"Strange Attractors" Oil on canvas 12" x 12" © 2011 Marilyn Fenn This is one of my favorite paintings from my latest series of abstracts; this one is from last weekend. These new works are very process-oriented, though of course, I do aim for a final happy outcome. This series is primarily about paint: pushing it over, around, through, beside, until I'm satisfied with the composition, shapes, colors, brushstrokes and amount of paint. I do love the soft palette I achieved in this painting! See full post »

"Molecular Vibrations" | Oil on canvas | 12" x 12" | © 2011 Marilyn Fenn | Of all the paintings I've done, this may be my favorite painting so far. I love the colors, the nice thick paint and the general happiness of this painting. It evolved from the work I did on the last five abstract paintings. I'm really enjoying pushing thicker and slicker paint into, over, around, and through previous brushstrokes, and the wonderful color mixing that happens on the canvas. Working this way is going to be fun! See full post »

"Trial Separation" | Oil on canvas | 12" x 12" | © 2011 Marilyn Fenn | I have a few paintings from a couple years ago that never really worked, so I painted over one of them a couple months ago, but never got it to a finishing point. Last week, I reworked the painting one more time. It's a bit rough, and looks slightly different and much better from a distance, so I may either re-work it (again) or paint what I like from it in a larger more intentional work. However, some of my friends like it just like it is, so I have decided to live with it for a bit first. See full post »