Abstract Tree Landscape Painting "Three Trees" by Intuitive Artist Joan Fullerton

This whimsical little watercolor has been varnished and framed in a gold leaf mat and black frame. Painting dimensions are 4x4, the framed dimensions are 13x13. This original painting makes a wall pop when hung alone or when grouped with other art.  


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   13"x13"x.75" Watercolor on Paper/Framed

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   Visit http://www.joanfullerton.com to view more of my work.

  WHAT IF?????     Read my blog post HERE

   Want to view a portion of my creative process and see the face that lives beneath the layers?

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    Paint with me in ITALY...click HERE to learn more.

Evolution of a Painting

A favorite painting from the "30 Paintings in 30 Days", hosted by Leslie Saeta, I titled: Perfect Vision. Of course, perfect vision is impossible, unless you decide "imperfect is the new perfect"! 

Here is an evolution of one search for imperfect perfect.

Version 1
 Striped collage paper, images of trees,
fences, painted rain, and circle over
a line, indicating a sun on the horizon.

That we all have a biased, fuzzy, fluctuating and partial vision of life, gives us our own unique vision. I say embrace this!

My process involves: posing questions, adding, subtracting, noticing what shows up, staying curious and not hesitating to follow my curiosity.

It about persevering beyond your initial solutions...digging deeper. Sometimes I regret having covered over a previous stage, but what I learn by further investigation is priceless.

Diebenkorn suggests we attempt what is not certain; doing this certainly entertains me!

Creativity isn't about talent, it is a way of operating.

Final version
The result has greater visual depth because of
the layering, I added the house image
providing a more poetic statement,
and the copper leaf sits on top for some dazzle.

Version 2
Here I added a bird looking outward, greatly simplified
the background, created a flower in a new opening,
and I discovered a very little bird top right
of the flower.

Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting "Wind" by Intuitive Artist Joan Fullerton

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This is an acrylic skin collaged onto a cradled panel. I like the depth and the small marks.

  

   8"x8"x.75" Acrylic on Cradled Panel

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  Visit http://www.joanfullerton.com to view more of my work.

  WHAT IF?????     Read my blog post HERE

   Want to view a portion of my creative process and see the face that lives beneath the layers?

   Watch this video: 

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    Visit http://www.joanfullertonworkshops.com to view my upcoming workshops.

    Paint with me in ITALY...click HERE to learn more.

Contemporary Mixed Media Abstract Painting "Random" by Intuitive Artist Joan Fullerton

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Created with acrylic paint, art papers, and pieces of a collograph print I made, this framed painting has exuberance and many random edges and marks that embellish the rectangular composition. 

  

   24"x18" Mixed Media on Paper

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  Visit http://www.joanfullerton.com to view more of my work.

  WHAT IF?????     Read my blog post HERE

   Want to view a portion of my creative process and see the face that lives beneath the layers?

   Watch this video: 

    https://youtu.be/GOR_6SWBpUc

    Visit http://www.joanfullertonworkshops.com to view my upcoming workshops.

    Paint with me in ITALY...click HERE to learn more.

Mixed Media ,Portrait ,Paper,Wood Collage "Memory" by Intuitive Artist Joan Fullerton

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  This mixed media collage is in a carved wood frame.
  Image of a girl in front of an old house.

  

   21"x12" Mixed Media

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  Visit http://www.joanfullerton.com to view more of my work.

  WHAT IF?????     Read my blog post HERE

   Want to view a portion of my creative process and see the face that lives beneath the layers?

   Watch this video: 

    https://youtu.be/GOR_6SWBpUc

    Visit http://www.joanfullertonworkshops.com to view my upcoming workshops.

    Paint with me in ITALY...click HERE to learn more.

"What If" you joined me for an artist's retreat in Italy?

As a mixed media intuitive artist, I put down random marks, colors and shapes, and with each action I ask myself, "what if". "What if" I add a darker, a warmer, or a larger shape? "What if" I over-lapping it? "What if" I scraped through that area, or drizzled a thick paint into that wet space?

Asking "What if" with a sense of excitement and possibility, is creative. It's very different than asking yourself "what if" with a negative, fearful attitude: "What if" I really mess this up, look stupid, or fail.

I am always teaching and reminding myself to be positive; to respond with confidence, and to realize the idea that just popped into my head is a gift.

In the book, Blink, Malcolm Gladwell describes the power of "thinking without thinking". When you have a decision to make in life or in art, getting into your head and analyzing it, opens the door to making excuses, procrastinating and coming from "control" rather than from "trust"... it inhibits expansive living. Gladwell provides proof that your gut responses to life are based on more information, more truth, and they are likely to be more satisfying. If that freaks you out and seems too impulsive...you might have a voice in your head saying "be careful...something bad might happen. However, if you learn to trust your crazy notions, fearful feelings will be transformed into "excitement". You will be saying "yes" to more of life's opportunities and you will be making art that is "alive" and more uniquely yours.

These watercolor and pencil drawings from my 1999 sabbatical in Italy are all about saying YES to "what if". "What if I went to Italy to study and paint?" "What if I juxtaposed a Giotto painting with the Grand Tetons of Wyoming, or perhaps framed a watercolor of Cortona, Italy with my drawing of a total eclipse of the moon?"

Have you ever wanted to experience Italy with a journal, sketchbook and camera? With time to savor and reflect? "What if" you said yes to joining me in Italy this May?

Don't wait to register...the deadline is March 1st. http://www.ilchiostro.com/workshops/painting-your-adventures-in-cortona-and-the-hills-of-chianti/

Contemporary Abstract Acrylic Painting 30/30 Challenge "Rebirth" by Intuitive Artist Joan Fullerton

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Day 30 of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days art challenge. With all of my 30 paintings along the wall in the studio, I am pleased to have completed this challenge. I didn't always want to go into the studio, but at the end of the day I was grateful for my discipline and my many hours of creativity.

   Day 30 of Leslie Saeta's 30 Paintings in 30 Days Art Challenge.

  

   48"x36"x1.5"  Acrylic on Canvas

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   REFLECTIONS ON THE PROCESS OF CREATING -Read my blog post HERE

   Want to view a portion of my creative process and see the face that lives beneath the layers?

   Watch this video: 

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    Visit http://www.joanfullertonworkshops.com to view my upcoming workshops.

    Paint with me in ITALY...click HERE to learn more.