Tuscany Wall Group Paintings by Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth

Tuscany wall grouping

Four 10"x10"x1.5 paintings

Acrylic mixed media on canvas

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Here is how all four of my mixed media Tuscany series would look in a grouping.  I had a little problem working with my new Photoshop Elements 10.  Quite a learning curve for me! They've added an awful lot of new options compared to my old Elements 2!  Wish I could have centered the pictures better...I'm sure there must be an easy way to do it, but you get the "picture"!

I worked on a brand new painting today and will blog about it tomorrow.  In the meantime, I need to come up with a good title for it.

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Filomena de Andrade Booth

Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Getting Started Again by Filomena de Andrade Booth Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Equinox

30"x36"x1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

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I've written quite a bit lately about how difficult it is to get back into painting after a long hiatus away from the studio.  Today, I found some renewed motivation at my local Michael's store.  I've been thinking about painting on cradled panels and when I walked through the art section of the store, I found that they had marked almost all their cradled panels to a low clearance price.  I quickly picked up 8 new panels and now can't wait to get started on them!  Yesterday I ordered Matisse Flow Acrylics from Jerry's Artarama and I know that as soon as my order comes in, I'll be raring to get started.  Nothing like opening up a box of new art supplies to get the creative juices flowing again!  

Now, my next project is to find space in my studio for all the new "toys"!

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Filomena de Andrade Booth

Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Primavera Overture by Texas Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth

Primavera Overture

30"x30"x1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

"Primavera Overture" measures 30"x30". This heavily textured canvas is stretched on heavy duty 1.5" bars. The painting is continued around the sides of the staple free canvas so that framing is not necessary. The painting is wired and ready to hang.

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Filomena de Andrade Booth

Contemporary Abstract Painting

YUPO and where the heck does the time go? Filomena de Andrade Booth

Acrylic on YUPO

It's been a long time since I posted anything on my blog, and I didn't want you to think that I had somehow fallen off the planet.  Visits from family, normal every-day obligations and probably some laziness has played a part in keeping me away from contributing anything new to this blog.  Spring is also here and all those chores associated with getting the gardens ready have also played a huge role in my absence.

Anyway, while looking through my files, I came across some paintings that I had done on YUPO a while back.  If you have never tried this amazing product, I hope you will some day.  YUPO is actually a synthetic plastic material that was originally used to make tough, tear-proof labels.  I suppose some poor artist accidentally dumped his watercolors on packing material he had laying around in the studio and discovered the amazing properties of YUPO.  Because the paint isn't absorbed into the material, it can dance around on the surface, drying in interesting puddles and shapes.  Many artists work in watercolor but I prefer fluid acrylics, which stained the material permanently and can't be manipulated when dry.

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Here is a great "how-to" demonstration by Carly Clements.

Filomena de Andrade Booth

Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Artfulhome and Artquiver

Interlude II

36"x30"x1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

I am proud to announce that I am now represented by two prestigious art-only online sites 

 Artfulhome and ArtQuiver. 

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Filomena de Andrade Booth

Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Untold Story - Original Contemporary Abstract Paintings by Texas Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth

Untold Story

30"x30"x1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

I decided to try something a little different for a change. After mixing my colors on my palette, I added heavy matte gel to give the paint more body and started to apply the impasto to the canvas with a palette knife. The thick paint didn't dry as fast and allowed me to do some mixing on the canvas...which was nice. Over all, I'm pretty pleased with this painting.

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Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Waiting for Dawn by Texas Abstract Artist Filomena de Andrade Booth

Waiting for Dawn

24" x 24" x 1.5"

Acrylic on Canvas

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Original Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Critical Mass by Filomena de Andrade Booth Texas Daily Abstract Painter

Critical Mass

48"x72"x1.5"

Abstract/mixed-media on canvas

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Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

Captiva by Texas Abstract Daily Painter - Filomena de Andrade Booth

Captiva

24"x30"x.75"

Acrylic on Canvas

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Texas Contemporary Abstract Artist

May Day by Filomena de Andrade Booth

May Day

24"x30"x.75"

Acrylic on Canvas

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Birches in Winter by Filomena de Andrade Booth

Birches in Winter

24"x30"x.75"

Acrylic on Canvas

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Approaching Storm by Filomena de Andrade Booth

Approaching Storm

24"x24"x.75"

Acrylic on Canvas

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I find that painting intuitively and experimenting with a variety of methods and materials keeps my work fresh and exciting. I may not know how a painting will end up, but the getting there is so much fun!

