Collection: Abstract

Abstract paint by numbers is the collection for painters who want color and shape rather than a landscape or a portrait. Geometry in Motion and Rhythmic Domain are built from flat blocks and clean edges, the kind of canvas that finishes fast and hangs well in a modern room. Twisting Colors, Curved Waters and Echoes of Imagination are the fluid ones, with long ribbons of color that look painted freehand once the numbers disappear. Lips Expression and Blue Eye lean toward pop art. Grateful Mandala, Lotus Meditation and Golden Tree of Life sit closer to pattern work, with repeating sections that many painters find the most relaxing of all.

Abstract Cat and African Hermit put a recognisable subject inside an abstract palette, which is a good middle ground if a fully non-figurative canvas feels like too big a leap. Beech Forest after Klimt belongs to the same family: a real forest, treated as a field of color.

Every kit ships with the numbered canvas, the pre-mixed acrylic pots and three brushes. Most designs come in five canvas sizes, from 30x30 cm to 60x60 cm, and in 24, 36 or 48 colors. Fewer colors means larger sections and a quicker finish, which suits the geometric designs. More colors bring out the gradients in the fluid ones. Prices start at $19.95 and shipping is free to the US, the UK and the EU.