Personal Art Blog
Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Purple and Alstroemeria
Purple and Alstroemeria.
8x6in oil on canvas panel $125.
White Alstroemerias. I found them difficult to do without making them too
hard edged..
I love them though for three reasons.
They come in many colors,
are inexpensive,
and they last a while under lights.
Artist Note.
Warm and cool colors are important to me in my work.
I try and punch the contrast more than what I actually see.
Here are colors I made up before I started the painting.
Cool on the left. Warm on right.
I added white to a middle value
and I can bend them up or down
from there.
I made the yellow lighter on the cool
side so you could see the full range.
I added purple to cool and darken it.
I made the greens from these colors.
Anytime you add white to a color it
cools it down so to lighten the warm
colors I add a little yellow.
Here is a close-up showing the warm
and cool of the vase and flowers
My light source is warm so the shadows
are cool.
Labels:
alstroemeria flowers,
daily painter.,
floral,
fracturing technique,
impressionism.,
julie ford oliver,
still life,
warm and cool colors demo.
I am a painter living in Las Cruces, NM. After many years as an illustrator I turned to fine art to develop my own artistic voice. I currently teach talented and enthusiastic artists in oil, acrylic and egg tempera painting. I am also a member of the Artist Guild of Southern New Mexico.
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HI Julie, Thanks for your feedback on my Carnations painting today. Love your blog, signed up to follow today. And congratulations on your 400th blog post- I'm up in the 200"s so I know the kind of commitment that takes. Your work is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNice of you to visit and comment, Pat.
DeleteGreat compliments. Fracturing really enhances this set up. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. Thanks helen.
DeleteSome things go better with fracturing that others. Goal is to be able to do everything with the technique.
There's that lovely purple again! Truly beautiful Julie and I love Alstroemerias, I used to have them growing in my garden.
ReplyDeleteYes - I love color and flowers.
DeleteI am luck to be able to paint what I want to.
Thanks for commenting Karen.
Another beautiful painting! I've been working on the warm and cool colors as well. I say working on, I should say I'm conscious of this while painting. Although, it's not second nature yet! There are so many aspect that go into a painting and you've definitely got it down! I have a wonderful book by Vicki McMurry that addresses this subject quite well. Thanks again for your great blog!
ReplyDeleteJen
Thanks. I googled Vicki's art - wow!
DeleteThanks for the lead.