Ella Chiang 9/9/24 Ella Chiang 9/9/24

Tiny Abstract Blue

Trying for more movement today and experimenting with more colors layered on top of each other.

A tiny abstract oil painting with blue as the main color

Ella Chiang 9/4/24 Ella Chiang 9/4/24

Tiny Abstract Red

A riff off of Tiny Abstract Yellow with different colors. I’m really enjoying the yellow circles when they have a lush amount of paint on them.

A tiny abstract oil painting with red as the main color — Tiny Abstract Red

Ella Chiang 9/2/24 Ella Chiang 9/2/24

Tiny Abstract Yellow

I felt like being pretty loose this time and wanted to do an abstract without a reference photo or guide. Just playing around and seeing what comes out of it.

A tiny abstract oil painting with yellow as the main color — Tiny Abstract Yellow

Ella Chiang 8/28/24 Ella Chiang 8/28/24

Hawaiian Beach No. 04

Well, just as I was finishing up and getting ready to post this. I went to sit down in my chair, my arm accidentally hit a paintbrush, which was drying in a cup. That paintbrush flipped through the air and landed on this painting. So, it doesn’t look like the photo anymore. It has got some splotches and imperfections where it was hit. Oh sad times.

So, I have learned an important lesson, the paintbrushes should not be next to the drying paintings. They’re now on separate desks, but man, did that make me sad for a minute. I take comfort in knowing this was a mini painting, so it was only hours of my time and not days or weeks.

Enjoy things while they last, life is ephemeral.

Oil painting of a beach in Hawaii — Hawaiian Beach No. 04

Ella Chiang 8/26/24 Ella Chiang 8/26/24

Hawaiian Beach No. 03

A different source photo now, same Hawaiian trip. It may or may not be an entirely different beach than the last two paintings. Painting these make me want to go back to Hawaii though. Eat some macadamia nut ice cream, enjoy the sun and the ocean. My favorite vacations are the ones where I get to be in the water.