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

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Fracturing the Roses



Fracturing the Roses

6x6in oil on canvas board   SOLD

Had a lot of fun with this one. Guess what...No LEMONS!
I guess my series has finished. It only took 17 lemon paintings!!!!

This is completely from the imagination. I was drawing on memory
from the series of roses I did in October/November last year.

Fracturing is a term I came up with for my own work in this technique.

Artist Note.
For those of you who do not do a "series" or wonder why I would
do them, this is my story.
Yellow bothered me. I disliked some of the acid tones I seemed to get.
I never used raw or burnt umber  on my palette - which is
common to darken yellow.
I used purple, the complement, but still had a struggle.
If the purple was too bluish then I would produce green...too red a purple
and I would get an unpleasant brown. Plus, it all depended on the type
of yellow or brand, but now I have found a comfortable way of using yellow
which I did not have before the series.  The series was successful.
This morning I came to the studio and started to paint
the underneath part and found myself getting rid
of the lemons and putting in roses.





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17 comments:

  1. Wow! The painting is brilliant! Thank you so much for your insight and the thought process that goes in behind your decisions.

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  2. How nice you are - thank you! I love your charcoal drawing..

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  3. I love your fracturing technique, I have enjoyed your lemon series! I - not nearly as good as you are - did a series of apples, using them to learn about things I was not comfortable with, and I learned a lot. Thanks for sharing your artist notes.

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    1. Thanks, Judy. YOu sound like you enjoy learning new things as much as I do. Your own work is lovely and I love the lost edges on the last two paintings.

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  4. I love your fracturing technique Julie...so much movement, just gorgeous!! I used to use purple and had the same problem, it takes a bit of trial and error to work through it!

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    1. Glad to hear you also solved the problem through trial and error. The colors you use produce lovely harmony.
      Good to hear you love the fracturing. Thank you

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  5. Wow! Just fantastic! Really wonderful colour, composition and texture.
    Happy Painting.

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    1. Thanks Nora. You are great at those three so I appreciate the complement.

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  6. It is true, Julie, your lemon series was successful, and unforgettable for recipients.
    I look forward to your new rose series... maybe?...
    This painting may be an exciting introduction :)

    Could you tell about the comfortable way of using yellow you have found, please.

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    1. You are always so supportive, thank you. So for you, Maga,
      I will paint yellow today and explain what I learned.

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  7. These roses are beautiful! painting from memory? Ha..Ha..Ha.. I guess I don't have a memory. I will miss your lemon series but hope you will have s flower series now..Wonderful job, Julie as always.!

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    1. You always make me laugh, Hilda. Do not know if I will do a flower series. I usually do one to solve a problem I am having. Lemons were color.

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  8. I, like the rest, salute your fracturing technique, Julie! Love the shimmering appearance of this one!

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  9. How nice of you, Dean, thank you.
    That is a wonderful painting you have on your blog for a Memorial Day tribute. I was moved.

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  10. I've spent the last couple of days reading every one of your blog entries and I will re-read them, as I found so much good information in them. I would love it if you would explain your fracturing technique more. The effect is so wonderfully vibrant! I want to try it myself. I'm an 'almost' neighbor as I live in Tucson.

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    1. Hi Neighbor! I am very happy you enjoy the blog. I enjoy passing on info because I too like continual learning.

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  11. Julie I have just been oogaling(sp?) over your work on Daily Painters! This latest stuff is amazing! Are you on facebook?

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Julie