Falling Day
5x5" Oil on Canvas
$45.00
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Often as artists, we need to be reminded of the basics in color theory and composition. Over the next few weeks, come with me as I review the roots of a "good" painting. Of course, art is subjective, but I believe the fundamentals are imperative.
The skyscape miniature paintings I have been doing the last year or so actually started out as color studies. Based loosely on photos taken of the incredible sunsets of Arizona, the works are primarily investigations of color juxtaposition. In "Falling Day", I added cadmium red deep between the purple and yellow, which are opposites on the color wheel, to calm their relationship a bit. Adding bits of the purple to the horizon yellows allows for a softer "punch".
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4 comments:
Ooo, this is heavenly!
i once had a dream
(and remember it vividly)...
i could fly, and did over oceans, and
the sky looked a lot like the colors in the piece.
what a feeling of tranquility. richness.
thank you, Cyndy... beautiful.
Chuck
This piece is beautiful. I love how you captured the atmospheric iridescence. I don't know how else to say it. Very strong and soft at the same time.
Thank you, Chuck, for always reminding me to see the "awe" in the heavens . . . and if we could really fly, what amazing beauty we could behold.
Hi Christine, It has been a while. Thank you for the compliments. I'd like to think that perhaps "simultaneously strong and soft" could describe my personality. You are intuitive.
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