Developing a New Craft!

I have been inspired!! I'm studying Abstract Expressionism and was wildly drawn to creating some Abstract paintings myself showing my experience here at Mizzou. Even though painting is not a requirement of my Art History class I have already bought new paints and have 6 canvases ready to go so this is a great assignment for me and a great way for me to share the outcome of my aspirations with fellow Artists. I decided in studying the Expressionist Artists of the early 1900's there was just as much scientific thought going on in their paintings as in the old traditional realism paintings. Some of the German painters prided themselves in completing a painting  in 15 minutes and part of their success was in planning. They spent time observing people and places and then they did rough sketches of what they saw. So to plan these paintings I (using new technology) have been taking pictures around Mizzou. I have collected these and I'm still adding more. I want to use several images from the pictures but change and rearrange them to express the feelings attending Mizzou has had for me. I am including an example of one below. I am now going make a sketch or several sketches from looking at this collage before I decide on one to paint. When I get to the painting stage I am going to decide on lines and colors for their expressive qualities and "Try" to paint it in 15 minutes. I may take longer but I am looking forward to working on this body of work and I have found many things we've learned about using technology has helped me in breaking down the process in to steps that will make attempting a new craft easier for me.