“Screen - Night” (Reversible)
(Mixed media with Silver Leaf)
148cm high x 128cm wide
ABOUT THIS PAINTING:
"Night" is the reverse side of the screen I
discussed in last week’s post. I
repeated the same subject composition but changed the mood with colour. I observed moon lit nights so as to
understand how the moon’s luminosity casts shadows among the trees. How the colours are reduced and how light differs from day time.
Although the same scene is replicated,
it was suprisingly, very challenging to reproduce it on both sides. This is because my brain gets
confused with reversals and plays games with just where the trees are supposed to be. It’s hard to describe when the pictures are
finished but it was difficult when producing it.
Artistic techniques used in the
painting
The colours for “Night” were carefully planned.
Again a tertiary triadic colour scheme was used. In this instance, Purple is the dominant
colour. The intermediary colour is Green
and the subordinate colour is Orange.
I have split the dominant Purple between Blue Violet and Red Violet (Alizarin Crimson and Magenta). White is also been used. The Green is Phthalo Green and the Orange is near Cad. Red Orange. The Phthalo Green when mixed with Magenta turns into a cold steel grey, which I lighten with White. The shadows are mixes of Orange, Blue Violet, Magenta, Phthalo Green and White. The Aqua is the Phthalo Green and White.
I have split the dominant Purple between Blue Violet and Red Violet (Alizarin Crimson and Magenta). White is also been used. The Green is Phthalo Green and the Orange is near Cad. Red Orange. The Phthalo Green when mixed with Magenta turns into a cold steel grey, which I lighten with White. The shadows are mixes of Orange, Blue Violet, Magenta, Phthalo Green and White. The Aqua is the Phthalo Green and White.
I printed a photo of the painting and then decided where to place the silver leaf to best direct the viewers’ eye. The point of interest is
the Aqua area where the moon breaks through the trees. Note that this area is broken into smaller, and more numerous shapes than any other area in the painting.
Texture is used in the tree foliage and the mid foreground, by adhering tissue paper to
the canvas. This technique is consistent
with the other side “Day”.
Composition is discussed at length in the previous post (#39) and how the composition
evolved will be the addressed next week when I also overview print making.
“Day” and
“Night” represents for me the duality of existence. Dialectic opposites make up a whole, just
like life and death together equate to existence. They are just like different sides of the
same coin.
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