tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288537628667197027.post3349944393820797938..comments2024-01-03T09:49:06.245-05:00Comments on Pat Fiorello - Art Elevates Life: Trumpet SongPat Fiorellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17178132860124961415noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288537628667197027.post-16444775965665382062015-01-07T15:42:08.131-05:002015-01-07T15:42:08.131-05:00Carol I'm by no means an expert in abstraction...Carol I'm by no means an expert in abstraction, but I do know a strong realistic painting needs a strong underlying abstract design to help move your eye through a painting. I always encourage my students to do a value sketch to simplify their designs into large masses before starting to paint. That underlying abstract design is the foundation for the painting. I recently read a very good book, Mastering Composition " by Ian Roberts where he addresses this very well. I think for an abstract painting to be strong requires the same design fundamentals as a realistic painting, that there is unity, contrast, repetition with variety, dominance, balance etc..Pat Fiorellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17178132860124961415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4288537628667197027.post-21276476972774536002015-01-07T08:24:07.293-05:002015-01-07T08:24:07.293-05:00This is a strong painting with good contrast and l...This is a strong painting with good contrast and lively color. Your commentary is quite inspiring as you helped me to understand why you chose to paint this. I like the concept of having a more abstract background but keeping a center of interest to which I can relate. Do you understand abstract paintings? Can you help me understand them? CAROL HOPPER -- A PAINTER'S JOURNALhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11201355529127200387noreply@blogger.com