Pastel Journal - USA (2020-04)

OPPOSITE

July Morning Off

Schomberg Road

(16x20) by

W. Truman Hosner

BELOW

Over the Line (20x20)

by Colette Odya Smith

• “A successful abstract painting,
  like fine literary fiction, needs
  to convince us of its internal
  congruent reality. Every element
  of the design must be believable
  in context and support the effect
  of the whole. Composition, color,
  texture, line, pattern and form
  must work together to impact the
  viewer visually and viscerally.”
  
  
  • “While attending to constantly improving your skills,
    don’t neglect the heart of you that makes you an artist.
    The more clear you can be about your intentions, the
    better able you’ll be to develop your personal vocabu-
    lary of visual tools.”
  
  
  • “Remember, abstraction isn’t necessarily about quick,
    loose, thoughtless applications of paint. Rather,
    it’s the representation of reality distilled through a
    specific focus of a human spirit. Pursuing your human
    development will affect artistic development.”
  
  
  
  

28 Pastel Journal APRIL 2020