Having painted lots of blues and greys all winter, my palette seems unable to do anything right now but reflect the brilliance outside my studio. Pinks, yellows, greens and blues all have all moved to front and center. No longer are these brilliant tones a splash of colour to accent a more muted piece, they are currently the stars of the show.
The series I am currently working on is simply called "Colour Series". It is a body of work I began, having realized that all I want to explore right now is colour in all it's nuances, tones and relationships. The best thing to do in these situations is to dive right in and revel in the options, so I am.
The series I am currently working on is simply called "Colour Series". It is a body of work I began, having realized that all I want to explore right now is colour in all it's nuances, tones and relationships. The best thing to do in these situations is to dive right in and revel in the options, so I am.
Yellow has alway been a hard colour for me to work with, I have never found yellows to be a colour that took up large space on my canvases. Finally I am finding a place for it - mostly lemony, green hued yellows, but yellows nonetheless in all their wonder. Bearing in mind the previous post, it doesn't take much to see the beginnings of my new enthusiasm for yellow.
Pink is a colour that has suffered great overuse and abuse, but is a true color of Spring and appears in nature with such magnificence that I cannot leave it out. Pink walks a line between the tepid pinks of pastels and the deep magenta-hues of the Peonies that have just bloomed in my garden. I love to give pink it's due and let it stand for all things deeply feminine and strong.
Green, like yellow is a color I have danced around a bit and never really explored. Now that it is spring, how can I not draw inspiration from the insanely grassy-green grass and brilliant yellow-green tips on the trees outside my window? As a result, there is lots of green being mixed on my palette.
There is of course always blue on my palette, it is the color that speaks to me most truly. I am adding bits of brilliance and hints of grey to my blues, so that they can best off-set the brilliance elsewhere.
As the days heat up and we head towards summer with the hills around us turning dusty and yellow, will my colors reflect not only summer's brilliance but also the dried-earth ochre and yellowing grass of my days? I look forward to finding out...
