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Game Night: Abstraction

6/21/2017

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"Game Night," 18 x 26, transparent watercolor on Strathmore high-surface illustration board.
Not all departures have to do with planes, trains and automobiles. My current departure is a summer foray into abstract painting. I am having so much fun playing with color and texture, with little regard for source material or reference photos. 

This painting, believe it or not, is based on a photo I took ten years ago of our boardgame cupboard, filled to the brim with potential for family fun. But the horizontality of the game boxes stacked in the cupboard didn't match the excitement of the fun that lay in store. I decided to flip it vertical for more energy and upward motion, evoking joy. This is the result. I toyed with the idea of painting a hint of the names of the games on the sides of the boxes, like they are in the photo, but I think the image is actually more fun without them. 

​Take your best guess as to the boxes of games portrayed here. There is everything from old-school Chinese Checkers to Taboo. But the real fun is experiencing the joy of giant brushstrokes and exuberant color. Game night, anyone?
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6/6/2019 06:11:01 pm

I am not really into arts, but I appreciate this painting. Though I find abstract very complicated to understand, we can never deny that this painting is beautiful. You just have to exert an effort to understand everything because sometimes, art doesn't give you the message as clear as possible. The beauty of it lies on the fact that it makes you think before you appreciate it. That's why I really love it when non-art people appreciate deep messages towards arts!

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    I am an artist and art instructor working in water media. Just knowing I can watch colors run together makes it worth getting out of bed every morning! Helping students capture the same excitement is equally rewarding.

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