Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Abstraction



I was looking through my bookshelf today for some art inspiration and came across the wonderful book, Lawrence Goldsmith: A Life in Watercolor. Goldsmith's use of color, calligraphic line and white space is exquisite. Sitting down with his book was a very good way to start my day. Here's more of Goldschmidt's art:







3 comments:

A Brush with Color said...

Oooooh--his work is so lovely! So simple and abstract but recognizable. I love it--thanks for sharing these.

daveh said...

very nice of the birds.

laura said...

These are great, Sharon. Thanks for posting them, I wasn't familiar with his work. After spending years trying to get away from line into a more "painterly" approach, I now often think I'd like to get more line into my paintings! (Contrary Mary that I am)