I have totally fallen in love with watercolor! I love the transparent colors, the beautiful colors, and the funky little quirks that watercolor has. I also love painting abstractly and have really wanted to paint known objects abstractly, but acrylic paint just did not accomplish what I had in my mind’s eye. As I started […]Read Post ›
At the beginning of 2022 I knew I was a landscape painter. Just knew it! However, as I began painting several new works, staleness began to creep in. I really wanted my landscapes to be abstract and fresh but they were beginning to be more realistic and repetitious of older paintings. At the same time, […]Read Post ›
Living in coastal Alabama, my favorite season is Autumn. I have heard it said the Autumn is the reward for surviving the heat and humidity of an Alabama summer. This is the season that brings drier air, cooler days and nights, and the changing colors of outdoors. I really enjoying painting landscapes with all the […]Read Post ›
This painting was inspired by the Periwinkle, the Color of the Year. It is such a soft and pretty color – it reminds me of spring. I used it both in the sky and on the hillside. Abstract landscapes are really fun to paint! All you really need to do is establish a horizon line, […]Read Post ›
I’m really happy with the way this painting came out! I love the colors, the contrast, and the composition. However, it went through quite a few iterations before this final version. The first version is pretty, but I thought it was way too green (see below). I know nature has a lot of green but […]Read Post ›
Over the last two to three years, I have been taking a series of art classes aimed at improving my paintings and enhancing my ability to communicate my thoughts to the viewer. At the beginning of last year, I realized that what I had been trying to say through abstract art could actually be best […]Read Post ›
Mary Ann Brechun Art 