Here is an abstract impression of a painting that I admire. It is our monthly challenge for the April 2020 meeting in the Spokane Watercolor Society.
The Challenge is “Just an Impression” No clear reality here. Paint an impression and see if viewers get the ‘point’.
I did enjoy this challenge, as it did let me reach out and try something new. When I was in high school I painted, using neon colors, lots of abstract posters to populate my bedroom. But at this stage in my artist life, I actually felt a little guilty, as though I may have wasted some supplies doing this. I am happy with the fun had anyhow. You can probably tell that abstract is not my favorite style of painting at this point in time though.
First, I thought of a painting I’d like to make an impression of. Then, I started with real loose pen work, then added strokes of color and dabs of different paint until it felt done.
Can you guess which painting I was looking at while doing this exercise?
It is a well-known piece by a Dutch post-impressionist painter.
