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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

There is No Blue Without Yellow, Without Orange.




There is no Blue Without Yellow, Without Orange.

8x6in   oil on canvas board    100.

I was thinking of Vincent van Gogh's famous quote taken from a letter he wrote to Emile Bernard, June 1888. The painting was quite lifeless until I punched up the blue.  Brighter than what I usually do when painting from life, but the leaves have gone from this favorite tree so this is from a photo.

Artist Note:

I am not comfortable painting with a strong color contrast...red and green come to mind but orange and blue has always been a favorite combination but I usually I go for a softer and grayed value of the blue.



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4 comments:

  1. It has a nice glow to it...very nice. My favorite bit of this piece is the path that gracefully curves to the right.

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  2. This is bold and beautiful. I really admire your brushwork, something I am working at.

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  3. Beautiful painting with a lot of punch, and I love the title as well as the origin of the title.

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  4. I love it! That warm tree pops beautifully against that blue background. :)

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