Abstract Expressionistic Painting, "Amalgama" ORIGINAL by Contemporary Artist Elizabeth Chapman

Amalgama
Acrylic on 30" x 48" x 1.5" wrap canvas

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Intuitive.... I can't find the words to describe the feeling when working like this except maybe free and trusting.  There is such a wonderful freedom in trusting your own intuitive knowledge...moving through quickly responding to each new mark, shape, color, etc..,  I was challenging myself to working without color in just black and white.  With that plan I began ....the music was on, the brushes danced across the canvas and....then oops color. 

Also,  have been working with this new size canvas.  The standard 24" x 48" x 1.5" is what I have previously been using.  I got to where I was feeling as if I wanted a little more height to the 48" width.  So, I've had these 30" x 48" canvases custom made  and have found that I LOVE this new found size. 


Elizabeth Chapman
Contemporary Abstract Artist

BLACK AND WHITE ABSTRACT

Amalgama

Acrylic on 30" x 48" x 1.5" wrap canvas

ORIGINAL 2013

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Sometimes a painting will come together so quickly that it feels as if it was just to easy.  "This just can't be, it was too easy, it just isn't fair, better keep working on it, it's suppose to have a certain amount of time put it into"  Just some of the thoughts that will occur to me.  Amalgama was one of these paintings. To me, it is one of my most expressionistic abstracts.  My objective here was to work with a very limited color palette.  It was going to be just a black and white painting, but as you can see...I can't do that! With that in mind I got up one morning, put the music on and painted to the flow. Later I went in and work a few details with the vertical lines.  Lesson to be learned here....knowing when to stop. 

More 2013 abstracts available: HERE

Elizabeth Chapman

Contemporary Abstract Artist

Day TWENTY FOUR

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Acrylic on 30"H x 40"W x 1.5" wrap canvas
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Day TWENTY FOUR…of the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge.  This painting was a special request from my daughter Emma for her and her husband's home.  She asked that it be a black and white painting. My  last attempt at a black and white painting was Amalgama…see here.  As you see it did turn out to have a bit more color than just black/white, but it was close.  It's been one of my goals to paint a few black/white paintings so this was perfect to get me going.  Working with a limited palette turned my focus more towards texture and design.  You can click on the image to see more of a close up. The canvases for these are in, so you should be more of these to come next month.  

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Elizabeth Chapman
Contemporary Abstract Artist