Tag: abstract art

musical abstract ‘Crush’ notation picture

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Crush 2010
'Crush' a popular standard music theme 24 by 96inches, Jan 13

There was plenty of room to spread across my notation.   Tonight, The problem  with this background was finding a color for the notes that give them definition.  I found what will probably work in  sap green.  This shade of green was not used at all on this background.  That surprises me for I used a variety of colors searching for a combo that worked. Finally the canvas said it was OK to proceed.   Thanks for that, for I had run out of ideas.  You cannot see the notes like I do, they are all little tiny abstract painting, each an individual work of something.  I cannot stand boring routine, although each of these canvases require just that to get it done and at times it feels good to know, just what has to be completed in a session. So,with the help of a brush or a pallet knife I sculpt each note letting it tell me when just enough is enough.  You’ll see what i mean tomorrow.

svh

Crush ready for the music

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improvisation no. 3, 2010, Crush
Crush background set to go for the music

Not a great photo….but do not want to take away from my already limited amount of painting time. They will get better.. i am constantly involving.

About an hour or so of work and I think it is time to let this abstraction go….   Every time I approach a canvas I grasp some idea and go with it…. and then comes the visual feedback from the colors, and I begin the see the limits of my goals.  At that point it is time to stop, to take a look.   At that one moment I ask, is it a yes or a no. If there is any doubt, I let the paint dry and pick a color and see what happens.    Every background for every abstraction starts with an idea, probably based on a previously work that I liked and just would like to pursue.  It never ends that way. The work evolves over the days and even though I try to keep the music theme in mind, I tend to drift.  The paint drifts, and what the finish look is, is never what I started with on the floor with the first wash.

Of course, I have no idea what colors will work to display the flow of the music for Crush.  No Clue.  We will see tomorrow what appears, which will start out easy with a white base  to get things in place,  to make sure everything I need can be apart of this work.

Scott Von Holzen

Cursh Jan 11th

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I should mention all of my paintings start with acrylics mostly Golden or Windsor & Newton.  I probably in the future will move more to the Golden brand for I can get them in larger amounts that saves on the cost.  I does not take long to spread ten dollars worth of paint and then decide it needs to covered up.

Last night I decided to fill in the background with diluted color mostly using Turquois.   I also spread out some yellow in two shades to move the canvas to the left.   Music flows and and so must my technique. I will be working on this canvas tonight, only one work at a time.   Since I work during the day all must wait and since the night hours are limited during the week it is just a lot easier  to maintain the concentration on one goal.

crush

scott von holzen