Fun Ways To Give Titles To Abstract Art

"Man, Woman, and Child" by Becky Roesler, 12 x 24 x .75 in. mixed media on canvas. Click on the photo for more information.

Fun Ways To Give Titles To Art

"Friday On My Mind" by Becky Roesler. Click on the photo for more information.

Now that I've got over 300 abstract paintings under my belt, I've begun to think less about the art making process and more about things like:

Will I ever run out of good titles for my abstract work?

Yes, that's my biggest fear...resorting to titles like Abstract #963, or even worse, Untitled. Ugh. Not gonna happen.

"Transitions" by Becky Roesler, 14 x 11 in. mixed media on canvas. Click on the photo for more information.

It is so true that "time flies when you're having fun!" I've been making mixed media abstract art for over three years now. What I thought was going to be a little pause from painting realistically has become more of a change in lifestyle than just a change in art style. I absolutely, positively love the freedom of expression that creating mixed media abstract paintings gives me!

"Simple Pleasures" by Becky Roesler. Click on the photo for more information.

I never gave much thought
to the titles of my  representational paintings. The subject made it pretty easy to come up with a name that made sense. But as my work became more about the shapes, textures, and colors than about a thing, my titles became more abstract as well.

It occurred to me that I often choose titles that are about what inspired or influenced the painting. So I made a list of ways to title an abstract artwork. Feel free to steal them and make them your own!

• That song that's stuck in your head for days now. Yes, that one - research the title and musicians so you can give them credit.
• The first thing you see when you wake up in the morning. Try and be nice.
• Your favorite music from when you were a teenager. Go ahead. Own up to it.
• What you like to do when you're not making art (and no fair saying "nothing".)
• Pick a random word from the dictionary...any language will do.
• Current events - either local or world wide happenings that affect you.
• And my favorite way to title an abstract artwork is to ask my funny husband (who knows little about any kind of art) what he thinks. He named "Man, Woman and Child" (top painting) for what he saw in it.
  

Got anything you can add to my list? I would love to hear from you! Please leave a comment below or send me an email from my contact tab so I can beef this list up some more. I have a feeling I may need it someday.

See more of my art at www.beckyroeslerart.com. Buy larger original paintings and prints at my Saatchi Art shop, and smaller original paintings at my website shop.