April 27, 2023
I’ve long adhered to the belief that warm colors adjacent to cool colors make for a dynamic, expressive color composition. And, I won’t deny that the tension created by warm - cool contrast is something I appreciate in a painting. Something essential even.
Having said that, here’s an example of a painting in almost exclusively cool colors that I find pretty close to perfect! No red, orange or yellow required.
Marshall
April 20, 2023
Some mornings the light is more sublime than other mornings. This was one of those jaw droppingly sublime mornings. Happy to bear witness, even if I was required to eschew my typical high chroma approach to color in the landscape!
As is often the case, the most profound lessons arrive when I’m in front of a canvas with brush in hand. Maybe, after all these years, I can learn that color doesn’t necessarily have to be big to be beautiful. I think I’ll go start another painting in soft colors.
Marshall
April 13, 2023
Well, believe it or not, I’ve put the finishing touches on the first eight paintings for my July exhibition at Ventana Fine Artin Santa Fe. I thought I’d share a sneak peek with you.
Here’s a painting that leans a bit more strongly toward realism than is typical for me. But looking across the hillside south of my new studio I was taken with a stand of still needle free larches. Here in Northwest Montana the larches turn a brilliant golden yellow in the fall just before they drop their needles, and in the spring make an even more stunning display when the new needles emerge in a bright chartreuse color. I love larches!
Marshall
