Color
Lately, I've been fascinated by color, and had the realization that I would like to try to be a colorist. To me, that means working with colors that work very well together, and not necessarily what one sees in the scene or reality. I am reading Stephen Quiller's "Color Choices" book, and have decided to systematically do all the exercises in that book, no matter how basic they may seem at the outset. I did the first three, and learned a lot - to the point that I was amazed at how basic they seemed when I read them, how I almost bypassed them, and what I actually got out of doing them. I am also so very taken by Patti Mollica's work. Her YouTube on "Bending Reality" blew me away - the way she crops what she wants to use from a mundane scene, changes all the colors, keeps the value pattern strong, and creates this impactful and mindblowing acrylic - wow! And I am typically not drawn to mediums other than watercolor. Another artist, Doug Dawson, who works ...