Abstract Art to Paint is Harder Than it Looks (maybe)
Although most people think abstract is something simple to paint. It is actually harder than realism. You have to look inside of you and paint something that does not have a concrete basis. Painting something that is real is just reproducing it (I do a lot of that) But trying to paint something you can’t see but only feel is a challenge.
Aesthetics is the important aspect of abstract art. It first has to be interesting to the eye, the patterns and the shapes that attract the viewer. After that the intellect takes over to determine its meaning.
Our mind always wants to find patterns in abstract art that may have a sense of realism about them. They show up in the process of painting - that somehow, as a painter we end up painting patterns - and they seem to stem from the shapes we see in nature. If you look at other of my abstract paintings you will see this pattern or design is similar to others. That is what happens when painting abstract art. There is a tendency to paint similar colors and design until you have worked out that particular though in your mind.