I haven’t experimented enough with feminine associated colours. “Pink Monument Abstract” is much palette knife work with a high quality soft-looking (on the canvas) gold paint. I added seismic/sound waves to the top for personal authenticity in my work.

Did it look like a series of ‘M’s also.. yes? Oh goodie.

Wavy palette lines art delicious I think. The central monument idea could be ark-like; burial/archaeological site in reference; haystack/field orientated; trinket box; ancient Egyptian or even alien symbology.

Or something else you personally like. My monument artwork series is all about imagination.

On that evening I made “Pink Monument Abstract” first, “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame” next and then “Green Scratchpad” lastly with the remaining mixed green paint I produced.

With “Pseudo Purple with Gold Frame” I repurposed an A3 paint marked paper canvas in true abstract style. You can clearly see my palette knife lines here in the green. Rarely do I show these lines so obviously, as for some it might be considered not quite so sophisticated?

Here I felt they were and are beautiful untouched with a rawness. The high quality gold shines without any further painting or material complications.

To be honest I am delighted with these results including “Green Scratchpad”, the latter to be published to my WordPress in due time.

One of the many things I love about art is the intellectual idea we all pretty much understand when something is arty. Even if you personally prefer realism or impressionist works greater than abstraction.

A big cat playing with its cubs.

The bear cub reaching out to touch falling snow.

I guess art in this way is a playfulness.

As a little bonus for dear Readers I am including two unedited works in progress for you here:

“Gold Squared Green/Gold Tile WIP UNEDITED” is a raw photo for evaluation by me.

Would you have changed the tile into this?

If not perhaps you will change your mind if you see my artwork in orchestrated light rather than a photograph I produced in a homogenous way. The central gold palette work is unchanged between both photographs you see here.

Seeing artworks in gallery or museum settings is a joy for that very reason.

Prior to “Pink Monument Abstract WIP UNEDITED with wet red wine” (immediately above) the piece looked far too perfect for my liking. All the pink was uniform across the piece.

I ended up tonking this piece as the red wine would take hours to dry into the paper canvas. However the effect is exactly as I envisaged. Interesting. I carefully tablespooned the red wine onto the piece!

I wanted contrast. I wanted light to dark and dark to light.

I want words. Lots of words, beautiful words. Make some noise. Set the stage. Open to hold the attention of the audience from start to finish.

If you look at the original, for me it looks like a stage where a spotlight is shining. This is what I noticed the other day viewing Monument Totem Abstract. For those knowing my intricate themes, the totem idea is interconnected to The Runners Totem.

Oh yes. I do themes. Layers. It fun.

Therefore I was artistically inspired by the totem sculpture at my local lake. Albeit these works are subconsciously produced, spontaneous individual original pieces.

In the manner Basquiat produced pieces at times.

By the things we see around us.

Movies annnnnd Action!

Hope you enjoyed this article :]