Plein Air Inspiration for abstract works

[Raymond Petersen]

Generally, I like to paint abstract and, increasingly, I find my inspiration by painting out-of-doors.  Three recent plein air abstract works are based on my visits to the El Malpais - a huge lava field 100 miles west of Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Below are the three paintings and the scenes that inspired them.  If you are interested on how I arrived at these, let me know.  I would be good to have an exchange of we create what we do.

Regards,

Ray

[Raymond Petersen]

Hi JoHanna,  Here is a recent work.  It's a quick sketch of trees against a frozen pond in the afternoon. I'm playing with depth of field.  Also, you might be interested in a blog I started, 

A Case for Plein Air Abstraction - The Development of the "Henlopen...

 

JoHanna Haines Hergenrider said:

Very interesting work.  I can see the relationships in the images and the art and think they are fascinating.  I especially like the second one.  Totally translates.

JoHanna

[Penny Otwell]

I like the last one best, the color and shapes. You inspire me to paint more abstractly. Thanks for sharing!

[Raymond Petersen]

Thanks Penny. Just uploaded a few more. Ray