Thursday, 16 July 2015

Summer of Colo(u)r - week 6


Already it's the end of Summer of Colo(u)r! That colourful party that brings a little sunshine to my southern hemisphere winter. (If you don't know what I'm talking about, click on the button in the sidebar to visit Kristin's blog and see the wonderful creations with this week's colour combination in the link-up.)

Well, we had another opposites palette this week - 2 oranges and a blue. I went really simple - mango acrylic paint, a mid-blue water soluble oil pastel, and some darker orange spotty paper.

I smeared on some mango paint with a plastic card, then cut some rough circles from the paper and arranged them up one side of the page. Once the paint was dry - to avoid making mud from the opposite colours - I outlined the circles in blue. Then I left it for a while, not sure where I wanted to go next.

Then I glanced across the room at the page, and it just said 'wheat' to me. So I added the blue lines and thought about harvest. In every season there is something to harvest, and in every situation there is something for me to learn.

I just have to look for it.


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14 comments:

  1. Wanda16 July 2015 at 14:02

    I like what you did with the colors...And I like to decorate my home with the seasons...So I'm looking forward to Fall and Harvest.

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  2. Valerie-Jael16 July 2015 at 14:05

    Beautiful SOC piece, great idea. Hugs, Valerie

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  3. Sharon Fritchman16 July 2015 at 19:08

    Gorgeous wheat!!! I love how you saw wheat harvest here - your use of this week's SOC colors is amazing!!! I have enjoyed following you through these past weeks of the SOC and want to thank you for sharing your talents with us! Hugs, Sharon

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  4. Screaming Feline17 July 2015 at 00:44

    I love how came up with the idea for this, great use of the colors!

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  5. Dee Spillane17 July 2015 at 01:22

    Love this. Your work is wonderful

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  6. Linda Kunsman17 July 2015 at 02:33

    what a creative way to make the wheat using this week's colors!

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  7. Plush Possum Studio17 July 2015 at 03:00

    Inspired and spontaneous work! I enjoyed seeing this!
    :)
    SOC5 really rocks!

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  8. Becky Dunham17 July 2015 at 13:30

    What a fun project Tracy! I love hearing how you came to the conclusion :) Hope to see you next time!

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  9. SCarol18 July 2015 at 01:22

    Lovely page, Tracy. Love the wheat. So true too and looking is the secret to learning, I reckon. Hasn't it been a fun series.

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  10. Kristin18 July 2015 at 15:07

    Thank you Tracy! xo

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  11. froebelsternchen19 July 2015 at 00:24

    Fabulous take on the colors!

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  12. Robyn Oliver19 July 2015 at 21:04

    Great composition and use of the SOC colours

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  13. BJ20 July 2015 at 06:51

    Lovely, BJ

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  14. Lorraine 20 July 2015 at 13:10

    I love the background and those stacked circles are so eye catching.

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