From the Artist: The name of the painting is 'Three colours, red' and if you are aware of the trilogy, then the answer is yes, I did also paint 'Three colours, blue' and 'Three colours, white'.
It is pure watercolor, painted on Saunders Waterford 140lb half sheet using Winsor & Newton artists quality watercolors, particularly Winsor Red, Scarlet Lake, Quinacridone Red and Perelene Maroon. I thoroughly enjoyed the process of painting this work – particularly the challenge of controlling the wet-in-wet parts with several of the reds mixing on the paper. Some of the hard edges were masked with fluid – not something I do too often, preferring a softer, more natural approach.
From the Painting Guide: I do know of the trilogy (read review from About.com's Home Video/DVD Guide), and although I've never watched it I've a friend whose enthusiastically told me about them several times (they're among his all-time favorite films).
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Shades of Red: Just look at the glorious shades of red in this painting and the range of tones. I think it's more of an abstraction than a still life, that it's a gorgeous example of how color and shape can be the subject of a painting.
It is pure watercolor, painted on Saunders Waterford 140lb half sheet using Winsor & Newton artists quality watercolors, particularly Winsor Red, Scarlet Lake, Quinacridone Red and Perelene Maroon. I thoroughly enjoyed the process of painting this work – particularly the challenge of controlling the wet-in-wet parts with several of the reds mixing on the paper. Some of the hard edges were masked with fluid – not something I do too often, preferring a softer, more natural approach.
From the Painting Guide: I do know of the trilogy (read review from About.com's Home Video/DVD Guide), and although I've never watched it I've a friend whose enthusiastically told me about them several times (they're among his all-time favorite films).
Things to Consider When Looking at This Painting:
Shades of Red: Just look at the glorious shades of red in this painting and the range of tones. I think it's more of an abstraction than a still life, that it's a gorgeous example of how color and shape can be the subject of a painting.