temperature deviation

today I finished up a temp deviation piece.  we were told to have a dominant temp with a slight deviation.  I chose to do mine warm with a bit of coolness to it.  I finished it with the only cool being tiny squares.. the warm colors took over the small squares and made the whole thing warm.. I decided to go back and add the cool band around it, it definitely cooled it down.. I expect that our next assignment will be to do the opposite which will be a cool one with a slight warmth.  I am going to struggle with it, because all of my others pieces tend to want to be warm. Hopefully it won't be too difficult!

hollywood squares

     I have been working on a series of paintings in which I have been exploring color relationships.  By taking out the complexity of the shapes, I can focus more on the color.  This pattern was chosen after several trial and errors. It is my third one of this particular pattern type.  I started really small, around 5x7, then I went to 16x20, and now I am at 18x24.  My instructor has been encouraging me to go larger. I purchased a 3 foot by 4 foot but I have yet to start on it.  It seems a bit scary :/... I am now working on a warm painting with a small amount of coolness.... pictures to come :)