Adventures In Creativity

Abstractions in Oil and Acrylic

John G. Young

Jealousy

Acrylic on Paper 22" x 30"

Two Circles

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 36"

Gladiolus

Acrylic Collage on Wood 36" x 48"

Reverse Newspaper Collage

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Four Vases

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

And the dog says, "He went that-a way."

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 36"

Stained Glass

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Four White Roses

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Turner

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Patchwork

Acrylic on PAPER 22" x 30"

Geisha

Acrylic on CANVAS 48" x 36"

Spooked

Acrylic on Wood board 24" x 24"

A River Runs Thru

Acrylic on CANVAS 48" x 36"

Mountain Flowers

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Abstract 13

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Abstract 15

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Fall Stream

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 48"

Abstract 4

Acrylic on Paper 22" x 30"

HARPIST

Acrylic on CANVAS 24" x 30"

Poem: The Harpist

ELDORADO SPRINGS ABSTRACT

Acrylic on CANVAS 36" x 40"

MAN AND RED POT

Acrylic on masonite 24" x 30"
Creative inspiration comes from within and without. Some artists will throw paint on a canvas to get the conversation going. This painting was begun this way. The shapes on the canvas take on an independent existence and speak to the creator. They set new requirements. Anyone who is involved in a creative project must be aware of the external conditions in which he or she creates.

Poem: Thrown

THE WHITE HOUSE

Acrylic on masonite 18" x 24"

[from the award-winning video, The Creative Adventure]

The artist has to be aware of the negative shapes (the white space) as well as the positive shapes (the colored space). Both need to be interesting shapes. In this picture the negative spaces flow into the positive spaces integrating the object with the background. Changing boundaries is a key concept in creative functioning.
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Poem: The White House

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