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Accidental Abstracts

While  in Virginia visting my friend, I accompanied her to her painting class at the Visual Arts Center  of Richmond.

 

While she painted, I wandered around and saw some wooden work tables where a multitude of  artists had tested their strokes or simply splattered their paints.

 

Over time they beacame "accidental" works of art in themselves.

 

The first image is an aspect of canvas I found on the floor in a corner.

 

Sometimes things just catch your eye...

 

 

(more to come of this interesting old building)

 

No great artist ever sees things as they really are.  If he did, he would cease to be an artist.  ~Oscar Wilde

 

           (dedicated to Carol...loving and talented artist, friend, sister of my heart and soul)  :)

 
COMMENTS
Fabio_DL said at 8:01 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
FAAAAAAAANNNNNTTTAAAAAAAAAAAASTIC!!!!!!!!!
Moabjeeper said at 8:25 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
Nice find.
Keeli said at 10:30 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
These are super Deb! They should be in More Than Meets the EyE group! Thanks for commenting on Orange Rush and for the happy Birthday wish ;-)
Debdog said at 10:37 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
well, thanks for the nice comments!!!!! :) i will put it there Keeli :)
Pkeener said at 10:51 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
Hey Deb! You are so right! I paint on one of those tables, and they are such a great study in of themselves. Great eye and mind to think of this!
Pkeener said at 10:52 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
Oscar Wilde also said this, which i post on my Blog: A work of art is the unique result of a unique temperament

Don't you just love him?
YorkJodi said at 10:54 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
Really cool... love them!!
Debdog said at 11:07 p.m. on Dec 3, 2008:
HI Pam! THANKS! yes, these little tables ARE so cool! I found lots of stuff in this old building, you would have loved it!!
YES, i love OW :)
thanks Jodi! :)
Lifequest22 said at 12:17 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
You really zoomed in on your creativity with this tabblo. Love Oscar.
Snooway said at 1:08 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
great eye, these are great accidental abstracts, very cool tabblo
Swedfinn said at 1:57 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
wow,what an accident!!!!! I love it!!!!!!!!!!!
Chilla said at 3:07 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Debbie, these are great. I have no eye for modern art but these seem to me to be more pleasing to the eye than most of what goes as art in itself!
DocEna said at 4:57 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Nice Debbie...keen eye and sensitivity to art in accident as you say...fascinating color palette
L810th said at 5:52 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Hi Debra, I do enjoy your close up studies of "manmade" objects as they show a style here on Tabblo that is less frequented in my opinion. I have enjoyed your play with light and it's natural quality. In my youthful days I did exactly the same in my small 8x8 studio. I particularly like your presentations in "Got Milk" & "Two Shot Study" and when I am ready I will re-visit them again and be better armed with my references. This presentation is a celebration of Colo(u)r and where we as humans have come from in the world of painting. We have been stimulated by art and all sorts of subliminal messages have been locked into our mind about what looks good and so forth. I agree with Chilla in many respects about modern art and although I work in it's midst I have only once in thirty years of employment bought anything significant from these young artists. My first thoughts of any image is that it must catch my eye and long enough to draw me in closer to it. As thumbnails these images should hold the essence of this magnetism and that is why I will finalize my presentation from a thumbnail perspective. This presentation works from both a thumbnail presentation as well as individual elements that make up the whole. A rich Tabblo(et) of color. Mike.
Debdog said at 7:27 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Very nice tabblo Deb! It seems that you can detect art forms in most anything!
Catmagneto0257 said at 7:36 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
I did it again forgot to log you out on my computer!!!! Dad.
SusanFromOregon said at 8:37 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Good Eye, Very Cool
Pattymaryclare said at 8:49 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Hey Debs....nice to see your computer is working again to upload - yay@!! My favorites are the two horizontally elongated pieces = very soothing! love the quote too and 'welcome back'! luv from Patty xox
Debdog said at 10:54 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
thanks everyone ! and Mike I love your comments :)
Mirella said at 10:58 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Why an important Critic doesnt' make a Cheuf d'Oeuvre out of these wonderful paintings ?
Chaitiamma said at 10:58 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Great find Debra !!!
Debdog said at 11:10 a.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
thanks ! YES Mirella, I am not a big fan of modern art, and I have seen some paintings in famous places , by "famous artists" and they did NOTHING for me and looked to me like paint spills....haha! :) but these few havea little something to catch my eye, even if it's not my favorite style ;)
Candlepower said at 12:17 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
These are beautiful! Bet they would sell too! Good eye Debra!
Chiloedream said at 1:21 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
GENIAL, une abstraction captivante. merci mon amie.
Sd14 said at 2:15 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
hi debra ,
the two bottom ones are my fav!!! they look a bit like reflections on water very nice indeed,
another one like a yellow river running through it ery nice,


thanks for sharing alll colours well represented to thank you,


joe???
Bethe27 said at 5:55 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
A great imagination is the key ... and you have a very creative imagination!! Great tabblo! :-)
Cowgirl said at 6:15 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
love all the colors and your layout is wonderful..... cool art. Thanks .
Hollyridger said at 7:03 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Very well put together, Deb! I can just picture the fun you must have had shooting these unusual abstracts. Well done!
JuDeck said at 9:54 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
Deb, super presentation of these fab paintings. Loved what you did with the next to the last.
Debdog said at 11:25 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
thanks, i like that one too :)
Debdog said at 11:27 p.m. on Dec 4, 2008:
oh! thanks for the FAV and thank you all for commenting :)
yes Holly, it was fun, and a little out there i guess, the buildong provided some what i hope will be good images :)
Btk76 said at 2:13 a.m. on Dec 5, 2008:
;)
Welshchick said at 1:51 p.m. on Dec 5, 2008:
An orchestra of dabs and touches...fascinating!
Akeke said at 3:23 p.m. on Dec 6, 2008:
You're an artist! :-) Åke
J_sriram_82 said at 7:37 p.m. on Dec 6, 2008:
Giving life to the painting, nicely captured
Babooshka said at 6:27 a.m. on Dec 7, 2008:
colours are the same as sounds, when they come together they make a melody!
Loes said at 3:57 p.m. on Dec 7, 2008:
Your accidental abstract are wonderful Deb!!
Gerardfotografeert said at 5:53 p.m. on Dec 7, 2008:
Excellent work Debra, it is the real artist who sees the beauty in the everyday stuff.
Umair said at 10:32 p.m. on Dec 7, 2008:
what stunning color! these casual stubbs and strokes are no less that any accomplished painting for me! stunning work! and what a vision to spot them and compose them! regards!
Abking said at 11:16 p.m. on Dec 8, 2008:
I wish I could do some intentional abstracts as good as what you show us here!
Wahoogin said at 8:50 a.m. on Dec 10, 2008:
Great eye! Love the first one ...
Debdog said at 6:46 p.m. on Dec 10, 2008:
thanks so much to all of you for your comments!!!! :)
Anjad said at 8:57 a.m. on Dec 22, 2008:
Just wonderful. Beautiful art, beautiful shots.
HtD said at 9:50 a.m. on Dec 22, 2008:
Yess this is Art with a big A
Debdog said at 1:01 p.m. on Dec 22, 2008:
thanks!
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