In Painting, Color is Emotion, Light is Feeling
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Color and “Light” Glenn Hirsch, Instructor
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Color and “Light”Glenn Hirsch,
Instructor
‘light’ = ‘emotion’
the contrast of light and dark
the variety of warm and cool
Paige Valentine
Elmer Bischoff
“Theatrical” light: spotlight, cast shadow
Rembrandt Berthe Morisot
Dutch Master vs. Impressionism
Maurice de VlaminckMonet
Impressionism vs. Expressionism
Alexei JawlenskyPaul Gauguin
Expressionism
Kathy Wilson
Abstract Expressionism
Color theory to enhance the illusion of “light”
What’s the ‘true color’ of the house?
The ‘real’ color doesn’t exist independently of the light
Claude Monet painted the cathedral at different times of day
The contrast of warm and cool versions of each color
Colors
a "warm yellow" Cadmium Yellow Medium
a "cool yellow" Cadmium Yellow Light or Pale or Lemon
a "warm red" Cadmium Red Medium or Light
a "cool red" Quinacradone Crimson or Alizarin Crimson
a "warm blue" Ultramarine Blue
a "cool blue" Cobalt Blue or Cerulean Blue or Turquoise Blue
a "warm green" Sap Green or Chromium Oxide Green or Perm Green Light
a "cool green" Pthalocyanine Green or Viridian
a "warm brown" Burnt Sienna or burnt umber
a "cool brown" Raw Sienna or raw umber
a "black" Any black or mix your own: Alizarin Crimson + Pthalo Green
a white Titanium white or "Permalba" brand oil white
Paul Wonner
Lighter b/w value in the light
Brighter intensity in the light
Warmer (orangey) red in the light (vs bluer purplish) in the shadow
Chromatic scale:
• Light to dark• Bright to dull• Warm to cool
Georgia O’Keefe
“real” or “abstract”
Brandon Jauregui
Brandon Jauregui
The brush changes direction, following the contour of the shapes
Work from thin to thick, allow each layer to dry, block in the whole composition, including the light and shadow
Painting the background also redefines the edge of the shape
(e.g., behind the cheek)
Andrew Durgin-Barnes
Andrew Durgin-Barnes
Stephen Magnum
Brandon Jauregui
Brandon Jauregui
Elinor Schnarr
Elinor Schnarr
Elinor Schnarr
Abigail Drapkin
David Park, Portrait of S.C. Pepper, 1953
Elinor Schnarr after Jean Dominique Ingres
Elinor Schnarr after Jean Dominique Ingres
