Watercolor, Yupo and more Yupo

by Mary Ann Boysen
(Chagrin Falls, OH)

Watercolor Yupo and Yupo

On this piece of Yupo, I blotted the colors with another piece of Yupo. This pulled at the paint, and left the shapes that reminded me of coral.

I painted the blue areas into the painting with a brush. Many artists are very good at painting realistic scenes on Yupo. I don't count myself as one of them.

There are many fine abstract painters in watermedia. They use textural pigments to liven up their brilliant designs. I am always amazed at their creativity, and hope that some of you out there, will upload your images and techniques to show the world what else can be done in this versatile medium.

"Kaleidoscope" having fun with an abstract floral

by Elizabeth Fluehr
(Omaha, NE)

This abstract floral started from a photo and three-value study. Then I fractured the design with pathways of color blown through a straw and assigned unrealistic colors to each resulting shape. A step-by-step lesson for this painting appears on my website -- Artzone.webs.com

Abstract Texture and Color

by Donald
(Shreveport, Louisiana, USA)

Molding Paste Textures

This is an example of abstract watercolor I do creating textures with molding paste. I send these to my son in Seattle, Wash. who uses the textures for backgrounds and overlays in 3D film animation.

Vist my website at Watercolors from Louisiana

Man and Woman

by John LI
(Hong Kong)

It's my other side of watercolor works! I used to be a realistic painter and sometimes I will try to express my ideas and thoughts though this kind of abstract painting. I start to use masking fluid to build up some background texture which I am going to leave them white. After that I used wet on wet to mix up different colors and black lines with emotion feelings. I finalize my work while it was still wet with stronger color and bolder lines.... And it took me one hour to finish this painting last night.

Watercolor on Yupo

by Mary Ann Boysen
(Chagrin Falls, OH)

Watercolor on Yupo

These are abstract forms painted in watercolor on Yupo, an inert plastic surface that many watercolorists are using now.

Swirls and Curls

by Fern
(Sarasota, FL USA)

I painted this several years ago. It is done with ink and watercolor. I drew the shapes in ink and colored them in with watercolor. I love the vibrancy of transparent watercolor on white paper. No other medium can touch it.

Watercolor, Salt & Alcohol on Yupo

by Mary Ann Boysen
(Chagrin Falls, OH)

Watercolor, Salt & Alcohol

New Life by Shirley Roma Charlton

by Shirley Roma Charlton
(Australia)

NEW LIFE

I am a believer and I love blue so one day I created this abstract which sold to a couple who were starting out on thier 2nd marriage. I really thougt of a tiny mustard seed planted in the ground that grows into such a big tree so from something so small i believe it is the smallest seed to become something big. so I used ( thats why I don't have any) my finger nails to pull the colour blue out from the seed exploding. I think abstract paintings especially watercolur ones like this one take a lot more planning than realistic paintings and working out the eight priciples of design.

NAVAJO REFLECTIONS

by Donna Pierce-Clark

NAVAJO REFLECTIONS--abstract in gouache

This is mainly gouache, a bit thick, and framed under glass. Went to the southwest area, specifically the Navajo Reservation. Came home and painted what came from that experience. I used only 3 colors.

NEW LIFE

by Shirley Roma Charlton
(Australia)

NEW LIFE

THIS ABSTRACT WAS PAINTED WITH TRANSPARENT WATECOLOURS AND TURQUOISE AND THIS IS WHY I NEVER HAVE LONG BEAUTIFUL NAILS WHILE THE PAINT WAS WET I DRAGGED MY NAILS THROUGH TTHE WET PAINT TO CREATE MOVEMENT.
TABLE SALT WAS ALSO DROPPED INTO VERY WET PAINT TO CREATE RUNBACKS AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF INK WAS USED.