Tuesday, February 14, 2017

New Work: Looking Up 4 and 5

Looking Up 4
16" x 16" painted papers collage landscape

Looking Up 5
16" x 16" painted papers collage landscape
I decided to add one more design to this series and to try some different value ideas. The first piece was more an experiment in using a majority of similar hues with just a few spaces of a complimentary color. The second piece is more an experiment using darker, more closely related values and with the larger areas being similar hues and temperatures.  I like them both for the different feelings they evoke (for me). All five pieces remind me of the colors of the landscape on the recent hike that I took at Red Hills in Jamestown, CA.

Hope everyone has a lovely Valentine's Day today, no matter what you choose to do.
Thanks for reading and commenting,
Libby
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  1. UnknownFebruary 15, 2017 at 11:32 AM

    I'm enjoying your experiments. How will you use the knowledge you are gaining from these? I don't know if that is a dumb question. Will you set out on your next series with a specific repeat of the color qualities juxtaposed?

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    1. Libby FifeFebruary 16, 2017 at 9:39 AM

      Carol,

      I think that question is just fine. It has made me think which is good right? So, truthfully, I don't know if I will do anything specific like you mentioned. I do know that the color choices and experiments with value placement help me to get more experience with using proportion which is a major component of how I think about design. For this particular set of colors too I learned about the overall impact of a set of values. I chose to paint my papers this time in 5 values. Some were closer together than others, like values 3 and 4 didn't have that great a step between them. As I worked those mid values together I could see how that closeness was affecting the work.

      So, I'll take that knowledge forward for the next set of colors. Hope that makes sense. Glad that you asked!
      Libby

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