This week I am posting two prints where I used the same style in creating them, but on very different subject matters. Sometimes I like to take a subject and pull it back to its basic shapes. I like this technique in keeping some consistent coloring, but still forming the shape.
The first print is a camellia bloom where I used a solid background with subtle colors forming petals and a dark color to create a leaf and stem.
The second one is a beach scene with two people walking alone. I decided it was a father and son walking together enjoying the tranquility of an empty beach and the visual of sailboats just off the coast. I kept the colors to just a few and the shapes simple. The sky was created using two colors to suggest a low marine layer (fog) coming in just after sunset with the break in the fog showing the lighter colored sky. The father and son are suggested shapes, but do show shadows to support the lighting in the sky.
Thoughts?
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Interesting technique and images, although the second one feels a little disorienting as if the pieces don’t quite match.
Thanks for the feedback Brad, I appreciate your input!! have a great rest of the weekend!!
Very interesting technique, Kirt. I like the Father and son image quite a lot.
Thanks Dan….one of my favorites!! I appreciate you taking the time to stop by and comment!! My best to you and your family….have a great rest of the weekend!!
Lovely, Kirt. I especially like the sailing/beach scene. And your vision of what it represents to you is beautiful.
Thanks Diana……I created it from a memory of such an evening time in either extreme Northern California or Oregon. I chose father and son as that was what I saw way back when and thought it was one of those “special moments” in life between the two.
You captured that “special moment” beautifully. I felt it, and that’s what I loved about the image.
Kirt, these are striking. I particularly like the simplicity of the flower, curved lines and gaps between shapes. Yes, I like that a lot. Hugs on the wing!
Thanks Teagan!! I appreciate the feedback!! Have a great week!!
Well done. I like the focus on form in them. They have such a peaceful appeal.
Thank you very much. I enjoyed the creation process as they came to fruition. A bit tedious, but fun!! Have a great week!!
Nice! I love the simplicity!
Thank you very much Tiffany!!! Have a great week!!
Pretty cool! Love the father son walking the beach and looking out at the sail boats.
Have a wonderful week my friend!
Thanks for stopping by Nancy and for your input. I enjoyed the creation process!!
I like this technique and your color choices. These make wonderful bold statements and I especially like the first for its abstract quality.
Thanks Denise….even though it’s abstract, the tedious drawing that goes into it…..I enjoy it! I appreciate your comments. Thanks for stopping by!!
Superb paintings Kirt. The flower one is so beautiful and the second painting too is so serene and lovely with both father and son walking in their quietness. Lovely.
Thank you very much for stopping by and for your thoughts on my two prints. Have a great week!!
Always welcome dear Kirt. A great week ahead to you too 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌹🌹🌹
Very cool. It’s such a talent to be able to reduce a 3D image to its component shapes! I wish I could figure out how to do it, but my brain doesn’t seem to be made that way. I guess I’ll just admire your work instead. 🙂
Lol and I wish I could write like you!!!! I have always been a very visual thinker which works for art, but gives me pause when people tell gruesome stories and the like. I appreciate your kind words!! Have a great week!! Thanks!!
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Thanks for the reblog Jonathan….hope all is well!!
Love them Kirt. I like the shadows from the man and boy 🙂
It’s all in the details….:) Good eye…thanks for noticing!! Have a great week ahead!!
Looks great. Almost like a cut out.
Thanks….yes it does have that look…almost a “cut & paste” lol
I never knew the tiny father and son figures were even there in the picture. Whoa, neat!!!
Thanks for stopping by!! Yes subtle detail, but once you see them changes the whole perspective!!
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I love this image… However, I wouldn’t consider it an abstract because I can identify the water, the sailboats, the people standing on the shore… For those reasons, I personally would consider this beautiful image as impressionistic or expressionistic and not a true abstract. But since it’s your beautiful creation, it’s yours to call whatever you please but nonetheless, it sure is beautiful however described… cLauDy
Abstract can be a very all encompassing term for different types of art and you’re right it probably is more impressionistic, but I try and keep it simple. I appreciate you stopping by and for the feedback!! Have a great week!!