• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content

Andrea Wedell Art

Gestural abstract oil paintings

  • Home
  • About
  • Statement
  • Large Paintings
  • Small Paintings
  • Sold
  • Resume
  • Contact
    • Purchase

Mysteries in Abstract Art Creation

March 24, 2016 by Andrea 65 Comments

Black&White_edited-1

The black and white photo was shot with my iphone, straight into the light. The fog was rolling down the hill towards me where I was standing in Sausalito. I was surprised it came out so well. It’s arresting, spiritual, dramatic. I think so anyway.  I experience all of those things when I watch that fog hit the light.

After posting it on facebook to some oooohhs and aaaahhhs, I more or less forgot about it.

TaoThat’s what’s just so weird about these things. It must have struck a cord , because almost a year later, I’m experimenting with abstract black and white painting. Out of nowhere, comes a painting that most definitely echos that black and white fog shot.

How strange and magical it seems, that these silent moments, actually sit inside of us only to resurface when we’re not necessarily looking. People, places, and moments make imprints inside of us, both good and bad. The bad stuff ignites the fires of anxiety, the good is what I try to bring up to make art. It’s those special, poetic moments, I fish out for my painting.

Abstract painting is about letting those sponged up moments come up and out. It’s fun, and often such a surprise to see what’s gone in and what wants to come back out.

In a way it helps slow down the passage of time. Everything moves along, so fast,. Being able to press pause on some of those moments, the time to paint, reflect, and look back, must be what inspires all of us to either want to paint, or want to own a piece of art.

 

Filed Under: Creative Process

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. googleplusghosts.com says

    September 2, 2018 at 9:15 pm

    Thank you for the excellent article

    Reply
  2. Robbie says

    September 4, 2018 at 1:30 am

    Thanks, it’s very informative

    Reply
  3. Terrence says

    September 4, 2018 at 3:11 am

    Thanks, it’s quite informative

    Reply
  4. www.smartcity24x7nyc.com says

    September 6, 2018 at 6:16 am

    It works quite well for me

    Reply
  5. Vickey says

    September 6, 2018 at 10:41 am

    I like the report

    Reply
  6. Karolyn says

    September 6, 2018 at 1:46 pm

    It works very well for me

    Reply
  7. Lakeisha says

    September 6, 2018 at 2:51 pm

    Thanks, it’s quite informative

    Reply
  8. Carissa says

    September 6, 2018 at 2:52 pm

    I like the article

    Reply
  9. Buster says

    September 7, 2018 at 3:35 pm

    This is truly useful, thanks.

    Reply
  10. Www.Yaleclubbeijing.Org says

    September 7, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    I enjoy the article

    Reply
  11. Ernestine says

    September 7, 2018 at 5:25 pm

    This is really helpful, thanks.

    Reply
  12. Heriberto says

    September 8, 2018 at 5:36 pm

    I enjoy the report

    Reply
  13. talkhelper.Com says

    September 9, 2018 at 8:33 pm

    Thanks, it’s very informative

    Reply
  14. A2 MATTHIJS WAELPOTPAD DEN HAAG (SGRAVH) : 15104 says

    October 1, 2018 at 5:34 pm

    Thank you, I have just been looking for info approximately this topic for
    a while and yours is the greatest I’ve found out till now.

    But, what in regards to the bottom line? Are you sure concerning
    the supply?

    Reply
  15. jasa subscribe youtube says

    October 2, 2018 at 1:45 am

    You made some decent points there. I regarded on the internet for the difficulty and found most individuals will associate with along with your website.

    Reply
« Older Comments

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

© 2019 · Andrea Wedell Art · Powered by Imagely

  • Home
  • About
  • Statement
  • Large Paintings
  • Small Paintings
  • Sold
  • Resume
  • Contact