Friday 22 February 2013

ORANGE

Painted in response to a challenge on A Nos Pinceaux, to paint a still life of one or many oranges. Artist and Blogger Evhe usually provides a photo to paint from, but this month we are free to compose our own Orange painting. I chose to paint a Navel Orange in it's natural environment.

ORANGE
Original OOAK ACEO
3.5" x 2.5" 

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The word "Orange" comes from "naranga" which is an ancient Sanskrit word. The colour is often used to attract attention to an area in painting. The colour is used by buddhist preists to represent spirt and in North America, first nations use it to represent kinship.

Bright orange and in particular, Cadmium Orange, is one of the most powerful colours in the paint box and should be used with care. While intense orange can be confronting, gentler tones of peach, coral and tangerine add a touch of warmth and comfort to any painting. In portraits the moderate use of warm orange flesh tones can be very pleasing to the eye.

If you like orange and would like to include it in your decor visit Houzz and view Julia Pockett's "Take a Slice From Psychology to Use Orange Better".
  

Cat # 13053 "Orange" Posted as # 6 on Leslie Saeta's Feb 23 Blog

4 comments:

  1. I love your use of orange...not to weak...not too strong...just right...You really made it work in this painting and the subject matter allowed you to show your talent for color composition !

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    1. Thank you Rochelle. It can be quite a challenge to find the right amount of impact in a miniature. Paintings are like children and it's best not to choose one above another, but I admit to a soft spot for this one.

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  2. This one jumped right off the page - love it. The blue and green with the orange is just YUMMY!

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    1. Thank you Julie. We seem to be mutual admirers. If I sell it I can buy your fracturing Art Byte.

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