LARGE CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT PAINTING "Magnifica" by Elizabeth Chapman

Magnifica

Acrylic on 40" x 40" x 1.5" wrap canvas

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Elizabeth Chapman

Contemporary Abstract Artist

full of life.

"Alacrity"

Acrylic on 40" x 40" x 1.5" wrap canvas
SOLD


SO rarely, but oh so sweet.  This one sold fresh off the easel and while the paint was literally still wet! I had just taken it off the easel to be photographed outside along with another painting.  Posted it on instragram, where it was seen by the buyer of "Highlight" , who then contacted me as a possible interest to her sister.  So, two of my paintings going to another pair of sisters! "Sisterlyties" was the last one. How is that for Sister Style? …loved this particular blog post written by my daughter's Elsie and Emma of A Beautiful Mess.  They also read my blog. And YES girls..I would prefer the blended version for the Coconut Toasted Margarita!  You'ld have to watch towards the end of this You Tube video to catch the question. Ok, so that was off the track.

No, I never drink while painting. I know it may look that way. Totally me. I can be deeply inspired by music. With this painting, I was listening to an instrumental artist named Yanni--If I Could Tell You-- that I found while reading the January issue of Visual Language Magazine.  Painting for me is much like an adventure, not really knowing where it will lead with each discovery leading to the next.  Purely intuitive.  This painting was so that way as I followed the flow enjoying the process of creating.  As I paint, my thoughts can be far removed from the actual painting process. Kinda like putting it on autopilot. In this case there was a lot of thankfulness and praise to God.


"It brings me much joy just to be the brush in the Master Painter's hand and to realize that His creations are made to bring great joy to all.  My paintings are a form of song, dance and praise in response to the beauty of life.   -Elizabeth


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Much thanks to Jennifer and Joan!


Elizabeth Chapman
Contemporary Abstract Artist

transitioning

Transition

Acrylic on 40" x 40" x 1.5" wrap canvas

Ready to hang

This is what I have been working on this week, but will have to take another photo of it before listing it for sale.    I photograph outside with natural lighting either in the mornings or late afternoons.  Yesterday, when I remembered I needed to get this one photographed, I looked outside and  magic hour was nearly gone.  It was only 4:30 but with winter coming on the days are getting shorter.  I quickly grabbed my camera, jacket and my helper, hubbie and out into the cold we went.  I photographed from several angles and spots in hopes of capturing the best light.  This image was the best of what we took, except for the top left area that looks washed out without much definition.  So, we will have to work with photographing another day.  It is so very important  to get very good photographs of your work when your working on line.  I am not a high tech type of person, but I have learned over the years how to photograph using natural lighting and editing in order to get a photo to look as close to the real painting as possible.   It is important to me that my work be represented well for several reasons.  First of all, I would like for it to so capture a person's attention that they are willing to consider it as an investment for their home/office.  But even more importantly,  when it reaches it's destination and is unpackaged  I would like the buyer to feel as if they received what they were expecting and more.  Since you never really can't capture it all in an image, it works out that they are even more pleased with their painting in real!

I've been observing and responding to the changes of our season here in the Ozarks with changes in my color palette.  We are now getting to that point where all those beautiful fall leaf colors are drying up and the wind is beginning to blow the leaves off the trees. The colors are in transition from vivid intense to more browns.  I am finding beauty in this as well.  It was my hope to capture my observations of these changes in this painting with more of the browns from the trees being seen, but still pops of color.  What do you think?

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Elizabeth Chapman

Contemporary Abstract Artist

Mestizo....Modern Contemporary Abstract Painting by Missouri Artist Elizabeth Chapman

'Mestizo'

Acrylic on 36" x 36" x 1.5" canvas

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SOLD

This painting began as a palette knife painting a lot like a previous painting of mine titled "Merge".  I studied it for several days before I went back in, this time with a roller and worked in the horizontals and verticals.  It was also painted with the bottom being the top, but then liked this viewpoint much better.  "Merge" was inspired by a travel show I had seen on T.V of Greece.  Guess I was in my Mediterranean mood again!