Keep in mind, though, that a painting can have many color contrasts and still be in tune. She got the color in tune because she responded to each of the colors she saw and how they related to one another.Īs you move from blog to blog, website to website, and gallery to gallery, if something about a painting bothers you, look first to see if it feels out of tune. If you scan the piece, you'll find yellow, purple, orange and blue or two sets of complementary colors, yet we are not aware of the contrasts, only the freshness and vibrancy of color. One emerging painter who continues to amaze me with her ability to harmonize is Karen Jurick. Once again, Pell achieved this by looking, perceiving and responding to the colors in front of her eyes. We feel the same light illuminating all the colors. Pell has actually used complementary colors-orange/blue-as her major color scheme, yet even these complements feel in tune with one another because the oranges have been slightly cooled and neutralized toward blue. We see yellows and reds cooled by having been neutralized thus harmonizing with the blues.Ī similar type of harmony is found with Lilli Pell's painting below. He's managed this by sharp observation, by simply painting what he sees and by doing that he has given us a painting very much in tune with itself. He has used all the primary colors-yellows, blues and reds- but all are tuned to the overall cool light coming from the overcast sky. Look at this watercolor painting by Charles Reid. In representational painting, if we perceive all the colors to be illuminated by the same light, we instinctively feel the painting to be in tune. And the major tuning has to do with the temperature of light. The major element in a painting that creates harmony is color. No matter how masterful the pianist, if the instrument is not tuned, the music can be nerve-wrecking. One of the worst ear-assaults is a piano out of tune. In an orchestra, if one of the violins is out of tune it throws an unpleasant dissonance into the piece being played. Harmony happens when all the elements in the painting's are in tune with one another. Each is a distinctive result of something which has been accomplished by the artist during the process of composing and painting. In the blogs and other art circles, we see the words harmony and unity talked about like a chef discusses salt and spices, but often I see the two words used interchangeably and they shouldn't be.
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