Abstract Saturday: Elisabeth Cummings

Cummings is an Australian artist born in 1934. She's been painting since the 1950s, quietly and with a small but devoted following. Now in her 70s, she lives an idyllic life in a kind of artists' community in the west of Sydney, while her work gets better than ever.

Elisabeth Cummings (b. 1934) Still Life with Jug 2004

Elisabeth Cummings (Australia 1934 – ) Black Sally reflections, Namadgi 1996 via. ("Black Sally" is the common name for the Eucalyptus stellulata.) — Elisabeth Cummings (Australia 1934 – ) Black Sally reflections, Namadgi 1996 via. ("Black Sally" is the common name for the Eucalyptus stellulata.)

White Still Life 2013 Oil on Canvas 101x126cm via Kingstreetgallery.com — White Still Life 2013 Oil on Canvas 101x126cm via Kingstreetgallery.com

This week on my drawing board

Earthquake stories, Pt .2. Aug. 9, 2007 12:58 a.m. I woke to the sound of crows cawing.

Abstract Saturday: Roger Hilton

Roger Hilton (1911-1975) was a British abstract expressionist painter of German extraction. My favorites are his yellow, brown and black works.

Untitled, 1956 Oil on Canvas 35.5 x 40.5 cms (13.95 x 15.92 in) via — Untitled, 1956 Oil on Canvas 35.5 x 40.5 cms (13.95 x 15.92 in) via

October 1955 by Roger Hilton was sold for £103,250 at Sotheby’s. Image: © Estate of Roger Hilton. All rights reserved, DACS 2010 — *October 1955* by Roger Hilton was sold for £103,250 at Sotheby’s. Image: © Estate of Roger Hilton. All rights reserved, DACS 2010

Roger Hilton March 1960 via tate.org — Roger Hilton March 1960 via tate.org

Roger Hilton Foliage with Orange Caterpillar 1974 via tate.org — Roger Hilton *Foliage with Orange Caterpillar* 1974 via tate.org

Grey Day by the Sea, February 1960 1960 Roger Hilton 1911-1975 Purchased 1960 via tate.org

Roger Hilton | Composition II 1951 via bbc.co.uk Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 50.9 cm Collection: Southampton City Art Gallery — Roger Hilton | Composition II 1951 v ia bbc.co.uk Oil on canvas, 76.5 x 50.9 cm Collection: Southampton City Art Gallery

Untitled by Roger Hilton 1956 Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 76 cm Collection: Leicester Arts and Museums Service — Untitled by Roger Hilton 1956 Oil on canvas, 55.5 x 76 cm Collection: Leicester Arts and Museums Service

Palisade, August 1959 via bbd.co.uk Oil on canvas, 152.4 x 137.5 cm Collection: National Galleries of Scotland — Palisade, August 1959 v ia bbd.co.uk Oil on canvas, 152.4 x 137.5 cm Collection: National Galleries of Scotland

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Abstract Saturday: Roger Bissière 1886-1964 (French)

Abtract Saturday: Robert Motherwell

I've been trying to learn abstract painting this past year, so naturally I spend a lot of time staring at the great Abstract Expressionists who burst forth from obscurity to turn the art world on its head in the 1940s. These are my favorites from Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991).