Evening Glow - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting by Marcy Brennan

Evening Glow - Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting - 40"x30" - $1200

I painted this painting twice!  It's an abstracted impression of my sister's backyard.  She and her family live about 10 miles west of the turnpike off Okeechobee Road in the "country" where cattle graze in idyllic pastures and our famous Indian River citrus grows.  Several months ago, we were out there for dinner, and the sun was setting and casting a beautiful light across their backyard.  I snapped a few photos.  Later, I decided to paint the scene you see in the photo below below.  The first painting was a really bad attempt at a more realistic expression of the scene and not at all what I had in mind.  But there were some beautiful green mixes, so I incorporated those in the more abstract expressionist scene you see above.  It turned out exactly how I had envisioned it.  Sometimes, it takes two paintings to get where we want one painting to end up!

My reference photo of the scene:

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New Mini Abstract Series - Bonita by Marcy Brennan

New Mini Abstract Series - Bonita

I have had a blast paintings a number of new series of tiny abstract paintings and will be sharing them with you series by series.  This first series I'm sharing is called Bonita, after Bonita Springs, Florida. These are really colorful little gems that would be perfect in a grouping on a small wall that is screaming for a pop of color!

These are all acrylic paintings with a heavy high gloss gel medium mixed into the acrylic, painted with only a palette knife (no brushes).  The gloss gel medium gives them a nice sheen.  The edges are all painted in a medium gray color.

Each 6"x6" painting is $25 each and each 8"x8" painting is $35 each.  I also offer some discounts for multiple purchases and prints of each are available as well.  Please visit my website for more info.

Bonita 1 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 2 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 3 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 4 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 5 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 6 - 6"x6" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 7 - 8"x8" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 8 - 8"x8" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

Bonita 9 - 8"x8" on 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas

There are so many different ways to hang a grouping of these paintings!  You can even hang them on the diagonal for a really different look.  ;-)  I created a Diptic of all nine of the paintings to give you an idea of how cool they all look together.  (Keep in mind the bottom 3 are larger than the top six, but with prints, you can have all nine printed the same size.)

I'd love to hear how you would use these paintings in a grouping.  Also, if you have a particular set of colors you would like painted in my swirly abstract style, I would be happy to create some especially for you.  Just leave me a comment below.

"Fiesta" - New Abstract Painting Series by Marcy Brennan

Fiesta 1 - Acrylic on 36" x 36" Gallery Wrap Canvas - $1200

I had a blast painting this vibrant and colorful abstract series in a visit to my daughter's in the Atlanta area.  It was so wonderful having several days without my phone ringing or beeping with texts.  I think I need to leave town more often. ;-)  This is the first and largest in the series, all in the same color palette.  My daughter picked the teal and magenta colors which are both our favorites.  I named it Fiesta because all the bright and fun colors reminded me of fiestas I attended during my time in New Mexico.  This is on a 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas with the edges painted white.

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Fiesta 2, Acrylic on 24" x 24" Gallery Wrap Canvas - $500

This fun and colorful abstract acrylic painting is perfect for a wall needing a burst of of color and energy!  It has multiple layers of paint and lots of energetic brush strokes.  I'm a huge music lover and listening to my favorite music puts me in a wonderful mood.  I think my Fiesta paintings show what a great time I had painting them!  This painting is on a 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas with the edges painted white.

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Fiesta 3 - Acrylic on 24" x 24" Gallery Wrap Canvas - $500

This is the third painting in my Fiesta series that I painted while visiting my daughter in Atlanta.  We loved the big jars of turquoise and magenta paints at Hobby Lobby. They became my jumping off colors.  I added in some other bright colors to create these fun and colorful new abstract paintings. This painting is perfect for adding a pop of color to a room and the 1.5" deep edges of the gallery wrap canvas are painted white.

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Fiesta 4 - Acrylic on 24" x 24" Gallery Wrap Canvas - $500

This is the fourth in my Fiesta series of abstract paintings.  I used the same color palette in this piece as the others in this series, but it has more of a geometric feel to it.  Lots of hot, vibrant colors and interesting shapes.  This is on a 1.5" deep gallery wrap canvas with the edges painted white.

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