Posted by gene Kronberg on December 18, 1999 at 02:36:45:

In Reply to: crumpled color posted by Silver on December 12, 1999 at 05:29:14:

: Yes, and I think that is fascinating!
: Since I don't have a way of projecting, I must splash paint around and then step back and have a look.

: You once told me you got some of your colors from those in the source.
: With me the color is a MAJOR problem and that may be due to the fact that my early years were spent more with pencil and ink than bold colors.
: I love color, as you know, but it is always quite difficult for me to use it.
: Lacking any training in color theory or wheels, I just flail around until it "looks right".

: I heard a sculptor give a talk recently, and he said that he had a famous artist in a cl he was teaching who also did professional sculpture.
: While the teacher worked in a formal way with shapes leading to forms leading to detailed figures, the other fellow normally just flailed away until it "looked right".
: It took him ages to finish a piece, and a great deal of effort and frustration.

: The teacher showed him a few simple basic steps to join geometric forms to get the proportion right before the detailed work was begun.
: The student was amazed at how easy it was and how quickly he could get it "right" and get on with the finish-up without all the trial and error he had been going through.

: It occurred to me that I was that student the way I use color, and I have not found such a teacher yet.

: Silver

Silver:
I recommend John Sloan's "Gist of Art" as an excellent source. Other artist/writers include Josef Albers, Klee, and Kadinsky.

Gene

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