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.
Next - the Complements - a fav!
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.
Next - the Complements - a fav!
