"Tropical Tapestry" mixed media floral abstract by Carol Nelson

Tropical Tapestry

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side view

This brightly colored floral abstract is my attempt to create something colorful and upbeat, because I am mourning the death of my little dog, Precious.  When she was healthy, she was bright, mischievious, and fun, like this painting.

This piece started out as a pure nonrepresentational abstract with corrugated paper and other mixed media materials.  After studying it a while, I saw places that kind of looked like hibiscus/poppy flowers, so I developed those shapes a little more.

I tell my students all the time that there is a stage (in painting) when you have to  let the painting talk to you - if you let it, it will reveal itself to you.  This only happens, by the way, if you step back and look at your painting from a distance.  You see things that are not obvious up close.

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