Day 7 of #30paintings30days #PaintSeptember ! This is another 5"x7" abstracted landscape for only $75.

Day 4 of #paintseptember #30paintings30days.

5"x7"watercolor $75.

This painting is in need of a title!  Any ideas?

5" x 7" mixed media on paper $75

Day 2 of #30paintings30days #paintseptember

Blue, Red and Yellow abstraction

Blue, Red and Yellow Watercolor abstract art Posters by kathysgallery


Still having a good time with the new Windsor & Newton watercolor set!  I particularly enjoyed the illusion of movement in this one!

Green, Red and Yellow watercolor

Green, Red and Yellow watercolor painting Print by kathysgallery

 

The original is not for sale.

 

Still enjoying the semi abstraction!  I like the movement and color pop of this one.  

Red, Brown and Sepia abstract watercolor painting

Red, Brown and Sepia abstract watercolor painting Poster by kathysgallery


This one is a little different for me.  It can be difficult to stop before you get too descriptive with a landscape.  I like it because at a distance you see the landscape, but as you get closer you see the lovely variations in color that only happen with watercolor.

The original is not for sale, but you can click on the image to purchase prints starting small and less than $10, or go larger and also inexpensive!

Prints from Zazzle.com

The wonderful thing about abstraction is that each person who sees it sees something different there.  What I think I painted isn't necessarily what the viewer sees, to me this is much more interesting than a stagnant realistic piece.  These pieces invite conversation.

The above piece, "Brown Squiggly" is for me a prime example of this.  It's available on Zazzle.com/kathysgallery as a print, starting at less than $10.  The "for sale" tab at the top will take you to a slideshow of this and other recently completed abstract prints.

Fishing at dusk

I don't really know if I can call this one an abstract either. It came from fishing (though I should probably call it "standing on the side of a stream with a stick in my hand") at dusk. It was pretty windy, the sky was the most outrageous color and the water just picked the colors up in the most unlikely ways. I thought it was cool so I painted it :)


So.......... abstract or realistic - your choice

Thanks for visiting and looking!

Size is 15" x 22" mixed water media
on archival heavy watercolor paper

Price is $267

You can purchase this through Etsy.com by clicking on the image.

New Painting "Floats"

This is from the "Hope" series. Here the spirit dances and plays:)

24" x 36" Acrylic on board

Also in the series - "Fly"

And the beginning of the series "Hope"

Homage to Yayoi Kusama

Homage 2
Acrylic and Gouache on paper
9" x 12"
$85.

With this painting I’m continuing the series that I started at the Everson 60/60.….so I suppose I should explain a little where the ideas came from :)

It all started with my friend Richard Castellane. In the early 60’s he bought a few pieces in the net series from a struggling young artist in his gallery named Yayoi Kusama. One of the pieces hung over his sofa and as I would speak to Richard, my eyes would always stray to it. I realized how fond I had become of it when he sold it and I wasn’t able to visit it any more.

Kusama was interested in the spots; they create an interesting and vibrant image. Personally I liked the spaces around the spots,; they seem to suggest the movement of some of my favorite Op Artists, specifically Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley. Vasereli’s art gives the illusion of being 3-d on the canvas and Riley’s line paintings appear to move. In painting my homage, I tried to incorporate a little of all of the above :)

RACC CNY Regional Art Show

An etching titled "Self-Portrait" abstract etching is my entry for this show. Another artist's proof was entered in an on-line show last month. I made a very limited edition of these - 20 total. Of these there are now only 5 left, probably because I'm selling them for only $225. I know that's not much for an original etching but with the economy as it is I thought it would be a good thing to price it lower. It's such a great feeling to be able to own an original piece of art and I really didn't want money to get in the way.

If you're interested in purchasing one. stop by at the RACC this month or e-mail me and I'll get it right out to you :)

If the price is still a deterrent, click on the image to purchase an inexpensive photographic print in a variety of sizes from a reputable printer.

Self Portrait - No Really, I look just like this

"Self Portrait - No Really I look just like this" Etching on archival 100% Cotton paper.

