Friday, September 21, 2012

Figure in Yellow and Red

Drawn Tuesday morning, from life.

Pastel and ink over Tombow marker on Wallis sanded paper, about 9" x 12".
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20 comments:

  1. nouvelles couleurs - vienna atelierSeptember 21, 2012 at 6:04 AM

    The light it's very nice, a great atmosphere i admire you. You know

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  2. Jean SpitzerSeptember 21, 2012 at 7:44 AM

    Thanks, Laura.

    The light in this particular studio is really blah to atrocious, so I go a little wild imagining lighting.

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  3. Linda RothSeptember 21, 2012 at 8:35 AM

    I love your paintings Jean, one after the other. You paint women sad--and I think overall most of us are. You have a color sense that always startles me with it originality when I open to your site. You do very fine work.

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  4. KateSeptember 21, 2012 at 9:39 AM

    You are SO talented!! Shalom! Today is the International Day of Peace (9/21/12) May you and all countries know and enjoy peace.

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  5. minnemieSeptember 21, 2012 at 7:23 PM

    Beautiful palette! The background on this one also suggests a greater context, which of course draws me into a story. Love it.

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  6. Pam HugginsSeptember 21, 2012 at 8:04 PM

    Stunning! I love this.

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  7. Susan CampisiSeptember 21, 2012 at 10:38 PM

    This is lovely.

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  8. MargaretSeptember 22, 2012 at 5:25 PM

    I don't think I have the right vocabulary to say what I mean, but I really like your use of scale here. We want to look at her head, because, of course, it is her head, but I really like how our eyes have no choice but to move down the portrait because of the weightiness of her beautiful hips and legs. The way it plays with proportion reminds me a bit of Modigliani.

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  9. Dan KentSeptember 22, 2012 at 7:03 PM

    Very beautiful! I love the creative colors and the gold against the blue.

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  10. Banjo52September 23, 2012 at 10:28 PM

    This made me realize how often its your use of color that's unusual and compelling. I see some other visitors are seeing the same thing. The red here is just amazing. The shape is graceful, beautiful, and, yes, sad, but without your vibrant colors, all that would have much less impact. I could get carried away about this one--the irony of using red to portray grace and sadness, and so forth. So I'll shut up now.

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  11. JaneSeptember 25, 2012 at 10:51 AM

    Love this lady in the blue, gorgeous painting !

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  12. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:21 AM

    Thanks, Linda.

    I do paint a lot of non-smiling women.

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  13. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:22 AM

    Kate, thanks and shalom! Peace to us all.

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  14. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Thanks, minn.

    Because I was at a far corner, I got to see some of the structure of the room, not just a cloth backdrop.

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  15. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:24 AM

    Thanks, Pamo.

    There is something so graceful about a back.

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  16. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:25 AM

    Thanks, Margaret.

    You are right-on. This was about elongating her bottom half, exaggerating it and giving it much more weight and importance.

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  17. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    Thanks, Dan.

    There can be something so dreamy about pastels.

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  18. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    Thanks, Banjo.

    I keep a very limited palette and let the colors blend somewhat to give additional hues.

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  19. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    Thanks Jane. I love it, too.

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  20. Jean SpitzerSeptember 28, 2012 at 8:31 AM

    Thanks, Susan.

    The paper here, sanded, helps a lot to make the pastels glow a bit.

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