From time to time the writers at Art Center Information prefer to go back and review a few selected blogs written in the past. Here are references to three informative blogs that may help the novice understand certain valuable tips and remind professionals of the importance of the basics.

The painting, Serenity in the keys, was painted with a limited palette because the artist desired harmony. The hues were the warm and cool of the basic colors along with titanium white. To view the complete article, click on the picture to the right>>>

In visual perception a color is almost never seen as it really is–as it physically is…colors and the light that affects them creates such a wonderful but complex world. An artist must select how they will use them in relationship to the painting they are attempting. To view the complete article, click on the picture to the right>>>

While discussing the color of light, we said: Of course the quality of air is affected in nature by humidity. The more humid it is, the denser the air. Objects tend to be blue or gray in the distance. Exactly the opposite is true when there is no humidity in the atmosphere. The light is clear. The darker colors do not fade into blue or gray as rapidly. To view the complete article, click on the picture to the right>>>

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