New to painting, doing abstracts. Would appreciate advice

Study Color.. Make sure you use complimentary colors together... Don't be afraid to use more negative space....  Abstracts often say more with less.... try to find a balance... Asymmetrical composition, but with a harmonious balance... Geometric shapes work wonders...  Right now, they just look like a muddy mess... sorry..   Check out my gallery.. I have a lot of abstracts.. One of my main forms of painting... they have been pretty successful...  People will find their own meaning in every abstract, that is what is great about this form of painting. Don't worry about what others may think your trying to paint.. That does not matter at all.. If it has meaning to you, that is all that matters.. But remember your paintings should be pleasing to the eye, beautiful.. unless you want to intentionally disturb or shock the viewer, which some artist do... But the composition should lead the eye around the Canvas and inspire thought and emotion...

Oh Golly Gosh...are you very wealthy??.  So much colour ,so many swipes.  You are enjoying yourself.  I'm not an abstract person having learned and am still learning a craft.  Which in my very umble opinion comes before deciding which path to go down in creating a satisfying piece of work. .  There are abstract painters on here who I know treat their work with much thought and consideration. Have you done a basic painting course ?if  you have I apologise.  If ot you might enjoy it.

First of all, welcome to the forum! I hope to see you around.  I'm not an abstract artist, so I won't comment on it directly. However, if you haven't done so already, I would recommend learning the basic skills of painting, such as drawing, composition, perspective, colours, etc. Its great fun, gives a growing sense of mastery and will inform your art. The best art in any field is inspired (which is why AI can never produce genuine art) and inspiration comes to the prepared mind, so practice is essential, something I've had to learn myself. I like the second work you posted, which reminds me of Kandinsky. My final tip then is to study the work of great artists. Visit art galleries too and see artworks on display. That can be inspiring in itself.

Hi Sebastian welcome to the world of painting, as you will discover it certain has its ups and down but the learning process is great. A lot of people on this site are self taught and overtime have become excellent artist , I a bit like yourself tend to find structured learning a bit off putting. The ability to draw even basic drawings is really helpful and certainly helps to develop your painting skills , a lot of painting a basically picture drawn with paint. I would suggest that you get a pad and pencil and just doodle when you have the opportunity, I find these doodles often turn up some ideas for a painting. But as everyone will tell you it up to you and you need to do what works for you . Don’t be put off posting your work even if you don’t get a lot of comments, it’s important to let it be seen by other artists , when you put something on the gallery that is liked you will get a response. Keep at it and have fun learning as you go, do ask questions and seek advice when you feel the need to .