I've been working my way through some colour exercises lately, under the tutelage of a variety of books from Kevin MacPherson to Stephen Quiller. This exercise is from Lori Putnam's workbook, Exploring Color. This is about exploring colour and any two of yellow, orange, red, violet, blue, or green may be used. The concept is to use the two colours to create light and shadow, but still make the hues identifiable no matter how you combine them.
I used ultramarine blue and cadmium orange for this, along with titanium white and was fairly conservative in colour mixing with a little mud thrown in for good measure. This is the view from the door of my studio out into the laundry room. Not the most beautiful view but the shapes were interesting and the light coming from a half bathroom was all that was illuminating it.
Interior scenes are not something I've done a lot of, but the appeal is there if the lighting is right and simple scenes can become glimpses into intimate life.
The study is 5 x 7 in oil on a canvas panel.
2 comments:
I know you said you were going for color, but I really love the composition! It's very unique and creative and the lines pull my eye around so nicely! I like it very much!
You know the more I painted, the more I was impressed by the scene too. Its a very nondescript view but became more interesting as it progressed. Thanks for your comments.
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