Article · Jenny Nelson | Learning
Abstracting From Observation
By Jenny Nelson
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
Sets out five ways to start an abstract painting from real sources: chaotic layering, photographs, life drawing, Avery-style simplification, and a sense of place. Each approach is shown through examples from artists including Diebenkorn, Morandi and contemporary painters.
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