Color Studies: What and Why?
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"Golden Inlet" 4"x6" (still wet)
"Dusk On The Grassland" 4"x6" (still wet)
"Dusk On The Grassland" 4"x6"
(still wet)
Hi,
If you have heard some artists describing their smaller works as color
studies, then you likely already know what those are.
But here's a short recap just in case.
In general, a color study is just what it sounds like.
The artist paints a small piece and pays close attention to the
placement of subject and nuances in light and color. This is usually
done as a way to work out the bugs before attempting a larger version.
Color studies are full paintings in their own right, just smaller and
less detailed.
Sometimes a color study turns out so poorly that I scrap the idea
altogether, or start over as I did once this week. It was one that had
some unusual and captivating light shining through a tangle of trees.
I am NOT giving up on it because I believe that when I get it right, it
will be stunning!
Thankfully, these two came out well and I want to do them larger.
Just how large, I have not yet decided.
Here's the next fishing lure on copper.
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Fly Fishing Lure III Oil on copper
I was intending just to do this once, but there is so much great detail
in it and sparkly reflection that I feel it deserves the full treatment.
But that lure is really tiny and hard to capture with the naked eye.
I'll have to use a magnifying lamp, but I am determined to capture this
little guy.
Once the 6-8 of these small lures are dry and mounted on velvet,
they're going in my Dale House Etsy shop.
Photo references are a real life-saver for me during winter months, but
the best kind of color study is one done by direct observation where
one is forced to work fast and loose to capture the ever-changing light
and atmosphere.
So today, I'm off to do some plein air painting. An artist friend put
together an Art Walk for the residents of Beaumont Commons, a
retirement community in Dearborn, and invited our Dearborn Artists
group to come and paint for their enjoyment.
It promises to be a beautiful day for it.
So while I'm out there enjoying the spring sun and birdsong,...
I hope you get some too!
Jan
P.S. About the giveaway on June 8. I realize that not everyone is an
avid fish enthusiast, so I will offer a second choice when the time
comes.
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