canyon

[Perry]

8"x10" acrylic on canvas board
I don't do many abstracts and I am pleased with this
but would like other opinions I'm not sure about the
green area in the middle.

 

[Hermes2020]

I like those colours very much. The adjacent red and green complementary colours make it very vibrant.

 

[Artyczar]

Great color! I like the shapes and it's a very pleasing composition. And yes it looks canyon-like. Naming it "Canyon" does make it more literal, but that's okay because who doesn't love a beautiful canyon? You got the palette down pat. I'd like to live there.

 

[Enyaw]

Lovely. It works as a bundle of close values. I would rename it canon

 

[Queen Bee]

Very nice. The green in the middle is fine. Your colors are very harmonious.

 

[Bartc]

Certainly evocative of canyons, but to my eyes also of megalithic structures. I guess we're talking rock walls one way or the other. Nothing wrong with the green. In fact, that compliment adds depth and interest.

 

[Trier]

The green looks fine to me.
This is the kind of work that appeals to me, a balance between realism and abstract so that it can be seen and admired both ways and as a whole.
I like it.

 

[Terri]

I like this, too! Your colors are beautiful. I have no problem with the green. We typically think of those more distant, background colors as moving towards cooler blues, violets or grays, but your olive-y green here is certainly moving there. It looks natural to me. I find it beautiful!

 

[JessieNebulous]

I think the green adds a lot to contrast the otherwise very similar palette. Great job!

 

[Donna T]

I like this a lot, Perry. Your shapes could be anything, not necessarily land masses. Skyscrapers after eons of erosion? Rows of teeth? I never know how to name abstracts. Are we supposed to give people a clue as to what we were thinking or name it something totally random or just go with "untitled?"

 

[Perry]

Well I guess it's a thumbs up on the green.
Thank you all for the kind comments.
I do mostly representational art but there is a sense of freedom
in doing something like this (along with some anxiety at the beginning)

 

[Hawkmoth]

I like this very much Perry, it really draws me in. I know you painted it as a canyon, but my brain is seeing other completely different interpretations (which I think is a big part of good abstract art). I also give the green areas a very definite thumbs up, I think they are actually quite important in the success of the composition.

 

[Perry]

Thanks Hawk. Like Donna mentioned, the name is only a clue to
my idea for this. I did make a crude thumbnail sketch prior to
painting and the outcome varies a little but it was my starting point.

 

[snoball]

It works and the colors are lovely.

 

[Perry]

Thanks Sno

 

[Hermes2020]

Are you are familiar with Georgia O'Keefe? I see something of her sensibility in your Canyon painting.

 

[Perry]

No. I'm not familiar with many artists. I'll check her work out.....thanks.

 

[Hermes2020]

No. I'm not familiar with many artists. I'll check her work out.....thanks.

Sorry, I misspelled her name. It is actually Georgia O'Keeffe.

 

[laika]

This is a good one, Perry! I can't add anything that hasn't been said, but I agree that the muted green makes for a subtle complementary throb. Nice!

 

[Perry]

I see what you mean Hermes. I like her stuff.
Here's one of hers.