Abstract Paintings

Four of us worked on abstract paintings in our last get-together a few days ago (commissioned by Ellen's mom, who is going to hang the 4 paintings in the doctor's office she works at).  Abstract painting isn't everyone's cup of tea (though it very much is MINE!!), so the night started off with some trepidation (note Ellen's face in the photo below...).

Things seemed to go a bit more smoothly once I brought out some spatulas to smear the paint around with, and some other tricks of the abstract-painting trade (such as using tiny bubble wrap dipped in paint for an interesting honey-comb effect).

So, Ellen was happy in the end...

And so were the rest of us:

Welcome back Angela, by the way!

So, the paintings, close-up, and all together at the end: