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Albion Arts

Stan Chraminski

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To balance the grounding in reality of my landscapes, I create abstract or non-objective paintings from many sources. One source is my palettes. I use wax paper on a board for palettes and after a few sessions, I remove these and replace them with a new sheet. I fold and save the old palettes as a reminder of the wonderful colors I mixed and of the painting process. In reviewing my stack of old palettes, I began noticing fantastic colors and shapes. Pretty soon I started using selected sections of these palettes as a basis for abstract work. I usually start with a very colorful section and then refine and simplify, mainly by overpainting many colors and shapes, until I achieve the result I desire. The traces of the underlying areas add to the depth and texture I love. Samples are contained below.

Blue Butterfly, Oil, 16x20

Party Time, Oil, 24x28

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Four, Oil, 16x20

Dark Day, Oil, 42x52

Green Fish, Oil, 16x20

Green Ghosts, Oil, 20x27

Grey Abstract, Oil, 20x24

Pi, Oil, 42x52

Question, Oil, 24x36

Two, Oil, 24x36

Red Bird, Oil, 24x24

Yellow Bird, Oil, 38x40

SWIRL Abstracts

I also paint what I call swirls. These are made of loose brush strokes where I start out with lines and then fill in and add colors and lines as the inspiration strikes me. The basis of these works are also some small works I did with various colored markers. I wanted to make something more permanent from these small works so transcribed and interpreted them into acrylic and oil paint. I see these as Jackson Pollock type works, but more under control, because I love to use silver, gold, and other metallic colors, like Pollock did.

Black Infinity Net, 42 x 52, Oil on canvas

Red X, 42 x 52, Oil on canvas

Cool Infinity, 42x52, Oil on canvas

Black Infinity, 36x48, Oil on board

Gold and Silver Swirl, Oil, 16x20

Primary Colors, Oil, 16x20

Gold and Green Swirl, Oil, 16x20

Blue and Yellow Swirl, Oil, 16x20

Green and Orange Swirls, Acrylic 20x24

Blue and Yellow Swirls, Acrylic 16x20

Dancing Man, Acrylic on board, 18x24

Red Ladders, Acrylic on board, 18x24

Red Circles, Acrylic on board, 18x24

Red Infinity, 36x48, Oil on Canvas (2 panels)

GRID Abstracts

My newest work involves grids. I have been reading about abstract expressionism and its aftermaths, minimalism, plus a new book on Brice Marden. I have been looking for a way to move forward from earlier art "movements" and somehow combine them. These new works start out as taped grids to which I add my swirl type abstract expressionist ideas, and then peel off the tape to form the grid. I finish the "blank" spaces with greys, to form an almost op-art effect. I title the work by using the number of cubes in the grids. The paintings are covered in thick paint so texture becomes a part of the effect also. It takes quite a few hours to paint in individual squares when there are hundreds of them. I look forward to seeing where the grid idea takes me. I have a few others where I drew the grid over an older work and then filled in the cubes I felt needed changes. Some of these have the feel of an old wall or graffiti. I will post some of these once they are finished.

576 Images, 24x24, Oil on board

775 Images Grey Grid, 26x32, Oil on board