I've recently joined "The Artist's Challenge - A Private Art Club" mostly for fun. This month's challenge was a self portrait. I'm fond of this one as it never fails to make it's viewer smile (and usually call me an idiot) It is, however a fair representation of what I look like first thing in the mornings :-P

Click on the image to purchase inexpensive but high quality photographic prints.

Another Abstract Landscape and some great news!

Another small 8 x 10 landscape painted with Golden Acrylics. I'm having a really good time with the colors!

Alright, now for the great news: A couple of months ago I wrote here on the subject of provenance. I was having trouble finding all the information on where my work had been years ago. I've given up on the search through dusty boxes and decided it was time to get back to exhibiting anyway. So I'm really happy to announce that I have gotten replies back from the Everson Museum in Syracuse, New York and from the Chapel Gallery in Ontario, Canada..... I'm in!

Tempest painting

Tempest Acrylic Painting and Monoprint combined. 8" x 10" on paper.

I've been thinking for some time about how much fun I have with intense colors in my realistic paintings, but I always end up dis-satisfied because they seem so still and dead when completed. My earlier abstracts don't really have more life to them but are lacking in the coloring aspect because I felt that strong and/or realistic coloring would distract from the mystery. The abstracts are much more difficult to do but I love the way that they never get old the way realistic paintings do. It seems to me that even a wonderful realistic painting when put on the wall sort of blends in and is largely ignored until it comes time to dust it. An abstract however stays interesting as it only gradually gives up it's secrets.

If you would like a print or greeting card with this image, just click on it. You will be sent to a website where you may purchase it or any of the others displayed here. Thanks.

New Abstract landscape

Partly painted with semi-opaque Golden Acrylics and part monoprint, I really enjoyed creating this intimate landscape piece. Small for me, only 8" x 10 1/2" it really seems to attract alot of attention with it's color.

Abstract Landscape monoprint

I really enjoyed the mysterious quality of the large abstracts but I missed the color. So with this piece I used the brightest and most vibrant colors available.
This piece was shown at the Rome Art and Community Center. Comments were extremely positive.........Thanks!

"Snowstorm" pastel painting, another hidden image landscape

When I made this one I thought I was being relatively realistic....... well I might have exaggerated the colors just a tiny bit. So it came as a surprize to me the first time I heard that people couldn't make out what it was.
In case you're having trouble with it, it's just a simple study of the trees off my back yard during a snowstorm. I just loved the lighting on that particular late evening and was trying to capture it in pastel.

This pastel painting has been exhibited at The RACC Gallery in Rome, NY and at MadArt Gallery, Hamilton, NY this piece is available for purchase.

Untitled watercolor abstract painting - another hidden picture

Hiding landscape images in abstract paintings was fun, but I felt that it was getting too much the same, so this watercolor is a more intimate scene. I think it's really obvious, but have also gotten feedback that it was of something completely different than my original intention. So I don't want to spell it out in words. Tell me.....what do you see?

This piece was exhibited at the Kallet and is in a private collection.

Abstract Impressionist Wooded landscape painting - mixed media

12" x16" 2009

Acrylic mixed media on stretched canvas



A "hidden painting" it only reveals it's landscape slowly. I liked the texture of this one so made the lighting a little more dramatic to show the shadows particularly in the white areas.

This piece was only shown on line and is available for purchase.

Etching

Dell 1993
Monoprint and Etching on handmade paper

This continues the explanation of my abstracts that began on November 10.

First a couple of quick explanations about the printing process:
Etching: A metal plate is covered with an acid resistant ground. You scratch your drawing through the acid resistant layer and dip in acid. Then rinse and remove the ground. Your drawing is now etched in. Then you cover it with ink and wipe. The ink stays in the lines and you run it covered with a piece of paper through the press. Voila, you have a print! You can make as many identical copies as you'd like.
Monoprinting: A plastic plate is used with either water color or another water-based paint. Cover it with paper and run it through the press. Voila, a print that was much easier to make, but you only get one.

I ran this print through the presses twice, first as a watercolor monoprint, then carefully matching the corners (both methods dent the paper around the edges of the plate) I ran it through the etching press. I made the paper of cotton and Iris leaves which gave it a very nice mottled brown color and texture.


This piece was exhibited at the Tyler Art Gallery in Oswego and at the Romano Gallery in Utica. 5 prints remain available for purchase.