Saturday 5 May 2012

Colour and background


After teaching the workshop on colours last week I had a burst of creative energy. I read "Brave Intuitive Painting" by Flora Bowley and I was really motivated to try new colour combinations. I decided to use some of my 8 x 8 canvases on which I had painted backgrounds a few years ago...

Old backgrounds











New backgrounds


Regarding Flora Bowley's book, the review which reflects best what is the book about (or is not about)  is by Gemma
http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A213N196RVQMUS/ref=cm_pdp_rev_more?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview#R31E318KVHDPLQ

The chapter on colour is explained with simplicity which is great for beginners.
I decided to keep the book because it gave me inspirations and opened new doors for me.

    

4 comments:

  1. Looks good! The book looks nice too. I've put it on my wishing list.

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  2. Super fun to experiment with colour combinations!
    I finished a painting on each background. Will be posted soon on the blog.

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  3. Wonderful colours, Véronique! I love how books can inspire us and open up new exploration :)

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    1. Received few new art books this week. I'm preparing for the summer, gathering new books and supplies to experiment more... Don't you love being an artist!

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