The Getty Center

IMG_0360IMG_0362IMG_0368IMG_0373IMG_0375IMG_0384IMG_9900IMG_9901IMG_9907IMG_9914IMG_9919IMG_0390We had a great time at the Getty Center last week.  I could go there every day for inspiration, sunshine, and all around feel good vibes.  We went there on the first and last days of our trip to Los Angeles.  If you are in LA, I recommend spending a day at the Getty Center.  As a bonus, it’s free.  You just pay $15 for parking.

We all checked out the self tour iPods and wandered around learning about whatever struck our fancy.

I loved the Cezanne.

 

Kandinsky

“Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colors, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential.”

Kandinsky

Making Music

8×10″ oil on canvas

I’ve titled this one Making Music because my husband thought it was a group of musicians.  That’s not what set out to do, I simply want to represent musical phrases, shapes, and colors.  But I can see what he’s talking about.  I see a guitar, or bass, maybe a saxophone, people standing up on their legs.  Fun.  I’m a realist at heart.

I like this one, it’s small and went a lot of different directions before looking like this.  I looked at a Kandinsky painting this morning and I’m sure it influenced the red lines and pastels and bold colors together.🌈

As usual, I like I think in black and white as much if not more.

Untitled #1

IMG_987616×20 oil on canvas

I started this piece tonight at class.  I started with a sketch I had done that represents musical patterns, then I brought in color to represent the colors of the song.  When the painting was looking too clean and perfect, I scraped it all off.  I’m going to let it dry now and then come back in and add to it.  Or subtract from it.  I’m hoping to repeat that process many times to build up depth and layers of line and color.

 

 

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