Acrylic on paper. A still life with sunflowers, apple and eggplant. In this work I became aware of the many functions of color. The ability to move the eye harmonically or disruptively, in the suggestion of an atmosphere or to communicate an intuitive thought. With this still life I was conscious of the power of red drawing the eye into the background then sweeping forward towards the apple circling downward into the eggplant’s shadow. The subtle use of green as a complementary color helps to offset the intensity of the red as does the deep purple with the yellows.
I am most fond of the negative space in between the sunflowers and the refraction of colors across the eggplant shadow. To see a higher resolution image or to purchase reprints click on any of the pictures.
Today is the birthday of the artist Kay Sage (born in 1898). A Surrealist , she was known for her “dreamlike, architectural structures bathed in a sulfuric light” (Stephen Robeson Miller). Her story reads as one driven to create in spite of social adversity, as a female artist and as one identified with the Surrealist movement. I am drawn to her painting I Saw Three Cities, and admire her ability in translating dreams to canvas. For her creative and courageous spirit I share this post today for Kay Sage.
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