The Painting of "Inlet Glow"

This painting is done on a 36x36 square gallery wrapped canvas coated with a layer of thick gesso to add texture.

This painting is different than many that I do because it begins with a yellow base, which I typically don't use. I begin the painting by laying in varying colors of yellow with a bit of pink. I want the overall chroma of the piece to be yellow (warm). The painting is a Tetrad (two sets of complementary colors) of yellow/violet and red/green.

Once I have some of the yellow and pink in I begin to lay in an area of consolidated cool colors across the middle of the piece. I chose as my cool colors the complements of yellow and pink which are violet and green, to complete the Tetradic color combination. I randomly choose the violets and greens, aiming for a variety of color and value as I go.

I continue to adjust the colors and values on the painting as required until I believe it to be complete.

Enjoy!

If you'd like to learn to paint in a spontaneous and intuitive manner, check out my list of upcoming workshops: (You can view a list of 2018 workshops HERE)

January 18-20, 2018 Forstall Art Supply, Birmingham, AL. To register contact Annette: Email: contact@forstallart.com or phone: 205-870-0480, or visit: http://www.forstallart.com/workshops.html
February 1-3 David M. Kessler Fine Art Studio, Winston-Salem, NC. To register contact David: david@davidmkessler.com or Register Online HERE. (SOLD OUT)
February 21-23 Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, Fort Smith, AR. To register contact Casey Seamons: casey@fsram.org
March 9-11 Arts and Design Society, Fort Walton Beach, FL. To register contact Hanna Joensuu: hanna222@cox.net.

As always, thanks so much for your support!

David

P.S. If you cannot attend a live event, or prefer to learn online in the comfort of your home or studio, Abstract Painting Academy is my online workshop: