ABSTRACT FLOWERS CONTINUED by OLGA WAGNER

I had so much fun working on the poppies that I created couple more abstract floral bouquets. As before, both of these have been painted with brush and palette knife.

CONTEMPORARY FAMILY
8x8 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

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TULIP BOYS

6x6 Oil on Canvas Panel

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ABSTRACTED NUDE - MORNING STRETCH

This is my first ever woman in the nude...Not the last - I hope...

MORNING STRETCH
Strength of Women Series
6x12 Acrylics on Canvas

Available $150 (Includes S&H)

BEGINNINGS OF COW AND PEAR ON BLUE

I started working on another cow painting... With this one I first primed the canvas with orange gessoe...Then after sketching a cow outline, I started working on the textured background. For the background I used acrylics...Many, many layers of high quality acrylics...The cow on the other hand will be done in Oils... This will create a cool "Combined Media" painting...

Closeup of the texture

Abstracted still life... Continuing with the acrylics...

ON DARK SIDE OF FAMILY
12 x 12 Acrylics on Canvas

Available $225

ABSTRACT DANCER in ACRYLIC

This little figurative abstract is part of my "Strength of Women" series...It is also an entry into the Daily Paintworks "Picasso It Challenge". We were challenged to paint in the style of an artist that we admire. I have taken couple of most wonderful workshops with Robert Burridge. He paints from within his heart and he encourages others to do the same. He paints free and with enormous passion - A passion that sometimes eludes me. I think my passion gets lost between laundry and grocery shopping...

Lost in the Dance
6x12 Acrylic on stretched canvas

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HEARTS ABSTRACT - DONATION

I am donating this painting to be raffled of at a Christmas Arts and Crafts Show. I figure it will be well received by the general public...

HEART STRINGS
12 x 12 Acrylic on Stretched Canvas
Donation to Safe Haven for Cats

RED FILLY ABSTRACTED BAY HORSE

Another small abstract, using holbein acrylics... Love the colors and the creamy texture of that brand... Inspiration for this one was my mare, Shelby...She will be turning 28 yrs old this coming March and is living a happy retired life at a private barn in the area...As a youngster, she was a shiny read with a striking black mane and tail...

RED FILLY
6x8 Acrylics on Canvas Panel

Available $100

FIGURATIVE ABSTRACTS in ACRYLICS

Sometimes you feel like painting just for yourself and not for anyone else...You paint because you feel the need to create and transform the blank canvas into something that speaks to you. Those sessions in the studio are truly special and a part of you is left behind on the canvas.

There has been so much negativity and unease around me in the past few weeks and that mood carries into this painting. There is also hope for a better tomorrow.....

This painting has many thin layers with areas of texture. A semi-gloss gives this piece an amazing sense of depth.

LADY IN RED
6 x 12 Acrylics on Stretched Canvas

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These two 5x7 originals are actually Christmas cards for my family and friends. They are painted in acrylics on gessoed paper. The final product is varnished with semi-gloss for a 3-D look. Once the holidays are over, these little paintings will look FABULOUS matted and framed.

Ho..Ho...Ho
5x7 Acrylics on Gessoed Paper
Christmas Card

STUNNING ANGEL
5x7 Acrylics on Gessoed Paper
Christmas Card

LANDSCAPE ABSTRACT in ACRYLICS

This one started as a serene beach scene and morphed over time into what you see here.. This one is done in acrylics and as all my other acrylics, it has a nice texture to it.

SIGNS of EROSION
20 x 20 Acrylics in Gallery Style Canvas

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Shown hanging on my dining room wall

LAKE LANDSCAPE ABSTRACT in ACRYLICS - SOLD

This is my second to last acrylic abstract. One more is waiting to be posted. I am so happy...Starting tomorrow, I will be going back to oils. YEAHHHHH! I have been battling some minor respiratory issues and my doc thought it would be wise to stop using oils for a short time to rule them out as the cause...I have a few commissions that I need to start tackling and some new great ideas on equine and cow paintings...I will be one busy, busy girl....

This painting is highly textured...It started as a horse abstract in very vibrant Autumn colors and ended up as a landscape with a rather sinister mood.... That is one thing that I like about the acrylics. If you don't like something the next day, just start over...

ATMOSPHERE
20 x 20 x 1.5 Acrylics on Gallery Wrap Canvas

SOLD

CLOSE_UP

ACRYLIC ABSTRACT - Black Cat

Sorry for being away for over a week. I took a few days off to visit my family in upstate New York. Had a great time seeing my parents, brother, sister and my cutest little nephew!

I have been working on a few abstract paintings and have several that I need to photograph and post on the blog. My camera, however, has not been feeling up to producing decent images for me. Even with the photo cube and good lighting, I have been getting less than stellar photos. Maybe for Christmas I will look at splurging on a Digital SLR camera - something like Nikon D40...

Here is a non-representational little abstract that I had a bit of fun with. Notice the kitty in the upper right hand corner?

WINDOW
11 x 14 Acrylics on Canvas

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CAT

KITTY PAW

What a cutie! - He is 8 months old and ALWAYS smiling...

ACRYLIC ABSTRACT

WOW...What a weekend...

Saturday I helped with the setup of the dressage arena for the Equestrian Special Olympics. I met so many wonderful volunteers and also competitors...It was a pleasure to help out at this phenomenal event...Will be there again next year...

