Thu 29 Nov 2007
Plein Air…Fog…and Color!
Posted by Elio under Blogroll
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| 2007 24×36 Fog Sunrise |
What is it about color that inspires artists so much?
For the past two days I have been locked away in my studio framing and shipping paintings for upcoming shows and I am miserable. Everyday is like a kaleidoscope of colors and my windows taunt me with little glimpses of todays inspiration.
One of my students recently wrote me and said, “all I can think about is color and paint. Not the best thing when I should be working.”
It is not by his mixing and choosing, but by the shapes of his colors, and the combination of those shapes, that we recognize the colorist. Color becomes significant only when it becomes form. (Clive Bell)Painting in the fog is all about COLOR. The shapes of things are lost…the values changes are subtle…but everywhere there is color!
Some recent early morning fog paintings. Enjoy!!
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| 2007 12×12 Bay Fog | 2007 12×12 Fog | 2007 6 x7 Fog Colors |
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November 29th, 2007 at 11:08 pm
Elio,
24×36 Fog Sunrise … just awesome!! I was impressed as heck before with your work but this one piece - Wow, I could look at it all day. It just ripps! GV
November 29th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Gregory,
I am glad you like this one. Thought you might. Just a bunch of color and temperature shifts.
Thanks for the compliments and commenting.
November 30th, 2007 at 8:31 am
Elio, nice looking blog.
Beautiful color and paintings. The ‘old’ figure studies on raw boards are really nice.
November 30th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
As always, absolutely breathtaking!! Please hurry and come to Nashville!
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:56 am
Mary,
Thanks for visiting and you nice comments.
December 2nd, 2007 at 9:57 am
Cathleen,
I will be there in April. I just haven’t locked in the exact dates with Lisa.
The response has been amazing.
I will keep you posted for sure.
December 2nd, 2007 at 1:18 pm
The fog series is amazing! Beautiful color. Wish I could ask you a hundred questions about how you mix those hues!
December 2nd, 2007 at 8:25 pm
Robin,
I am glad you love it.
Very good chance I will be in Portland in a month or two…
If you want to venture down and weather permits lets paint.
December 4th, 2007 at 9:58 am
These are gorgeous! Every one is a jewel!
December 4th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Jana,
Thank you.