Methods of composing

Pond's Edge. Gouache.12 x16".

This small abstract (mostly) painting is full of other paintings.  Choose any corner or area, and you can crop it until you find a suitable or interesting motif. This is where I go to "mine" for my next painting.This piece is one of a series of loose abstract pieces I've done that hover on the edge of figuration. This painting  has the graphic elements I like; the letter forms. This piece is made intuitively, with no plan. The color palette is what really keeps me looking at it; the rich golds and reds. Basically  it's a red-green combination, and because these are complements, they will  always  give you good contrast.