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Roses In A Square

8"x8" oil on raymar panel  $200.

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Artist Note.

I am rather pleased with this one.

I feel the new fracturing marks work well 

and I really like the colors.

I came up with the colors from a 

Monet Painting.

I am using his waterlily work for 

 this month's Guild's focus 

which is on Color harmony.

This one is the Analogous harmony

  that is

where you follow the color wheel.

In this case, green, blue,

with a dip into the purple.

Monet's emphasis was on the blues

Mine, the greens.

I had pre-mixed all the colors 

that he used, testing them first

on the plastic sleeve 

 the photo was placed into.

I then used them in this still life.

The proportions of the colors

 are different of course.

His lily colors are my roses

His green tree reflections are my leaves,

and the different blue colors 

are my background. 

His accent of purple is my vase.

Have you used a famous painting 

to give you ideas for

your color harmony?

A Floral and An Analogous Demo

Three Flowers

6"x 6" oil on canvas panel  $110  SOLD

Artist Note.

At the Artists Guild this month we are 

working on doing the basics 

for getting back in touch 

with the different

sets of color harmonies. 

After a two month break

 the basics 

are a fun way to start the flow.

  We started off with 

Monochromatic of course. Easy - one color

in all the right values and chroma.

Next

 the one below was a demo

for the Analogous harmony

choosing 

the run of the wheel from

from orange,

 to yellow to yellow green.

SOLD

Shown on my palette below are 

T White - Perm Yellow Lt - Orange - I Black

Pre-mixed before starting to colors 

shown below 

Important

Mix black with white to 

the correct VALUE before

adding it to the other lighter colors. 

The yellow and black
make the greens
The orange and black make browns.
Gray mixed from black and white
added in small proportions to the
colors makes many subtle
 mauve,
green,
pink,
 and bluish neutrals.

The top painting is done with
Yellow Light, Permanent Rose
(instead of the tube Orange)
It gave me a cool pink
as well as orange.
I also went into a touch of
Ultramarine Blue added to the Black
 to cool down the gray into a true
blue/gray
for warm/cool bounce.
The effect is brighter in
all the colors, but
 especially in the greens.

I know all of you reading this already
know all this stuff about color,
but when I was
painting for my show last month
I found lack of good color harmony
was the single main reason I
tossed and started again.
Have to remember
ONE
DOMINATE (more of)
COLOR.

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