Abstract Painting and the Creative Process

* There is no road map for intuitive painting, so how do you navigate the uncharted territory of making an abstract painting? One of the most useful tools I have found is to apply Richard Diebenkorn’s Notes to Myself on Beginning A Painting, referencing them as signposts along the way.

These Notes were found among the painter’s papers after his death in 1993 and they offer a remarkable insight into his artistic process and the rigour with which he approached his search for abstraction.

They’ve also been influential in guiding my own painting practice and in the video I talk about how I apply them to my own gestural abstract painting process.

* Read my blog post on Richard Diebenkorn's Notes to Myself on Beginning a Painting: https://www.trudietaramoulton.art/blo...

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Happy creating!
--Trudie x
January 2024