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Abstract Painting: Using Nature as a Source for Inspiration

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New Potential for an Abstract Painting Emerges
Abstract art from nature Photo by Marion Boddy-Evans

Then again, what happens if I turn it 180 degrees? Suddenly it reminds me of looking up at a waterfall, with the water reflecting the red of a strong sunset. Or is that a big full moon in a dark sky with the fiery traces of a comet’s tail?

What was wood and stone has been changed through adapting the colours into something which could easily represent fire and ice. Is that red lava flowing there? This would create a striking incongruity -- that you could have something so hot next to something that was frozen.

As I said, abstract painting isn’t only about looking, it’s about changing what you see.

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