A Splash of Purple
August 26, 2009 by Janice
Back to the passion blooms today. Early morning paths of purple. Hm. Yes. Looks like a splash. Or a volcano ring. It’s just paint. But in the piece it has a role. Oasis and agitator. That’s why you see the strands of yellow not too far away. Yellow excites purple as much as it neutralizes it. A paradox. Yes. But that is the nature of color relationships.
There’s only one passion bloom open on this particular painting, a sideways glance at that. The majority of the piece is green. So yes, you can expect some subtle use of reds to do the same thing for all of that. There are two tree trunks auditioning for the part. But it will have to be less obvious, maybe a little sneaky. Already I have smuggled a little into the violet. It will only take a touch of red, like lipstick, not too much, but yes, you’ll notice a difference. Maybe not obvious, but it will be there.
Restraint.
Not enough to throw off the balance, or make something classy take a walk of shame.
Just something extra to add the oomph.
Some people will not even know what hit them.
Using color like that is kind of like wearing mink on the inside as the expression goes. Maybe no one knows that it is there, except you, but it’s there all the same adding richness. And more. Making everything come alive. Fuller.
So yes.
That’s what I said.
Using restraint and limits to make more.
Heightened creativity.
I don’t know about you. But that can be awfully exciting.
A challenge.
Today for me it is playing with this area of purple. Just making that one bloom into an oasis and an invigorator. And finding my way with some subtle reds. All because of the green.
Paradox. Limits. And richness.
From one bloom.
We’ll see how it goes.
The artist is smiling.
It’s only paint.
But look closer.
It’s you and me. And what we make of our world.
You see that don’t you?
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I love that saying, “wearing mink on the inside.” I never heard it. And i love that kind of thing. My dad used to say the best bluff in poker is the when they think you don’t have the cards but you do.
This kind of work begs closer inspection.