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| Looming, oil on canvas panel, 6x6 inches. ©2011 Amy Tennant |
Friday, June 17, 2011
Looming
Yesterday I attempted a plein-air painting (working outside, directly from observation) and had frustrating results, so instead of posting that painting I am posting my next hedge painting for the New Zealand paintout. In the meantime, I am giving myself a refresher course on the elements of color theory: hue, value, intensity, and temperature. It's sort of like learning choreography - you have to go through the steps slowly and consciously at first in order to get them lodged into your muscle memory, so that when you actually do the dance you no longer have to "think" about it. According to the somewhat chalky landscape I came out with yesterday, I would say that alla prima color choreography is not quite planted in my muscle memory yet.
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It's lovely Amy. The colors are all working well together, and the textures are fun.
ReplyDeleteReally dynamic design, tempered by soft atmosphere. Good one!
ReplyDeleteThanks to both of you - glad you liked it!
ReplyDeleteI like your composition, and treatment of the shadow. Hey outdoor painting is tuff stuff, it is as you say a bringing together of all the elements. I'm sure you have read Edgar Payne's composition book, given your background. But I just discovered it, and am working my way through it. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.
ReplyDeleteHi Cindy - actually I didn't know about the Edgar Payne book, so thank you for the reference. Another one you might be interested in is Landscape Painting by Mitchell Albala. He teaches at the art school in Seattle where I studied and I like the way he breaks down all of the elements, from plein air to working from photos. I need to give it another look myself!
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