This will be an abstract at course using design fundamentals as the basis for the colors. I have enjoyed using lines, design, and colors since childhood. I don.t know why I began with abstract art. I just liked seeing the lines and colors on the paper. I remember doing abstract art in sixth grade. Then had 2 1/2 years of art in junior high. I didn’t take art in high school because I didn’t like the teaching method of the art teacher. In junior college I had a good teacher who taught design. I took a few courses of art until my dad found out. He said I had to take teacher courses or he wouldn’t pay for college. I took teaching courses.
I taught second grade for nine years and substituted many years after that. While teaching I took many art classes at night to get a fifth year in fine art in California.
I started with drawing, then painting with watercolors, then using acrylics, and printmaking.
Soon I learned to make quilts and was dyeing my fabrics. Next I used my dyed fabrics for my abstract fabric art. Currently I am using colored pencils for my abstract art.
Now I will trying to show others how to use colored pencils and design to make abstract art. You can use the lessons for having fun or for making abstract art to sell.
Abstract art is so important to me. Art is my stress reliever. When I do drawings I lose myself in a world of lines, design, and color. I like pencilcolors because I can layer the colors rather like watercolors. I tried just using color areas, but I need the design base.
I draw a line design using the fundamentals of design. When I like the line design I start using pencilcolors. I usually begin with a light color such as yellow, pale red, or a light blue for the center of interest. Then I begin choosing a color I like and keep adding colors. I try for 2-3 of each chosen color. My colors have no plan.
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