Trees, Forest, Contemporary Impressionist Colorado Landscape Painting, Fine Art Oil Painting “Ancient Giants” by Colorado Contemporary Fine Artist Jody Ahrens

 

After a morning of painting Upper Lake Trail, the afternoon light revealed this magnificent stand of very old pines on the opposite side of the dirt road. There was just enough time to lay in an under-painting, capturing the mood of a late afternoon sun.

16"x22" Oil on Panel/ Available

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Trees, Forest, Contemporary Impressionist Colorado Landscape Painting, Fine Art Oil Painting “Ancient Giants” by Colorado Contemporary Fine Artist Jody Ahrens

 

After a morning of painting Upper Lake Trail, the afternoon light revealed this magnificent stand of very old pines on the opposite side of the dirt road. There was just enough time to lay in an under-painting, capturing the mood of a late afternoon sun.

16"x22" Oil on Panel/ Available

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Trees, Forest, Contemporary Impressionist Colorado Landscape Painting, Fine Art Oil Painting “Ancient Giants” by Colorado Contemporary Fine Artist Jody Ahrens

After a morning of painting Upper Lake Trail, the afternoon light revealed this magnificent stand of very old pines on the opposite side of the dirt road. There was just enough time to lay in an under-painting, capturing the mood of a late afternoon sun.

16"x22" Oil on Panel/ Available

Click HERE for purchase info.

Visit https://jodyahrensartist.com to view more of my work.

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Trees, Forest, Contemporary Impressionist Colorado Landscape Painting, Fine Art Oil Painting “Ancient Giants” by Colorado Contemporary Fine Artist Jody Ahrens

After a morning of painting Upper Lake Trail, the afternoon light revealed this magnificent stand of very old pines on the opposite side of the dirt road. There was just enough time to lay in an under-painting, capturing the mood of a late afternoon sun.

16"x22" Oil on Panel/ Available

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Watercolor "Mist on the Mountain" by Hawaii artist Arlene G. Woo

Mist on the Mountain received an award at the Hawaii Watercolor Society Members show 2017.  It was inspired by a cloudy day in Palolo Valley in Honolulu.  Some people have seen various images, but I only see the valley.

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Tall Trees I, II and III by South African Impressionistic Abstract Landscape Artist Marie Theron

Mondrian, the Verticals and the Horizontals

A note by Mondrian: If the masculine is the vertical line, then a man will recognize this element in the rising line of a forest; in the horizontal lines of the sea he will see his complement. Woman, with the horizontal line as element, sees herself in the recumbent lines of the sea, and her complement in the vertical lines of the forest. (his remark on his two paintings ‘Sea’ and ‘Trees’, both made in 1912.

* source, famous Dutch people life quotes: note in his sketchbook; as quoted in “Mondrian, -The Art of Destruction”, Carel Blotkamp, Reaktion Books LTD. London 2001, p. 70.

I decided to use these thoughts of Mondrian as the base for my abstract tree paintings. As I slash and slash my canvas to get those sharp sword-like (masculine) lines, I like to think about the images of war. Soon, a little war of words (with lots of laughing) started at home. My beautiful very feminine daughter and two grand-daughters would have loved to be Joan of Arc. They believe they stand upright in life...forget about the docile, reclining, beach or forest floor feminine image......Oh, dear, am I rambling here and forgetting about the paintings?

In these paintings I kept both Mondrian's lines and Kandinsky's colour theories in mind. Here we have the advancing yellows and the receding blues to animate the picture surface. Though abstract, nothing appears to be only on one level. As I mentioned in the previous post, I always abstract from something, in this instance nature, so that my paintings will recall reality.

Tall Trees I 

by South African Abstract Impressionistic Landscape Artist Marie Theron
12.5 x 17.5cm (5 x 7 inches)
Acrylic and recycled acrylic skins on canvas
US$85

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Tall Trees II

by South African Abstract Impressionistic Landscape Artist Marie Theron

12.5 x 17.5cm (5 x 7 inches)

Acrylic on canvas

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Tall Trees III

by South African Abstract Impressionistic Landscape Artist Marie Theron

12.5 x 17.5cm (5 x 7 inches)

Acrylic on canvas

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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2015

"Forest Rain" by South African Landscape Artist Marie Theron wITH NOTES ON ABSTRACT PAINTING

 This is my painting "Forest Rain" done several years ago. To abstract something, you start with reality....like here. I will present these posts as lessons in abstraction, because many artists ask the question: How does one start an abstract painting?

