"Nature in the Abstract", a guidebook for painting abstract and contemporary paintings

"Mission Gardens Abstract", acrylic on paper (cropped) 

15" x 22", acrylic on paper

Have you wanted to paint in a more contemporary approach, "paint looser", and explore abstract painting? 

The book  Nature in the Abstract    is a newly released, step-by-step guidebook for painting abstracts in acrylic paints, inspired by nature. Written by a Signature Artist member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters.

It can be difficult to view a garden, a landscape or a pond scene and know how to create an abstract painting based on those subjects.  In the book, ideas for abstract paintings inspired by nature are discussed and detailed, and the results are not only a beautiful painting (the painting above is from the chapter "Abstract Patterns from a Garden"),  a method is learned to use on similar subjects.  

Creativity and painting skills grow with each chapter.  Are you in a painting rut, or stuck, creatively?  There's a painting project to become "unstuck"!  Acrylic is a great painting medium for exploration.

The short description for "Nature in the Abstract":   a guidebook for learning to recognize shapes and patterns from nature, learning how to abstract those, and transfer the ideas to paint. Finishing, enhancing paintings and truly "seeing" your painting when finished or while in progress is discussed in detail. 

An 11-page preview of the book including table of contents and select sample pages is available:  

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"Nature in the Abstract", a guidebook for painting in acrylic, includes great techniques!

thumbnails from large acrylic paintings, 

all 22" x 30", acrylic on paper

left:  "Wetlands";  center:  "In the Presence"; right, "Sea Island"

all paintings are sold (prints available)

My book Nature in the Abstract   started from a stack of notes that I kept in a folder, of class handouts for the acrylic painting classes I instruct.  The description for the book is:  "inspirations and techniques for painting in acrylic and mixed media; a step-by-step guidebook for recognizing and painting abstracts inspired by nature".

The most eye-opening topics for students in my classes and workshops are the acrylic techniques . . . I hear a lot of "you can do that?!" For painters, knowledge of the techniques gives you the full flexibility of painting with acrylic. 

The key to painting with acrylic are the techniques used in softening edges, as the paint can dry very quickly. Have you had the experience that you can recognize an acrylic painting immediately? Or found in painting with acrylic that it can quickly dry on you, that your paintings can have sharp edges and a 'plasticky' quality. It's easy to get beyond this stage, and find the joy!  In this book I emphasize techniques in how to achieve both hard and soft edges, painting for depth and richness, and taking advantage of layering.  Written by a Signature Artist member of the International Society of Acrylic Painters.

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my paintings:  http://www.lynnecunningham.com/gallery.html

my updated bio:  http://www.lynnecunningham.com/info.html