Young Harpist

Alexandra Tyng · 02-15-2006, 11:15 AM

Ladies, I'm having trouble getting off the forum this morning! Already there's a book I have to read, and I can already see a discussion forming about the colors of the days of the week. (I always saw Sunday=yellow, Monday=white, Tuesday=blue, Wednesday=chartreuse, Thursday=brown, Friday=black, and Saturday=red.)

Yeah, I love those 19th century painters and the Japanese influence. That was my concentration in college--19th and 20th century art.

As for the pink in the dress, I have never tried O.H. brilliant pink. Is it a light color out of the tube? I usually use saturated colors so I can make them as light or dark as I want. I think I used mostly W&N permanent rose and Gamblin perylene red. Next time I'm in the art store I'm going to peek into an OH tube.

Michele Rushworth · 02-15-2006, 12:27 PM

No, no, no.... Sunday is white, of course. However, Old Holland Brilliant Pink IS really Pink. Glad that's settled.

It's a very saturated, very bright pink. Hot pink, I guess you'd say. It was recommended by Tony Ryder and I've been using it on my palette for the last two or three years.

Julie Deane · 02-15-2006, 12:31 PM

Beautiful piece, Alexandra! I love the loose feel with the colors.

Synesthesia - my stepmom's family has two members who have this - both artists - they learned young not to talk about it, because people thought they were crazy.

Alexandra Tyng · 02-15-2006, 07:56 PM

Hi Julie, thanks so much for your kind words. It's always nice to see your name and avatar pop up. I guess synethesia must be wired into artists' brains. Frankly it's hard to imagine not having it.

Michele, what do you usually use the pink for--clothing? Skin? And how does Tony use it?

Rob Sullivan · 02-16-2006, 10:30 AM

I've ben itching to see this in Unveilings, and here it is!

Wow. Just wow, Alexandra. I, too was following the WIP, and your process through to the final has been a great service to all; I know I learned from it! Thanks for letting me make a (very) small contribution there.

And since Michele mentioned this - besides a pink dress, what would one use OH Brilliant Pink for? Sounds like one of those "scary colors" (think pthalo).

Alexandra Tyng · 02-16-2006, 10:46 AM

Oh, Rob, how nice! I just finished commenting on another thread and I saw this pop up. It is so nice to know that at least some people were looking forward to seeing this in Unveilings, because to tell the truth I thought we had beat it to death over in the WIP section. So your comments are very much appreciated. Yes, it was quite an experience having the process watched over by so many artists. Once in a while one of my artist friends will drop by my studio and citique a piece I'm working on, or I'll drop by their studio and do the same, but that's nothing compared to what happens on the Forum. I really valued the experience, the suggestions, and the discussion that went on.

Julie Deane · 02-16-2006, 12:06 PM

Alex,

Just thought I'd add one more note about synesthesia (sorry - couldn't resist - it's a fascinating subject to me). Definitely hard-wired - MRI's have been done that bear out some evidence for this. For an interesting read on the subject, try The Man Who Tasted Shapes, by Richard E. Cytowic.