Hat Party is moving along well. All four faces and three hats are done and I've decided to replace the left-side woman's drink with a mirror. My next decision will be about the color of the remaining unpainted hat. A bright blue would create a triangle of primary colors to play off the green note ... or ... an orange (or another red or yellow) would create a triangle of warm colors, playing off the cool green in a different way. The first choice would probably turn out more vibrant and energetic, the second more subtle and enclosed. Will see.
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Hat Party ... in progress
7" x 8"
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Meanwhile, I've finished two more small paintings involving hats. Between these two, and the above, and the recent Party Hat and Man in a Yellow Hat, I think I'll be done with hats for a while!
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left: Pastry Chef 5" x 5 1/4"
right: Gator Hat 4" x 5" both oil on linen, 2012 |
Years ago at a dinner party, I sat next to an esteemed art professor from Yale. We started talking about the use of color in painting. He told me that when a painter is having difficulty deciding on a color, he or she should always go with mauve. He was quite sincere and ardent about this. You have a third alternative then: blue, orange, or mauve!
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ReplyDeleteThe hat has been painted: blue ... manganese blue ... and the shape reverted to the angular one in the final drawing.
BTW, there was a professor at R.I.S.D. who said the exact same thing about mauve, but I was never sure if he was serious or joking.