeping with my plan for the 30 Day Challenge, trying to work in 3's, 

today I have changed technique from spraying with water 

to smearing with a Catalyst rubber-y thing-y.

Also thought I needed to work larger and on canvas.   

This is the kind of technique that may look easy but in 60 seconds 

the canvas is mucked up and theres nothing to do about it but start over!  

Pick a simple design to start (and one color) if you want to have any success!

"Fluidity #10"

Acrylic on Canvas Sheet

12" X 12"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

Fluidity #9

This is another piece where I used a scribble technique with the fluids

Anthraquione Blue and Cobalt Turquoise.  

I am still mastering the technique of how to spray water!

 How much to spray and if the spray is misty or fierce also 

affects how long they take to dry obviously,  

and you don't know what you're going to get.  

But I like that aspect as though nature is taking over 

and it gives time to move on to something else 

and 'let go' of the outcome.

"Fluidity #9"

Acrylic on Paper

8" X 8"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

Fluidity #8

Not sure how I feel about this piece. 

Colors are Green Gold & Manganese Blue 

which make a gorgeous bright green combo. 

I cropped it a little as the lower area was busy, 

but it may still be too busy - what do you think?

"Fluidity #8"

Acrylic on Paper

8" X 6"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

Fluidity #7

Today I sprayed the paper with water and squirted in two colors: 

Paynes Gray which is my go-to color every day in my canvas work

 & Green Gold, with which I have a love-hate relationship.  

It always looks like its going to be edgy & cool but it photographs poorly.  

The spray pattern was mesmerizing and I decided not to mess with it 

and just hoped it wouldn't change too much before it dried!

"Fluidity #7"

Acrylic on Paper

8" X 8"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

Fluidity #6

The two colors here are Turquoise Thalo & Cerulean Blue.  

LOVE these two together, as of course they look like gorgeous water!

"Fluidity #6"

8 x 8 Acrylic on Paper

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

Fluidity #5

Again, only two colors and using a brush not palette knife.  

Permanent Violet Dark and Prussian Blue, make a gorgeous deep purple, 

but not too shabby on their own either.

I am choosing to keep things very simple for this 30 Day Challenge 

as it can be very stressful to add a daily commitment to an already full schedule.  

These 'explorations' are playful, quick and yet still teach me something.  

Are you stressing out or have you chosen an easier path like I have?

"Fluidity #5"

8 x 8 acrylic on paper

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

Fluidity #4

Only two colors create these lovely shades of blue, yellow & green.  

Indian Yellow Hue and Phthalo Blue (Green Shade).

Fluidity #4

8 x 8 on Paper

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

COMMENTS  are greatly appreciated!

EMAIL: Click HERE if you are reading this as an EMAIL

and it shall take you to my blog ONLINE  where you can leave a comment.

ONLINE:  Click on 'COMMENT' below.

If you have a Google account you're already signed in.

If you are not a Google member simply choose either Name/URL or Anonymous. 

NOTE:  Comment doesn't show up immediately.

And if you want to see my portfolio of work on large canvas click HERE!

Many Thanks!
Gillian

"Fluidity #3"

This piece is using the colors Ultramarine Violet, Permanent Violet Dark

 & Cerulean Blue.  

Looks fishy to me.  

"Fluidity #3

Acrylic on Paper

8 x 8

"Fluidity #2"

Using the colors Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue & Permanent Violet Dark - all Golden acrylic paints, they are probably not as diluted as I would have liked. So rather than sheer layering, one over the other, they covered over each other.   No brushes used either, just a plastic palette knife to spread the liquid about.  They take a long time to dry however, so I worked on 3 at a time.

"Fluidity #2

Acrylic on Paper

8 x 8

30 in 30 Series - "Fluid Motion"

This January 2017, 30 Paintings in 30 Days Series intends to be flowing and moving. 

Calmly, simply and with ease.   A play of color, shape and mark-making.  

Some will work, others may not.  It's all good...... remember....

 ...I'm just playing!  

Happy New Year!

"Fluidity #1"

Acrylic on Paper

8 x 8