Friday, March 19, 2010

Magenta Blooms paint over for color harmony

I really liked this painting when I finished it. Then I lived with it for a while and realized the dingy yellow background and brown purple in the table top were working against it... Don't know what I was thinking with those colors... The re-paint took less than an hour (!) --and now the magenta tulips pop and I feel it has more color harmony. (Click image to see bigger.)

10 comments:

  1. Linda PoppleMarch 19, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    What a difference! It really pulls all the colors together and the tulips and lemons shine. Beautiful!

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  2. ArtistMarch 19, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    I agree with you, the purrple and yellow background really darkened it up. Now everything pops up! great job!

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  3. SUSAN RODENMarch 19, 2010 at 9:35 PM

    I agree with everyone else. Isn't it amazing how a different color palette cn affect the scene? Looks more "hip". Went to the Museum yesterday, and amazed how dark some of the older paintings were. Maybe they needed to be cleaned?

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  4. Mary Anne CaryMarch 19, 2010 at 10:54 PM

    I like them both but agree, the blue background painting is very fresh. Lovely colors.

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  5. Gwen BellMarch 19, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    I didn't realize it was the same painting until I read. Thought you painted it twice. Wow! Everything came to life with new colors. Just shows how important that background color choice is.

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  6. SYLVIANEMarch 20, 2010 at 3:51 AM

    I liked the brown wall too..

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  7. jsicignano2.blogspot.comMarch 20, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    I thought the same as Gwen, that you painted them twice. Gotta say, that's not a bad idea for the next time. I think both color schemes would sell well. Great job.

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  8. jsicignano2.blogspot.comMarch 20, 2010 at 12:34 PM

    Hi Diane, having some problem leaving a comment. Anyway, what I said is that I liked both color schemes. Well done.

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  9. Jala PfaffMarch 22, 2010 at 12:42 AM

    Is this bad?: I like them both equally.

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  10. Kelley Carey MacDonaldMarch 31, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    Wow. I really like the original - but am WOWed by the updated version! Good call!

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