One of the realities of a longstanding art practice is the development of a deep familiarity with material. Anyone who has been working for a considerable length of time will undoubtedly have found their "go to" colors. I certainly have.
With this pastel sketch "Kind of Blue" I deliberately grabbed a handful of pastels that I'd never used before! A foray outside my color comfort zone led to a very nice painting. If I do say so myself!
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Marshall Noice
December 3, 2023
I do love big color! As is obvious I’m certain. But the sublime beauty of a recent moonset inspired these two uncharacteristically subtle paintings. This view to the west of Lone Pine Road is now entirely white. White sky and snow covered hills. Maybe I should try for even more subtlety. What do you think?
By the way, I really appreciate your following me on Instagram.
Marshall
Here's a recently completed quartet of paintings that are unified both in composition and color theory. The repeating vertical elements create strong unity from a design standpoint. And the common theme of cool colors over warm colors tie the four paintings together from a color standpoint. Even with those similarities the four paintings make a highly tensional visual statement thanks to the variety of warm colors in the background. Red, orange, yellow, magenta and pink.
Take a look at my Instagram page to see the progression of this piece from start to finish.
Marshall
