Contrast of Warm/Cold, Contrast of Hue

The cool colors rescind while the warm colors dominate and do their job.

White or black surround these cubes of primary contrast. Two of the cubes pop out---one of the cubes is lost in space.

These color studies will probably irk the foo out of anyone with a firm grasp on composition. I guess that's the next book I have to study. Still, I like it that composition is an afterthought---almost non-existent to these contrast studies. Without trying, I confirm my love of the surreal, the uneasy edge of pushing the rules.

As with color, as with music, as with most things---once learned one can never go back. Still, I hunger for the formal art "rules" even if it's just so I can eventually break them. Once I'm done studying color I fear I won't be able to go back to the surprise of my own (sometimes happy!) accidents on canvas; instead I'll be making decisions about colors and deciding whether or not to break the "rules". I guess that's why I'm glad I saved some of my old work. I can always go back and remind myself to paint with spontaneity. Time will tell which pieces are "better".