"Forest Rain" by South African Landscape
Painter Marie Theron
200mm x 300mm
Watercolour and Acrylic paints on thick watercolour paper.
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Remember, an artist goes from reality to abstraction. I first made definite organic type of lines representing plant life. In my past posts, I have painted many realistic trees. To view some of my realistic trees, goHERE or HERE. The image "tree" is therefore already somewhere in my mind, in a place where information is stored. 

I often visit galleries or go through newsletters and blogs to view abstract works...and there is one very common lack in many of them: there is no depth. To my mind Kandinsky was the King of Abstract Painting. But take note, he studied the value of colours. He knew which were advancing colours and which were receding, and so the surfaces of his abstract paintings were alive with depth and perspective and movement. An abstract need not be a series of forms and lines all on one plane. Go HERE to view Kandinsky's beautiful works.

Once I have a framework drawing, it is time to start creating. First I do some automatic painting: I cover the format with patches of colour and get rid of the white surface. I love a real mess without sense at first. Chaos! After that, I go into "flow". I think of the theme, in this instance it was a forest during a shower. Some edges are dull and some objects just a blur! There are smells and sounds and so much to see and there is depth in a forest. I enjoy the process of trying to create that feeling.

I do hope that you can feel the atmosphere in this painting. In the weeks to come, I will create abstracts where I begin with tree outlines and then abstracting them from there. I will try to describe the process of creating them and hope it can help others to experiment.

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Landscape Fine Art Photography "Poplar Forest at Dusk" by International Photographer Connie Dines

  Original Fine Art Photography/Artful Exposures-One Frame at a Time

  Pigment Print on various Substrates Available

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Watercolor, Forest, Sherwood Forest, Hawaii, Arlene G. Woo

Yes, we have a Sherwood Forest in Hawaii.  It's on the windward side, and a lot of people like to camp there because it's right next to the beach.  There are many ironwood trees with pine tree type needles.  This plein aire painting if 11"x8",  $85 free postage.  Contact me if it brings back memories: Arlene G. Woo arlenesart@gmail.com

Hobbitat, 9x12 Oil Painting

I call this Hobbitat because it looks like Hobbits would live there. It is a cool, lush forest and that road leads to s
I call this Hobbitat because it looks like Hobbits would live there. It is a cool, lush forest and that road leads to some interesting places. No Hobbit sightings, though. Yet.

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tree roots plein air oil landscape painting by BECKY JOY

© 2013 Becky Joy      The Pond     oil    8x10    

I loved the variety of colors in this scene, the warm violets contrasting with the bright yellow greens. The sunlight filtered through the grasses creating shadows on the water. This is a plein air painting from Flagstaff, AZ

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Babbling Brook by Carol Smith Myer

10x8". Oil on linen panel. I was aiming to convey the transparent water and more opaque waves. carol@carolmyer.com

Blazing Transitions II - New birch painting by Niki Gulley

Blazing Transitions II ©2012 Niki Gulley

48" x 36" • Textured painting on canvas

I used to love it as a kid when my parents would take me to the forest preserves near our home outside of Chicago. We would spend the whole day bike riding, picnicking and being immersed in nature and I relished this time with my family. In Blazing Transitions II I wanted to recreate those warm memories, choosing reds and yellows of autumn to heighten those happy feelings and using energetic strokes with my paint reminiscent of a carefree, simpler time.

If you'd like more information on my textured aspen and birch tree paintings, e-mail Niki Gulley.

Or if you're in the Dallas / Fort Worth area this weekend, please stop by my booth, #J-5, at Southlake's Art in the Square.

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"Traversing Splendor" - New textured oil painting by Niki Gulley

"Traversing Splendor" ©2012 Niki Gulley

48" x 60" textured oil painting on wrap around canvas

I wanted you to feel the joy and peacefulness of walking through the forest ablaze with color on a beautiful autumn day. With soft light illuminating the walkway and the distance sparkling in golden light, the only sounds to be heard are the crunching of fallen leaves underfoot and a slight breeze flickering the leaves overhead. What lies ahead? The mysterious glow from beyond beckons you forward.

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Or, visit my website at NikiGulley.com to see more of my contemporary oil paintings.