Painting > on white

abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas panel
9x12 inches
May 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
August 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
August 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
August 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
August 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
August 2014
abstract painting by Robert John Glass
oil on canvas
16x20 inches
August 2014

On white: I begin with a layer of white spread to the texture that feels right (then) with a pallet knife. Then I spread other colors, mixing with the white (or not) to varying degrees. I control the length of strokes with the knife and how the knife is held. Mood, color, experience and initial intention mold experimental outcome. What unfolds is rarely unsurprising. (is 98 "buffalo in blizzard"?) To date, these are all relatively small but I will go much bigger.