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Emergence

I finished this painting yesterday and have started another that I will list tomorrow. My studio has been a busy place lately. I seem to go in spurts that are divided by occasional dry spells. I guess all artists experience the same thing...so, I think it's pretty normal for us artists!

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Texas Abstract Artist

Once Upon a Time

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Texas Daily Abstract Painter

YouTube Mini-Art Clips

This is my latest YouTube "creation". What a fun way to showcase art! Enjoy and check back often because I think I'm infected with the video bug!

Now, back to the easel!

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Bits and Pieces

I am so excited because I was able to create a video and post it on YouTube!! I know all you young whippersnappers are wondering what the big deal is all about but for someone my age, I think this is pretty amazing.

I've been busy experimenting with some newer techniques that I've been dying to play with. Over the years I've managed to collect all kinds of ephemera that I thought I could use in my art at some point. Well, I rummaged through bins in my studio closet and came up with interesting "bits and pieces", thus the title for this painting. I discovered that cardboard packing can be made to look like corrogated metal. I love the textural look, and feel, of this painting. After composing the piece and adhering the various materials to the canvas, I added more texture with acrylic gels and molding paste. By applying thin glazes of color and spattering water and/or alcohol, I was able to create interesting effects, always allowing the underpainting to show through.

I hope you'll check out this little video...the first of many, I hope. It was a lot of fun to make and a neat way to showcase a painting.

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Carnival

Carnival

24"x24"x.75

Acrylic/Mixed-media

I love happy accidents! I originally started this painting as a companion piece to my "Journey Back" series. But, as so often happens, the painting decided to take an entirely different direction. As I continued to build up the textured surface of the canvas, new elements began to emerge. Little bits of my original idea still peek out of certain areas, but "Carnival" has a totally different look and feel.

Not knowing exactly where I'll end up when I start a painting is exciting. It's a lot like life...we make plans but sometimes life has different ideas for us. Wisdom is knowing when to go with the flow!

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Transparencies

Transparencies

24"x30

Acrylic on Canvas

$350.00

I completed "Transparencies" yesterday. Normally I'm able to finish a painting in one "sitting" but I'm glad that I decided to to explore all the options over a period of several days. I started out by layering color onto the textured canvas and then as the design began to evolve out of the formless background of color, I developed the composition. By following some of the "cues" in the textured surface, I was able to pull the painting together into a unified whole.

I love paintings that are textured and invite eyes and fingers to glide over the hills and valleys on the canvas.

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Midnight Espresso

Midnight Espresso

24"x30"

Acrylic on Canvas

$350.00

I admit this is a very strange title for this painting. Actually, I painted over another painting titled "Midnight Express". But being a little lazy, I decided to just change a couple of letters and give the painting a new name. The coffee colors in the painting somehow justified that for me.

This is a very textural painting. I started by slathering on thick layers of acrylic modeling paste and pressing various items into the wet medium to create texture. By sculpting the medium, I was able to establish the composition or "bones" of the painting. Once the canvas was dry, I started to apply the color layer by layer. Spattering with water before the paint set up revealed underlayers of color. As I continued to paint it reached the point of completion.

How do we know when a painting is finished? For me it's always been that point when any more work would not add to the finished product. Stepping back from the canvas usually reveals the moment to quit.

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Starting again...

Starting Again

24"x30"

Acrylic on canvas

It's been a while since my last post on this blog. Life has a way of throwing difficult and painful events our way every once in a while. After our recent move to China Spring, Texas, my father passed away. Watching the pain in my mother's eyes is heartbreaking. But, life must go on.

This is the first painting I completed after losing my dad and it definitely feels like I'm "starting over again", thus the title of the painting. I'm working on a series of new, heavily textured paintings and will post as soon as I complete them.

Getting back into my studio is certainly theraputic for me.