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January 2022
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A local art group have been pushing for abstract......I just cant do it........My husband pushed me to try something over christmas and this was the result. I hate it but he loves it I guess all those days out on the cold moors have affected his brain!!
I just cant let go enough to do real abstract work
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Welcome to the forum Susan , I agree with Sylvia ( often the best thing to do) look at Ellen work it’s excellent, as are the abstracts of many artists on the site . Like you it’s something I can’t really get my head around them , but I do enjoy other peoples abstracts. Like you moorland scene .
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Interesting work Susan, perhaps verging on semi-abstract!
My advice would be to paint what you’re comfortable with, if abstracts don’t interest you then don’t attempt them. Unless you want to challenge yourself, which is no bad thing.
Art needs to be enjoyable, stick within your comfort zone!
Why not show some of your work on the gallery - you will receive comments from other artists.
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Vintage Paint - a soft pastel still life of my old paint tubes I 'inherited' from an elderly lady who stopped painting. I hope this is the start to a deeper exploration of the potential of pastels. This painting, I am happy to say, will be featured as the Editor's choice in the 'Artist' magazine in April 2022.
