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CEDAR GULCH

April 23rd, 2008

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10×8 oil on gessoed panel $150 
This is taken from the view outside our living room window. It was being back-lit by a late afternoon sun, producing an interesting shadow pattern with brightly illuminated foliage. I decided to do a color study with the intent of learning something from using the bright, saturated palette of one of my favorite painters, Mike Svob.
I thought it would be a good chance to show the three major stages I moved through to do the study. Here, first, is the light/dark shape arrangement that I designed from the available scene. Black on a warm neutral toned gessoed panel.04_23_08as.jpg
This is how it looked once I laid in the general color notes for the shapes. At this stage, I wanted to place carefully mixed paint paying close attention to the values. It’s really true that almost any color will work if you get the values right. But, I’m also interested in the interplay of the hue selection, and keeping the chroma (saturation, intensity) up.
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In the final stage (the first image above), I made adjustments to edges, pattern development, color relationships, detail and attention to contrasts at the focal center. There you have it.
Mike Svobs palette of color relationships always intrigues me, and takes me into an area of painting that’s pure enjoyment for me. I’d be interested to hear your comments or questions if you’re interested.

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