Auroral Ribbons

"Auroral Ribbons" 12" x 12" Oil on wrapped canvas

Ribbons circled the celestial orb in a galactic attempt at gift wrapping her. Moments later something burst — spewing particles into the atmosphere like so much confetti.

This was painted on the same day as the other Auroral piece, using the same palette of colors, but what a different outcome!

Carol

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Auroral Zone

"Auroral Zone" 12" x 12" Oil on wrapped canvas

This is how my brain functioned today as I applied paint to a black canvas. Oh, my, I didn't know this is how those thoughts would look! But now you do, too.  

The color is finally pretty true. I used Prussian blue and cadmium lemon to make the green. I like that the blue photographs as blue and not various shades of purple.

Carol

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Ribbon Ripples

"Ribbon Ripples" 12" x 12" Oil on wrapped canvas

Here is another of revelation of what's going on in my brain. I just paint these. They emerge. Develop. Evolve as my brush drags across the canvas. I have no explanation for them. I just do them. 

Once again, however, what appears to be blue here would be categorized more as purple in my mind. If you are considering buying it, it's not a BLUE painting.

Carol

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Simply Stated

"Simply Stated" 12" x 12" Oil on wrapped canvas

Here's the simpler painting I mentioned yesterday. It's dioxazine violet and cobalt blue intertwining with one another, using white to pull the colors into the foreground and black to push them back.  It's really very much more interesting to look at in person, as are all of the pieces in this series.  

Carol

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