Painter Susan Abbott has recently revamped her website/blog and has started writing more detailed, instructional “Painting Notes” articles on Saturdays. I really appreciate her insight. I especially like this one — “Blue, Bluish, and Blueness.” Here, Susan gives a history of the evolution of blue pigment, and admits to blue as being her favorite color.
I also recently came across this blog about the love of blue from Tina Mammoser, My favourite colour: pthalo blue, green shade.
Blue is also a favorite color of mine, if not my most favorite of all.
I recently reviewed my previous work and noticed that blue factors into most of it, and is the predominant color of quite a few pieces. I have posted a few of these “blue paintings” below.
©2013 Carolyn A Pappas, Blues. Colored Pencil, 8 x 8 inches.
©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Lake Eden, VT in various blues. Watercolor and ink, 4 x 6 inches on a 5 x 7 inch greeting card.
©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Turquoise Sea. Ink and watercolor, 4 x 6 inches.
©2012 Carolyn A Pappas, Silent Night. Ink and watercolor, 4 x 6 inches.
©2011 Carolyn A. Pappas, Blue Sea. Watercolor and colored pencil, 4.5 x 10.5 inches.
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