Red Totem
Abstract painting – Acrylic on Canvas
120×45 cm
Please view the enlarged version of this work – thank you.
Red Totem belongs to the following groups:
Abstract Art, African Art and Photography, Colour Me Vibrant Red! and ♫.•°°African Art At heART°°•.♫ Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters
Belinda "Billy...
Gorgeous!
Cilliers
Thanks Billy – glad someone finally noticed!
Cilliers
I was getting a lot more comments when I was doing my beach art… but I was on the bubble a lot more too then…... mmm, I wonder, does amount of commenting left = amount of commenting given. I thought it was on merit of work, I might be wrong.
Karin Taylor
this is really beautiful!! the colours are soooo brilliant!
Keith Russell
excellent totem
Cilliers
thanks guys!
Cilliers
JennyDean
Exellent Carmen.
Ed Moore
Hi Carmen…This is very nice, but hey, that beach art is amazing. I am so new to all this, I dunno if the amount of comments given = those received, but hey, who cares? The art is what it is, and if people care to comment, it’s very nice, and if not, sell it anyway! lol. Thanks for all your help in the past. Be good!
Heloisa Castro
absolutely marvelous
Colin Tobin
Awesome!
I really like this.
Marco Trezza
great minimal and good colors…
Shylie Edwards
my favourite colour!!!!brilliant
Firedrake
Lovely! Looks nicely textured.
Elné Burgers
Brilliant! Love the red.
Cilliers
Thanks everyone! I love this one too, but have since been told that it’s not my most ‘sophisticated work,’ I’ll post the more
sophisticated work when I get a chance to photograph it in better light.
Damien Venditti
hi Carmen …. this is great …. i love that your abstract work always has that human feel devoid of pretention
Linda Ridpath
this is really gorgeous, the depth of colour is awesome…
Cilliers replied
Hey everyone! Thanks for sharing your comments on this one. I’m pretty chuffed with this, it took me ages and ages to finish off, there are probably about 10 – 15 layers of glazes so although it appears to be a simple abstract it was in fact quite a process. x : )
Cilliers
Thanks for adding this to your faves!
German Saravanja
Very cool- I love the brilliant blue.
Cilliers replied
What a cool name you have! Thanks for the comment, I have to go check your work out, your new to my part of the bub!
Lucindawind
fantastic Carmen !
Cilliers replied
Hey Lucinda – thanks! Hope all is well on your side of the planet! X C
GittiArt
Hi Carmen , this one immediately caught my eye….it’s a real eye-catcher !!! Bravo !!!
Vasile Stan
Brilliant work in so many ways. I love it.
Cilliers replied
Thanks Gitti… and ICandor – I would love to know in which ways? LOL – no, don’t worry, unless of course you have time : )
Vasile Stan
Sure Carmen:
- brilliant red background, which is one of my fav colours;
- simplicity of forms in contrasting, complementing colours;
- sparsely arranged cuneiform shapes hinting to a vertical shape/structure, perhaps like a vessel/ship
- perhaps, more than anything above, it’s a feeling of organized structure with simplicity and clarity of vision with a passion for life.
... hope this quenches your curiosity triggered by my initial vague comment. Given the time, I could be even more synthetically analytical on my “dissection” of your art… LOL
Cilliers replied
No need to be more synthetically analytical, you w ere good in this one! : )
Michelle Hogan
Perfect for my house : )
Cilliers replied
put in a good offer and it’s yours!
Alan Findlater
Really good work well done
Cilliers replied
Thanks Alan, I really enjoyed painting it. The red was the last part (the last 10 layers of glaze or so) and the little windows of colour is how the painting started (the whole canvas was like that, blues and greens) and then I started the long process of knocking it all back to leave just slivers of blues and greens. Anyway, I enjoyed the process and thank you for commenting. : )
Libby Yee
Hi Carmen thanks for your kind comments about my work. I love this one – very rich and beautiful colour
mattman
Even the thumbnail got me. Would love to see it at 120cm high.
Up and down direction along the totem, grounded with the block at the bottom. Several calming circles along the way with very few sideways knocks. All set against a passionate red headspace.
To me it’s emotional harmony.
Great work Carmen,
M
Cilliers replied
Sadly Matt this photo doesn’t really do it justice in regards to the fact that a lot of the blending is lost – the actual painting has layers and layers and … more layers of glazes so it’s quite deep and rich.
Now, on another tack – can I just say, if I am going to look for someone to write reviews on my work then the job is yours! Thanks for such an indepth comment, I believe you must have really taken a proper look at this to come to your conclusion and I am very pleased : )
mattman
I took as indepth a look as the web could afford.
Sadly that’s a far cry from standing in front of a work as you proved when you referred to blending.
The web is convenient but I’ll never forget the awesome difference between looking at Francis Bacon’s Study for Chimpanzee on the web compared to being enclosed by it when I stood in front of it.
James Lindsay
I really like this…I love the balance and subtlety of the red and the blue parts, and the boldness of the red.
Cilliers replied
Thank you James, there’s nothing like an indepth comment to boost the spirits!
Betty Mackey
Super perfect!
Cilliers replied
Thanks Betty – hope you have been keeping creative and well! x C
Deb Milligan
another striking work. just beautiful.
linaji
this is what I love about abstract and minimalism… you are brilliant.
Cilliers replied
You are very kind – thank you!
melodious
really wonderful Carmen! Simply and powerful!
Phil Eckert
Fabulous work Carmen !! & Looks great in the black frame..
Sandra Fisher
Love this work too!
MOC2
Very beautiful.
Woodyk2
Brilliant.
Adam Spence
This is a brilliant piece, very vibrant!
Kim Grace
Well I love it!