FIRELIGHT Study Red Candle flame
redcandlestudytripleflame
Triple Flame 6"x6"
Hi!
Well, if you were with me last week, and were wondering if the tired
'puppy-dog eyes' worked, I didn't even have to use them. I walked into
the room and Wes was still ensconced in the blankets.
I leaned over and gave him a gentle pat on the shoulder. A muffled
'Yes" reached my ears.
"Um...yes, what?" I queried.
"Yes, let's go to Louie's for corned beef."
Hah! I thought. Even better than Cracker Barrel!
Do I have him trained or what!!!?
Now about flame painting studies...
Doing a small study can help a painter work out any trouble spots
before committing a concept to a large canvas. I'm not necessarily
planning to paint a larger triple red candle, though.
I was thinking more of the distorted flame as seen through the glass
rim. I wanted to capture the movement of a flame, and try once more to
get the coloring in each zone of the flame right, especially in the low
area where the flame ends on the wick.
This is a VERY tricky thing!
If you want to see why, just light a candle and stare at it awhile. As
soon as you think you've figured out what you're seeing, it changes.
As if that's not elusive enough, it's also transparent.
So watch as the yellow-white luminous zone dips and rises and leaves a
hint of itself against the blue as it moves. Sometimes you'll see a
hard rim, and sometimes the edge is barely discernable so that you
can't tell where the yellow ends and the blue begins.
Such alluring beauty in a flame.
And we're just talking about a candle flame. The type of fuel that
causes a flame also effects the temperature, color, and intensity.
A very thoughtful couple sent me some photos yesterday of the beautiful
flames in their fire pit. I think I'll take them some marshmallows and
ask them if I can come observe the next time they do a fire.
I wish I had more for you this week, but be patient, a larger more
fully developed painting is in the planning stage. I'm thinking 24"x12"
twocandlesticks
Two candlesticks- "United"
It'll be based on the composition in this photo, but painted mostly
from life because there are subtleties in a live flame that my camera
just doesn't capture.
The Story
...because there's always a story.
I imagine two unlike people falling in love,...standing strong side by
side decade after trial-filled decade...
Not everyone has had the privilege of having parents who were deeply
and madly in love like mine were, even after raising eleven children.
I know that being born to them was a gift that I did nothing to
deserve...and I treasure that.
My heart aches for those who've experienced divorce or spousal abuse.
My parents were perfect by NO means, but they were committed and united.
I think maybe I just found my title right there. Anyway, that's what I
see in the photo reference.
But everyone's story is different. Who or what do the two candles
remind YOU of?
If you have a minute this week, toss a treat out for your feathered
friends. It's chilly out there....and keep your own wonderful self warm.
Jan
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