New Abstract Paintings

I've recently been exploring more abstraction in my painting and find that I really like the freedom it presents. Here are two of my latest explorations, they are acrylic on canvas and measure 22"X22".
The first picture is called Vieux Carre' because of the colors which remind me of Mardi Gras. This Carnival season is just around the corner!
The second painting was spontaneous and after closer inspection I realized it strongly reminded me of a road, a bridge, and the ocean so it is called Road to the Beach.
I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed painting them.

Playa Del Carmen, Mexico November Trip 2009

We needed a get away so we headed down to "Playa" Playa Del Carmen, Mx. This was a great chance to unwind and also visit some places we have wanted to see for some time now.
We had a great trip down to Chitzen Itza and saw one of the 7 wonders of the world, the great Mayan Pyramid there. Part of the tour included a stop at one of the early Spanish settlement towns, the Church was built in the 1500's. It will make a good painting. We stopped at an underground cenote to cool off.

Angels

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These Angels were inspired by my desire to use an old world pallet of burnt sienna, yellow ocher and paynes gray, also included was titanium white. I have been reading about impressionistic painters, Manet, Monet and others. I also attended an impressionistic abstract workshop recently.
I was working with a painting that I could not complete this idea came to me for the angels and I quickly painted a series of them.

The latest in a series I call Key Largo. I used acrylic gel for texture on the Angel Fish and then a smaller version. I also used quite a bit of glazing for this piece. Overall I am OK with the way it turned o

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My Coco

I have a little Yorky who's name is Coco. He has been a part of our family for going on 14 years now.
We had so much fun with him throughout the years, seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from Nashville where he was born.
He's been on vacation with us many times. He loves to go boating and chasing squirrels .
I painted this little pic of Coco a while back on osb board and just wanted him on my blog as an honor to our beloved pet.

This is the second painting in a series I call Key Largo. I love the underwater world with it's vas array of colors, shapes, and textures. It is truly a world of it's own and I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to visit there. Angel fish are some of the most colorful and beautiful fishes. This painting is dedicated to them.

I recently tried a new line of paints. They are Holbein Acryla and boy are they vibrant. Also the consistency is wonderful making it so easy to blend. I was really thrilled with the way this pelican looks. I painted it on Friday and it sold on Saturday. I will be doing a few more of these. I painted this on OSB board.