Monday, April 8, 2013

Last minute changes

My paintings are finally finished and hung, but not before some last minute changes.  After getting the paintings all together and on the wall, it became blatantly apparent that the background color for the painting with the keys was much too dark.  The color was a deep reddish purple, drawn from the inside lining of the suitcase that when combined with the deep blue of the outside of the case made for a dark muddy mess that was inconsistent with the rest of the paintings.  I did some last minute research and found that a purple closer to lavender was also used in the 1940s, when this suitcase was most likely used (based on the date of the keys). The lavender makes for a significantly brighter painting that fits much better with the rest of the paintings.  They all have titles, too.

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