Showing posts with label influence of nature on color choice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label influence of nature on color choice. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Color and Light From Nature

This week I was surprised to find how much my color choices had been influenced by observing nature -  or is that Nature? The funny thing is that I first made the paintings and then saw the wonderful light and shadow with all that beautiful foliage. Who knew?


"Guest Star", 2014, 14" x 14" x 1.5", mixed media with encaustic on panel







"East of the Sun," 2014, 14" x 14", mixed media with encaustic on panel







"September Blue," 2014, 14" x 14" x 1.5", mixed media with encaustic on panel






For the "Relative Geometries" show at Conrad Wilde Gallery in Tucson (opening October 4th),




More info about the "Relative Geometries" show will follow - along with images of my other paintings in the show which have little or no resemblance to anything in nature but fruit and flowers.