I expect abstraction is out of the realms of most of us this being a forum which lends itself to landscape but it was quite refreshing to just let go and see what transpired.
I'm not sure it fits the brief but i don't think you would see something like this in the real world which i guess makes it abstract?. I started with the steps which have some luminosity and then built a kinda dreamscape around them with exaggerated tones.
I never sketch first so no supporting progress drawings as suggested by Felix but i think a painting of this style should flow without too much of a thought process.
This is the first time i have tried anything even remotely abstract and i have to say i enjoyed it a lot, whether it fits the brief is for the viewer to decide but it's about as abstract as my limited knowledge of the subject allows.
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Way to step outside the box! I do like the glowing stairs - very nice idea.
Cool work, reminds me of "secret garden"👍🏼🇩🇪
Holy stairs!
You're correct tel, your painting is not in the abstract style, but the surrealist style. Two styles that are easy to mix up when you're not well versed in the topic already.
I'll post a more detailed explanation of the two styles and the difference in the forum later today or tomorrow, but in short it boils down to this:
Surrealist: It looks real, but it couldn't be real. Like dream landscapes or impossible objects and situations. This is exactly what you've described: While the stairs and trees are clearly recognizable, you wouldn't see something like this in real life.
Abstract: You can't really recognize anything, but it still makes you feel something. This is often just shapes, colors or lines that do not look like real things at all.
Since the main goal of our events is to get us all to try something new it's of course still a valid submission to the event. But maybe you'd still like to take this painting as a first step to further explore the abstraction process. How could you take the feeling of this painting and paint it without explicitly paint stairs and trees? What is it about these things that create the effect that the painting has?
Nice work TC. It reminds me of “secret garden “ as well ✌️🇺🇸
Awesome!
Thankyou
I like the soft, splotchy feel of the foliage, which reminds me of some impressionist work.
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I don't know either tel, but your steps are fabulous.