Inspired – Original Acrylic 20 x 24

Inspired Wall Decor

When I recently decided to create this southwest wall art, I was Inspired to change the direction of my landscape art to contemporary modern abstracts. I never thought I would, being the detailed painter that I am. Having started with watercolors, and then oils and now acrylics. I‘m challenged each step of the way.

Watercolors

When you create contemporary landscapes in watercolor, you paint light to dark. And you better know the color wheel, because watercolors are transparent. Believe me, if you paint blue over yellow, you’ll get green. So, there’s a lot of planning when using the watercolor medium for wall art. For some of my watercolors click here; Sedona Cactus, Drums & Moccasins, and  Ferdinand’s Flowers to name a few.

Oils

Then oil paint is toxic when on canvas or board. You clean your brushes with odorless turpentine and wear latex gloves to keep the chemicals off yourself. Oils take long to dry, so if you’re in a hurry to go into what you just painted you better know the proper technique to do that.

Click here to enjoy and view my all-time top sellers, including wall art created in a contemporary modern abstract format, available as metal and canvas prints; you’ll be happy you did!

Inspired: Modern Acrylics here I come!

Now I’m inspired to paint dark to light contemporary landscape wall art, the reverse of watercolor. So, I decided to see what I could do in creating this new modern abstract wall art “Inspired” using acrylics and took some workshops in acrylics & abstracts at the Sedona Art Center, here in town. And boy am I glad I did!

Inspired To Abstract the Contemporary landscape

My new creation “Inspired” is the result of that 3-day workshop led by CLAUDIA HARTLEY. There I discovered a whole new way of looking at contemporary landscapes. “Inspired” is Courthouse Butte, here in the Village of Oak Creek, Sedona.  I’ve painted Courthouse Butte before which is titled “Bell Rock Vortex,” .   also an acrylic on canvas. Compare the two, and I think you’ll agree that there’s a significantly different style of interpretation? This landscape painting is offered as a canvas or metal print.