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Color Theory Comes to Light in the Shadows
Bodie, from the collection of Matt and Denise Warren Around 1987 or 1988 I began studying with a very talented and knowledgable colorist painter named Jim Faber. He explained to us the Impressionistic...
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More About Color Theory
Complimentary colors – the opposites on the color wheel, make for a visual ‘zing’ in a painting. In my early twenties I was taken back by learning that someone with whom I had attended High School was...
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Painting Difficult Subjects
This wedding-themed painting features some subjects like lace and cut crystal that may seem difficult to paint. Some subjects freak people out. When faced with trying to draw or paint someone’s...
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The Joy of Mixing Colors
A young beginning painting student starts mixing colors. My painting teacher, Jim Faber (who was a wonderful colorist) said is that “in light there is all colors.” So when we paint we can attribute...
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Autumn Colors Inspire Art
Autumn Still Life (detail) Well Fall is in the air! As much as we long for summers here on the North Coast because we have such an abundance of rain, still, we tend to greet Autumn with great...
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Vibrancy in the Shade
“In some spheres the shadow condition is the condition of greatest growth. The beautiful Indian corn never grows more rapidly than in the shadow of a warm summer night. The sun curls the leaves in...
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