Leaving Out Details

 

Another foray into using varying sized
simple abstract shapes…

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“Before the Storm”
10 x 10 oil

I began with this image as a reference:

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Then in Procreate, I “painted” over many of the details
until I got the shapes the size and values I wanted.

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It’s a lot more difficult to omit detail than to leave it in!
One of my favorite expressions:
”It’s a painting! Not a police report! “