Abstract Painting: breaking away from traditional representation of physical objects. It explores the relationships of forms and colors, loosely representing the objects being expressed.
Nonobjective Painting: no subject matter present beyond the colors, patterns, textures, and shapes used and expressed for their own sake.
(**PLEASE NOTE: People often get these terms mixed up or refer to Nonobjective Paintings as Abstract Paintings...but now you know the difference!)
Intuitive Painting: a process where you allow a painting to "speak" to you as you build it layer by layer.
ASSIGNMENT - OPTION 1:
After our discussion of Abstract, Nonobjective, and Intuitive painting processes, you will be creating abstract and nonobjective paintings in an intuitive process, (using the long brushes attached to yardsticks for part of the painting process, to help you stay loose.)
Assign yourself 4 or 5 words - one for each painting.
You will work in layers and have several paintings going at a time. (I'll demonstrate the process in class.)
Nonobjective Painting: no subject matter present beyond the colors, patterns, textures, and shapes used and expressed for their own sake.
(**PLEASE NOTE: People often get these terms mixed up or refer to Nonobjective Paintings as Abstract Paintings...but now you know the difference!)
Intuitive Painting: a process where you allow a painting to "speak" to you as you build it layer by layer.
ASSIGNMENT - OPTION 1:
After our discussion of Abstract, Nonobjective, and Intuitive painting processes, you will be creating abstract and nonobjective paintings in an intuitive process, (using the long brushes attached to yardsticks for part of the painting process, to help you stay loose.)
Assign yourself 4 or 5 words - one for each painting.
You will work in layers and have several paintings going at a time. (I'll demonstrate the process in class.)
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TECHNIQUES IN ACTION:
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ASSIGNMENT - OPTION 2:
ABSTRACT LANDSCAPE
1. Do a search of "abstract landscape" and notice all of the different ways artists approach this idea.
2. Choose an approach that interests you:
do you like crisp lines
round organic shapes
brushy textures?
Decide on the style you would like to try. You may experiment with a few before you start.
3. Find a landscape photo to be the inspiration for your abstract piece. Pay attention to the lines,
shapes, and overall composition when creating your piece. Sketch out a plan before you begin.
4. Choose your medium: colored pencil, shaded pencil, pen and ink, watercolors, or acrylic paint.
5. Create 2 versions of the same photo in different approaches.
AN EXAMPLE OF ONE APPROACH TO ABSTRACT LANDSCAPES:
STUDENT EXAMPLES:
