Our view may be obscured when a change in direction is imminent. But one thing is for sure...a change will come. This painting to me symbolizes a pattern of direction in life that flows in un-known ways. The background is a heated cadmium yellow, orange and burnt sienna and the shadows are a cooler pthalo blue, violet and cool grey. My last post I showed a point in the painting process that needed some cooling down. The painting was too heated and I wanted to incorporate cool

I discovered a fantastic blog by a university professor while researching color balance. The painting I am working on right now is way too dark and heated. I will be balancing the colour with some muted tones and amping up the contrast, color and flow. I may even rotate the composition 180 degrees to help with the composition and flow. I have titled this painting "Direction Change". While creating the composition and texture, I had a change in mind. We all events, small or la