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8X6 oil on canvas panel    Always a fun study to play simple complementary colors against each other, varied by light and shade. So, when I decided to paint this beautiful Fuji apple, I went looking for a blue-green backdrop, and placed the apple on a black mat board for accent. I like the effect of making one of the pair a grayed neutral versus the other bright and strong. The strong needs less area to be balanced by a greater amount of the neutral. It’s what happens to both in the light and shade variations that brings the magic to painting.

An artist finds his happiest combination in a play of complementary colors. They are direct contrasts yet do not jar; they awaken the beholder, but do not disturb him. (Charles Burchfield)All colours are the friends of their neighbours and the lovers of their opposites. (Marc Chagall)