I am once again co-hosting a challenge with Esté MacLeod this month inspired by Women Abstract Artists. Esté had curated four color palettes, each paired with a shape prompt and inspired by four amazing female painters. Each palette/prompt will be shared on the 5th, 11th, 18th and 25th of this month.

Be inspired with us, explore and share your outcomes at #coloriabstract and #coloricombo

I’m excited to dive in!

Our first featured artist is:

Lenore “Lee” Krasner (born Lena Krassner; October 27, 1908 – June 19, 1984) was an American ​abstract expressionist​ painter, with a strong speciality in ​collage​. She was married to ​Jackson Pollock​. Although there was much cross-pollination between their two styles, the relationship somewhat overshadowed her contribution for some time. Krasner’s training, influenced by ​George Bridgman​ and ​Hans Hofmann​, was the more formalized, especially in the depiction of ​human anatomy​, and this enriched Pollock’s more intuitive and unstructured output.

Krasner is now seen as a key transitional figure within abstraction, who connected early-20th-century art with the new ideas of postwar America, and her work fetches high prices at auction. She is also one of the few female artists to have had a retrospective show at the ​Museum of Modern Art​.

The first palette is below. The shape to feature in your first piece is … the circle.

Presenting: “Naturally Abstracted”

featuring Lori Siebert & friends

Thursday, August 10 – Saturday, August 12

The upcoming show features one-of-a-kind original 12″x 12″ abstract paintings by 50 incredible artists from North America. Each piece will be the same price ($300 CAD) and will be available through our website when the show begins on Thursday evening, August 10, at 5pm Pacific/ 8pm Eastern and lasts until Saturday night.

There’s a reason, after all, that Square Foot Show has become known as the “Black Friday of Art!” We are so excited to continue to build this incredible artistic community, and introduce novice and experienced art collectors to emerging and established artists alike. 

Don’t forget, by being on the Square Foot mailing list you’re automatically entered to win FREE art! An abstract 12×12″ original by Artist Lori Siebert, will be given to a winner (chosen at random) during the show. Best of luck!