Friday, March 18, 2011

Lavender/Blue 1

Painted this afternoon, from life.

Oil pastel over oil paint, 16"x20" canvas.
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19 comments:

  1. Denise SCARAMAIMarch 18, 2011 at 5:59 PM

    Fantastic colors!
    and expression!

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  2. Anthony DuceMarch 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM

    Very good use of complementary colors. Great dramatic piece.

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  3. William MichaelianMarch 18, 2011 at 6:47 PM

    Zounds! Wonderful work.

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  4. Katherine KeanMarch 18, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    Wonderful colors - and the texture is great. Is that a result of the oil pastels?

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  5. pasadenapioMarch 18, 2011 at 8:57 PM

    Love the colors.

    Bring to mind a couple of songs:

    Am I Blue? and Lavender Blue

    Now they're stuck in my head.

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  6. Jean SpitzerMarch 19, 2011 at 7:11 AM

    Thanks, all.

    Katherine, the texture is from the (mostly) dried oil paint, which shows in areas that I've applied the pastels, some of which are smeared and some laid on top.

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  7. Linda RothMarch 19, 2011 at 8:02 AM

    The texture does very nice things to set the mood of the painting. And the colors compliment it. I like the dash of violet on her leg. There's a transparency that makes the painting very dream-like.

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  8. Pasadena AdjacentMarch 19, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    Got yourself a stunner little lady. Really, I hope you have this one made into a print. Just a whole lot of nice things going on here (like the treatment right of flank and above bent leg)

    btw: I caught your reference to Seraphine de Senlis so I watched the movie (thanks, I'd have never caught this otherwise) I found a blogspot on it.

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  9. Banjo52March 19, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Ditto everybody on the GREAT colors here. One of my absolute favorites here. I like the lines too. Is she pregnant?

    I finally got to the Serpahine link today (was busy with a sub teaching gig for 2 weeks), and I'm hooked. She and Christopher Smart sound like quite the pair. I intend to look into both a lot more. These lives people lead, endure . . .

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  10. Cafe PasadenaMarch 20, 2011 at 1:42 PM

    This must be what may later be know as your "multicolor phase."

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  11. nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelierMarch 21, 2011 at 9:32 AM

    ohhh this is especially fantastic! great light

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  12. MargaretMarch 21, 2011 at 2:28 PM

    It fits my mood on this cold and wet day. But I'm glad for clothes. It's cold!

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  13. Jean SpitzerMarch 21, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    Thanks, all.

    For those who are interested in genius/madness/religious obsessions: the recent-ish film Seraphine, with an amazing actress (Yolande Moreau) in the title role as the self-taught turn-of-the-century (19th to 20th)painter, Seraphine Louis.

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  14. AnonymousMarch 21, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    Oh, that's a looker. Like she's draped over a lilac waterfall.

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  15. Susan CampisiMarch 22, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Such a peaceful pose, like she's sleeping on a giant lavender pillow.

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  16. Jean SpitzerMarch 22, 2011 at 2:47 PM

    Thanks, AH and Susan.

    Waterfall, pillow . . . .

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  17. Jackie EdwardsMarch 26, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    Hi, good to come across your wonderful work. In this painting, fanastic use off colour and light.

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  18. Jean SpitzerMarch 27, 2011 at 7:55 AM

    Thanks, and welcome, Jackie.

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  19. AnnieMarch 27, 2011 at 8:41 AM

    What an eyecatcher! Beautiful!

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