In these three examples afternoon shadows set the mood of the paintings. Cool and muted colors describe the two kinds of ‘limited’ illumination that define the shadow areas, just enough, to draw the viewer into the work and engage the imagination.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Shadow Mysteries
The fall and winter seasons are a special time for me, an extra treat for the senses. And no time of day is better than the evening, when the sun’s rays transit more obliquely through the atmosphere. The result is a world bathed in lovely umbers, ochre’s, and sienna’s and punctuated by draped shadows. Inherent in this play of light and shadow is a question; what the mind cannot see clearly, it makes into mysteries.
In these three examples afternoon shadows set the mood of the paintings. Cool and muted colors describe the two kinds of ‘limited’ illumination that define the shadow areas, just enough, to draw the viewer into the work and engage the imagination.
In these three examples afternoon shadows set the mood of the paintings. Cool and muted colors describe the two kinds of ‘limited’ illumination that define the shadow areas, just enough, to draw the viewer into the work and engage the imagination.
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You are a maestro of light and shadow! One never needs to ask the question "What time is it in your painting?" I think it's always a grand time of day! Ah, contrast!
Thank you for saying it that way. Can I quote you? ;`)
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