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Jenny Harris

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A while ago we started a themed ‘favourite paintings’ thread on the forum, but only got as far as portraits.  Wondered if it was worth starting another on abstracts/semi abstracts as there have been quite a few of these on the gallery recently. These are a few of my favourites.

Denise Cat

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I love your abstracts Jenny. Marjorie pointed me in the direction of Paul Klee and I read about cubism, on Friday night, I didn't no anything about it before then.Saturday morning, I did the Olympian. Although I have tried to do abstract before, with this piece, I felt I could understand what this form of abstract was about. The theory and colours used in cubism just bowled me over.

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Ellen Mooney

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It’s great to see more abstract paintings on the gallery. They’re not easy to do, and I for one am struggling for head space at the moment. That’s when the self doubt pops up.  Your chosen ones are brilliant, Jenny. Marjorie posted a fabulous one a few days back, similar in style to Paul Klee, lots of patience needed. I painted this some time ago. I called it ‘Implode’.
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Marjorie Firth

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I love the colours in this one Ellen.

Fiona Phipps

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This is a good thread Jenny. There isn’t very much abstract on the site and it’s great to see individual styles being born. Already some wonderful examples of work…..I’ve been looking through a few of my older ones and they are a bit tame in comparison. I don’t have a favourite, I’m not keen on any I’ve done…although I did like the dendritic ones I had a bash at but they are not really abstract, perhaps semi abstract but only because of the technique I think.
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Gillian Cooke

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I have never tried abstracts mainly because I didn’t understand the concept so didn’t know where to start,! Watched a programe about Picasso’s Weeping Woman a few weeks ago and it opened my eyes and mind and have to say that the painting had a profound effect on me.   

Ellen Mooney

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I love your choice Fiona, in particular the last two. I watched the same programme, Gillian. It was Andrew Marr on Ch 5. I too thought the ‘Weeping Woman’ was very thought provoking. I’d love to see abstracts being featured more. It was only during the second lockdown, I began to paint abstracts. I liked the freedom of using my imagination and expressing how I felt at the time. 

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Jenny Harris

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Some great abstracts already posted.  I’ve found a couple more old ones I’d forgotten about.

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Marjorie Firth

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I’ve capitulated for the moment….doing a traditional one, but I’ve been thinking and I’ll be dipping my toe in the water soon.
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Marjorie Firth

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An artist friend who painted abstracts often used his palette as a starting point and developed it from there. I’ve often thought to have a go….this was a possible but other things overtook me.

Ellen Mooney

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I’m enjoying this thread. Jenny, those are really interesting. Marjorie, I too use my leftover palette of paint, I use throw away ones and always have paint leftover and not dried out. So sometimes I rub the leftover paint over a blank canvas/paper and leave it and continue to do the same. Here’s a couple I did earlier, as they say on Blue Peter.