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"It is wonderful how much depends upon the relations of black and white.  A black and white, if properly balanced, suggests colour."  -- Winslow Homer

In my workshops, one of the things my students may get tired of hearging from me is how important it is to be able to see the correct values.  I do not dwell too much on colors.  I show them my palette but I also tell them that they can use whatever colors they like.  That is not to say that I take colors lightly.  On the contrary.  What I mean is simply that colors, or hues to be more precise, have such a powerful appeal that we can get distracted by them so easily that we lose sight of values.  Also if we don't really know our colors and how they work, a lot of our efforts goes to trying to figure out which colors to use and what colors to mix.  When we paint, we have to make a color choice in each brushmark we put down.  Considering how many marks are to be made to complete a painting, that is really a lot of work for our mind already.  So in order to pay more attention to values, it is imperative that we are familiar with our colors and how they behave.

Bar Tino, Seville, Spain I

Media: Original watercolor on paper

Image Size: 11.5 x 8.25 inches (29 x 21 cm)

Frame/Mat: No

Purchase: Sold

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