Year of Abstract Painting Study - Exercise #1

 The first group of lessons in the book addresses working with SHAPE.  The instruction is to cover the paper with a number of large expressive shapes .  Then, when the paper is covered, scratch into the paint while it is still wet. 

 

I am working in a spiral notebook of mixed media paper that can take wet medium.

The size I am working with is 11 x 14" . 

I don't have very much experience working with paint on paper or canvas, but I like the effect of this first exercise.