Sunday was my first outing at an Art Festival. The weather was perfect...People were great...Definitely worth the time and energy that went into the prep, setup and take-down...Hope to be back next year...

This abstract was finished before the weekend, but I just had no time to post it here. This is a "brother" to the abstract in my last post. Slightly different color scheme, but same approach.

TARGETED
16x20 Acrylic on Canvas

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Close-up showing the paw

In front of my booth.

ABSTRACT AND ANOTHER TASTY CHICKEN RECIPE

Way too much on my plate lately! Work is crazy busy which doesn't give me too much time to get into the studio. This weekend is already scheduled to the max. Between the Art Festifall in Chapel Hill and setup for Equestrian Special Olympics in Raleigh I feel a bit overextended... But, that is life and I am lucky to be able to do all these things!

This painting is VERY different from my usual work. As an artist and a person, I always try to stretch my boundaries and try new endeavors. I believe that all my work with palette knifes tough me to be much less afraid of not getting the the likeness just right and let become much looser in my painting.

This painting still has an Animal presence...Can you spot it?...Hint: Closeup is in the 3rd image

ON TARGET
16 x 20 Acrylic on Stretched Canvas

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Closeup of color layers and textures

Close-up of the Paw

I had to share another great recipe that I found extremely easy and absolutely YUMMY! I LOVE to eat great food, but I don't care for spending too much time the Kitchen. My life is way too hectic as it is...Also, my pantry (or whatever you would like to call it) is rather pathetic, and thus I always look for recipes with the least ingredients...

This creation is from the kitchen of Emeril Lagasse and only had a total pf 6 ingredients (including salt and paper)... I ended up adding some lemon juice and lemon rind to it for an added kick.

Link to the Recipe is HERE

Crispy Pan Roasted Chicken with Garlic-Thyme Butter

WILD PONY - ABSTRACT HIGHLY TEXTURED

My hubby absolutely loves this wild creation. It's one of the pieces that will be going with me to the Art Festival ion Chapell Hill on October 2nd. It is a bit scary to think that the festival is almost here and I still have few more pieces to put together for it. I really need to clone myself!

RED HEAD
12 x 16 x 1.5 Oil on Stretched Canvas
Available www.olgawagner.com

COW GONE WRONG AND PUGLSEY UPDATE

COW gone wrong...or should I say Bull gone wrong...I am stressed and it shows...I started this bull with brushes - then after getting a "bit" unhappy with it's progress, I scraped most of it of and started slapping paint on it with the same palette knife used for scraping...Somehow I scraped of his horns and never put them back - thus we have a COW!

I still really love the original photo and will need to try my hand at a more realistic painting of the gentleman.

Pugsley is still very much under the weather. I did get home early enough today to take him into the backyard to enjoy some sun and fresh air. He really seemed to enjoy watching all the crazy hummingbirds that are visiting our feeders. Tomorrow he will visit the vet for an acupuncture session - If I remember I will bring a camera to take some shots of the porcupine-pugsley!

COW GONE WRONG
10 x 10 x 1.5 Oil on Stretched Canvas
Available www.olgawagner.com

Original photo - It's a DUDE

Pugsley in the backyard. Almost got bombarded by a pair of hummingbirds!

ABSTRACTED CONTEMPORARY HORSE PAINTING

It is amazing how artist's MOJO works and where the inspiration comes from. I found this pretty photo (see bottom of this post) in the image library on wetcavas site. The muscular buttocks spoke to me and the painting was born. Again, I wanted to stick to a very limited color palette. The colors used to create this beauty were: Royal Blue, Indigo, Carmine Lake, Naples Yellow and Naples Yellow Golden and Titanium White.

ATTITUDE

24" x 30" x 1.5" Oil on Stretched Canvas
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Close-up of texture

Original photo that was the inspiration for the painting

EARTHY ABSTRACT - PALETTE KNIFE

This small beauty was painted as part of a couple warm-up paintings for a large portrait palette knife creation. I love the way these subtle earthy colors come together to make a totally cohesive painting.

Tune in tomorrow for the palette knife portrait of a boy in blue hat!

EARTH TONES
6x6 Oil on Stretched Canvas
Available $100

PALETTE KNIFE HORSE

Horse Show on the brain equals one wild PONY!

I painted a similar horse few days back, only much smaller and with brushed. This one is 20" by 20" and is done 100% with palette knifes - Fun...Fun...Fun...

If you are in Raleigh next weekend and want to watch some great horse competition, swing by the Hunt horse Complex and say hi... Here is the website for the event www.cdi-raleigh.com.

MANE EVENT
20 " x 20" Oil on Stretched Canvas
Available $495

ABSTRACT WHITE FLOWERS

Here are some white flowers - boldly fighting the winds and the snow showers! Where is the SUN???

TOGETHER WE STAND

4x6 Oil on Raymar Canvas Panel

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Framed $100.00 No Frame $70.00

SUPER SIZED GREEN ABSTRACT FROG

This one is rather LARGE - 18' x 36"...I painted it with intent to hang it horizontally, but it looks pretty cool vertically. The photo doesn't do it justice...It looks so much more AWESOME in person!

STICK IT - 18" x 36 x 1.5"

Acrylics on Stretched Canvas

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Vertical View...

ABSTRACT TEXTURED PURPLE FLOWERS

I don't know...But for dome reason this one makes me all happy and giddy...Very uplifting painting.

PURPLE TRIO - 16 x 20 Acrylic on Canvas

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Close-up of the painterly flower