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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Pitcher And Fruit.



Pitcher And Fruit.
8x6in oil on canvas panel  $140. SOLD

Artist Note.
My favorite combination
of colors. Blue and gold.
The white of the tissue
adds the punch necessary
to prevent the two opposites 
fighting instead of 
harmonizing peacefully
together.

30 comments:

  1. Hello Julie, I love this!
    Ok, I love almost all you have painted... I love the light and the emotions in that and it can be seen in every single picture that you love to be an impressionist.
    Did you ever think about "making/printing" a book with your wonderful pictures and artist notes?
    I would appreciate to have such a book in my hands and to look at your pictures and go with my finger tips over them - although the printed pictures wouln'd feel like the originals :)
    Have a nice start into the next week.
    Beo

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    1. Hello Beo, Thank you for such a generous comment. I went to your blog and was delighted to find a wonderful bird. Neat design and your colors are joyful. I love al things avian.
      A book? It would be nice, but I do not know when I would find the time. Maybe one day - I have had other requests.
      Thanks again, Beo.

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  2. I love the richness of the pitcher and how it lightens as you go near the tissue and then down to the apples. Lovely!!!

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    1. Hi Joan - nice that you like it - thanks.
      I envy you having a nice tea shop to go visit and sketch. it has been a while since I have done that.

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  3. That subtle reflection in the pitcher from the fruit is fantastic. Another beauty Julie. Love the colors.

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    1. Glad you noticed the reflection. That was the third try. It was hard to get it just right. The pitcher is colored glass and not as reflective as metal.
      I like your landscape, Blanche, especially the way you handled the green.

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  4. Julie - this is so beautiful. I love your choice of colors and truly you know just the right mix of elements to make your work sing. Blue and orange tones are a favorite of mine. Although I love your turquoise and dusty rose colors you so often use as well. Hope after you finished this painting you had a bite of that lovely fruit. :)! Hugs

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    1. Hugs back and thanks for the great comment, my friend. You made me feel reeeeal good!
      Love your "snowy" post. Especially the beautiful photo of the blue jay.

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  5. Hi Julie :) I'm also a big fan of blue and gold or orange or yellow! I love your background, would be very interested to know what colours you used. I love the way the violet appears in the shadow of the fruit and again in the golds of the background :)

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    1. Be happy to tell you, Leesa.
      I mix a red/purple ( aliz and ultra bl) and mix it into all my yellows for different colors.
      It makes a wonderful yellow ochre with a yellow medium or dark. I do not use any cadmium colors so chrome or permanent yellow takes its place. With the light yellow it made the
      naples yellow and be careful to mix the purple mixture to a lighter value first.
      And the mixed yellow ochre color goes deeper when a smaller amount of yellow is mixed with the red/purple. It has to be a purple on the red side otherwise a great green is produced.
      I also used some of the mixed purple in the background.
      Hope you found this interesting and helpful. let me know.

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    2. Julie thank you so much for your generous instructions! You are a sweetie :)It's always useful to find out new colour mixes, especially from someone as experienced as you are. I rely a lot on Quin and Cad to make violets and golds so that is very interesting. Also I don't use ultra much...I can't wait to try them out (including the green!)Thanks so much :)

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  6. Julie, your work is always harmonious and beautiful to look at and this is no exception!
    Sharon

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    1. Hi Sharon - good to see your post on the meeting of Urban Sketchers in London. Your sketch of cream tea brought back great memories.
      Thanks for the visit and lovely comment.

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  7. Your blue pottery works always glow and this one does too! Love the way the light has traveled all over this piece!

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    1. Hi Padmaja, I am so happy you like it - thank you. I really enjoyed painting it.
      I think you must have enjoyed painting the beautiful sunrise you just posted
      - it is beautiful.

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  8. If only life were like blue and gold harmonizing without fighting!:)

    Beautiful colors and a smart setup. Another winner!

    Libby

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    1. Thank you Libby for the nice comment.

      I agree with Randall on your blog/question about blog comments.
      Some do ask questions and I answer on here like I did with Leesa, see above - just in case it can help some other reader.

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  9. Absolutely beautiful Julie. Love those rich blues on the vase as well as amazing texture...you never disappoint us!!!

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    1. I agree - it is a rich blue. Happy you like it Hilda.
      It is soooo good to see you are back posting again. I really missed your blog.

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  10. One of my fav color combos also. The pitcher here made my heart sing. I just want to run my hand over the pitcher. Loves so comfy.

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    1. Hi Sharon - I have noticed we have similar taste in color. Other things too.
      That is an interesting post you have about your friends and collecting. I enjoyed reading it.

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  11. How lovely this is, Julie! I love magnifying your work and getting a close-up view of your paint application. Love how you meld colors together creating such beautiful texture. I always am entranced, too, by the warm/cool interplay. The area right in front of the closest apple is so rich with temperature shifts. That blue and white pitcher is just stunning!

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    1. I always enlarge work too - I guess we are both in love with paint! Thanks for the lovely complements - they do give me a boost.
      The warm/cool was emphasized by Ovanis Berbarian. Sometimes I push it more than others.
      Your painting of the abstracted marigold is fascinating to me. The way you have the outer petals melting into the background really works. I love the way you try new techniques. Your inspire me.

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  12. This is another gorgeous painting, Julie. Like all the other commenters, I adore the colors. I've viewed your fracturing artbyte several times, but what you, yourself, do with the technique incorporates so much more. There is your knowledge of composition, form, and light -- all of these are amply evident in your paintings. Frankly, these would be apparent no matter the technique. Your skillful observation, experience and level of accomplishment always shines through.

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    1. Funny you say all those nice things, Helene, but I had the composition, form and light before I started the fracturing technique. I could have painted the same painting and it would not have the unity the fracturing brings. I remember quite a few followers dropped me when I started doing it. But I was lucky enough to slowly gain more... taste is so subjective.
      The important thing is I really love the technique - the paint quality is important to me,
      Thanks for the great comment and the chance to communicate with each other..

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  13. One of my favorite subjects , jugs and fruit , with everything bathed in light, just beautiful !

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    1. You are so right, Jane, you do a wonderful job of painting them.
      I do love your Walk With Fido. A happy painting!

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  14. great lighting and white is great to paint. its not just white and captured all the colours it can have :)

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  15. You are right about the white...all colors are friends of their neighbors - and lovers of their opposites!
    Great clippers you sketched.

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  16. Another masterpiece, Julie. Your still life compositions always read as much larger paintings....real jewels!

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Cheers,
Julie