ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY NON-OBJECTIVE ABSTRACT IN ACRYLIC BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ

AFTERMATH

An original contemporary non-objective abstract painting in acrylic

by Colleen Sanchez

9" x 6" on Canvas paper

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This is the third in my small group of storm abstracts for this week. I did this painting study utilizing brush and stick with acrylic paints. After the storm there's a short period of time while the atmosphere is a combination of greys with the blue skies and sun attempting to push the cloud mass out.

ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY NON-OBJECTIVE ABSTRACT PAINTING IN ACRYLIC BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ, HAWAII

STORM-FRONT

An original  contemporary non-objective abstract painting

by Colleen Sanchez

9" x 6" acrylic on canvas paper

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This is the second small acrylic study done with knife, brush and stick in different colors with the mixing done on the canvas rather than the palette. We had our first winter storm last night with lots of thunder and lightning, so this small painting reflects that for me. Luckily I did not hear any reports of major flooding with this one, that can be a big problem here in Hawaii. No snow to contend with but water can sure do some major damage. So just the light show along with the wind and rain for now.

ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY NON-OBJECTIVE ABSTRACT PAINTING BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ

TURBULENCE

An original non-objective contemporary abstract painting by Colleen Sanchez

9" x  6" acrylic study on canvas paper

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This week I'm working on abstract studies. Today's is the first of three small acrylic studies I painted using knife , brush and a stick. You really have to let your imagination work for you, although you do consider each mark you make as you go along. The first mark can be random, but those that follow must have a purpose. I enjoy working on the problems of painting in this style. For me sometimes, it really encourages a lot more thinking about the next step than representational painting does.

ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY FLORAL PAINTING IN TRANSPARENT WATERCOLOR BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ, HAWAII

PINK LADY

An Original Contemporary Floral Transparent Watercolor Painting

14" x 20" on CP Paper

NFS (Gifted)

I did this painting as a gift for a very special person. she loves flowers just as much as I do so it was a pleasure to paint for her. It was done in only three layers to preserve the freshness of the watercolors. I thought it would be nice to share it here. If you are interested in a commission painting in my style please email me.

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ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY MIXED MEDIA ARTWORK BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ

DILLENIA PLANT

Original mixed media contemporary tropical artwork by Colleen Sanchez

10 x 13 Graphite, artist colored pencil, conte on Stonehenge

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Lately I've renewed my love for black and white art and photography, and interestingly enough one of the group art blogs I belong to posted a challenge for November - create a piece in black and white with one color object. This is a challenge made to order for me, it brought back so many memories of the hours I spent drawing with graphite and or pen and ink when I was a teen. This picture was very time consuming but absolutely a labor of love.

First I played with some of my photos from Ho'omaluhia Gardens, here in Hawaii and came up with this composition. Next I did a very loose outline of the major shapes, lightly toned a few areas with graphite saving my whites and then just focused on shape and value. The piece is really done in a more classic style with many layers built up to get the deeper values. I used a little conte to get some of the darks and of course a variety of artist colors to do the seed pods.

The Dillenia plant originates from tropical rain forests mainly in Asia. It has a lovely yellow bloom that precedes the pods. I thought the pods were so interesting though, that I wanted to portray them rather than the flower.

ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY CHARCOAL CLOSE UP FLORAL BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ

SOFTLY

by Colleen Sanchez

Original contemporary charcoal close up floral drawing

20" x 20" Charcoal on Paper

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I enjoyed working on this piece so much. I laid the paper in the center of a large table and started painting shapes with my charcoal sticks. As I moved around the table I eventually ended up with a piece that really captured the strong but soft light shining on this flower. My husband loved it so much we decided to frame and hang it in our dining room. I've had so many positive comments from viewing visitors. Mahalo.

ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY FLORAL PAINTING IN WATERCOLOR BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ

TROPICAL FIRE

An original contemporary floral watercolor painting by Colleen Sanchez

"10 x 14" on Paper

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This wonderful Hibiscus flower inspired me because it made me think of the fiery volcano action on the Big Island of Hawaii.What a powerful place. Lets hope we look after our natural wonders so many generations to come can enjoy them too.

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ORIGINAL CONTEMPORARY ACRYLIC PAINTING BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ, HAWAII

TI LEAF STUDY II

by Colleen Sanchez

Original contemporary impressionist style painting

10 x 14 Acrylic on Cloth

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The Ti leaf, especially the red ones really interest me. There are so many color variations in the leaves depending on the light they are in at certain times of the day. I decided to experiment with something similar, but also a little different from the watercolor on paper I did a few weeks ago. This one is done on cloth using liquid acrylics. I used a soy wax resist with 3 layers to complete. I love the more impressionistic result that I ended up with.

ORIGINAL CLOSE UP CONTEMPORARY FLORAL PAINTING BY COLLEEN SANCHEZ

PURPLE DAHLIA CLOSE UP 

An original contemporary close up floral painting

by Colleen Sanchez

7 x 10 Watercolor on Paper

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This painting took quite a bit of time to complete, there are just so many petals. I started with a pale wash, reserving the whites and then did some wet into wet with mingling colors and followed up with some wet on dry. I enjoyed the challenge of mixing the lovely grays in some areas of the painting.