Susan 1/30

Susan 1/30

by | Jan 31, 2026 | Susan

and some more notans…. This week I tried to avoid using any middle values in the design, forcing a choice to put them in the light or dark pattern.. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Susan 1/16

Susan 1/16

by | Jan 16, 2026 | Susan

The painting below is the plein aire study I took this notan from. I always liked something about the painting, but felt like it had some design issues. I don’t know that I solved them, but here is one of the notans I came up with. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6....
Susan 1/9

Susan 1/9

by | Jan 9, 2026 | Susan

1. I’m studying composition this month, using notans. Notans express a painting in the abstract, using black, white and sometimes a middle value. I’m doing multiple takes on 7 of my old Plein aire studies each week. I have to say, it’s a challenge to...

Susan 1/2

by | Jan 2, 2026 | Susan

This year my challenge is to focus on composition/design using the Notan.  I’ll do multiple notans for each of  7 plein aire studies  per week.  I’ll  going to try to revisualize the composition and experiment….