Saturday, October 22, 2011

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"True love is fierce and passionate through all the twists and turns of life." Today's posting is dedicated to my niece, Kim, on her wedding day. Early congratulations to her and Larry as they begin their life together. May the "true love" of my other viewers receive a new appreciation as you go about your day.

This is a very contemporary piece using some of the "hottest" color combinations in interior design. The obvious thing would have been to include hearts plus red, white, and black. So this is a great lesson in taking inventory of the different color combinations that have emerged this year and keep coming. It is not necessary to keep doing the obvious things.

One way to develop a piece from a well designed room is to select your favorite magazine with many images to choose from.  Before mixing your paint, make a note of the approximate percentages of space that each color occupies. Then use a very spontaneous technique of applying paint to paper using those same percentages. You will want to do it this way because it is not only the color that's appealing, but also the amount of color revealed that has captured your imagination.

In this piece, Liquitex Pouring Medium plus acrylic paint was used as a means to do the pour and create the shapes. Magenta Quinocridone was used in the background with the neutrals. The lettering was done with Windsor Newton Brilliant Red Violet. Just something to try or think about.

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