Power is restored, paintings scanned and ready for posting! It is, however, still raining …. Sometimes it helps to have a low level of energy. When I painted these last week, I was halfway through our power outage from Hurricane Irene. All fourteen paintings done that night during the Blues Jam express a put-it-down-and-leave-it attitude. …
One of my favorite paintings from this week’s Blues Jam… Justine is a delight to paint whether she is on stage playing bass or sitting at a table sipping wine. Nothing complex here. The ink line is simple and direct. The watercolor washes are simple and direct, an analogous color scheme at its most basic …
Transitions between shapes as well as combining detail shapes into larger masses can be accomplished by using clusters of cool colors and/or clusters of warm colors in similar values. Oli’s blouse, the glass of beer and the table work together as one larger shape, separating the red background from the yellow shape of Oli’s arm. …
The neutral gray divides the warms and cools while, at the same time it ties them together. Transitions between colors create mood, energy and movement in a painting. Transitions can be abrupt or subtle. Transitions act as cliffs to fall from or stairs to take at one’s own pace. Double complementary color schemes can appear …
Transitions between figures using color. For me, this little painting is what jamming is about. Todd and Rob are face to face, not playing to the audience. They are playing off one another’s rhythm and sound, held together by Steve’s drum beats. The colors and little shapes that are suggested by their bodies play off …
I’m getting to like primary colors. When painting in the dark at the Blues Jam I’m not overly concerned about color reality. A lot of musicians wear black. A lot of musicians wear blue jeans. One thing I love about Roberto is that he wears light-colored shirts that give me the opportunity to play with …