Inspired Sedona Landscapes

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

Sedona Art Prints and Watercolors

When you create Sedona landscape paintings 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 and Sedona art prints 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.

Modern Acrylics here I come!

Now I’m inspired to paint dark to light in these Sedona landscape wall art, the reverse of watercolor. So, I decided to see what I could do in creating this vivid mystical landscape 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!

Cool Paintings Created In Desert Landscapes

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 art. “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 acrylic on canvas. Compare the two, and I think you’ll agree that there’s a significantly different style of interpretation? This Sedona landscape painting offered as a canvas or metal print.

Vivid Mystical Landscapes

To see more about my creative process as a contemporary Sedona vivid expressionist click here.