From Wheat Grows Crimson, 6x6
"From Wheat Grows Crimson" 6x6" Pastel on sanded paper
Earlier this week I went out with my painting buddy Gretha to find color out in North Plains. We began our journey with the intentions of photographing the yellow canola fields (below). We did our share of catching the color with our cameras and decided it was time to find a place to set up shop. So we found a Century Farm in North Plains, with permission to paint, and so we pushed out a 45 min study each. I love working fast and under pressure because it leaves little time to "noodle" a piece to death, leaving it fresh and uninhibited. Ya gotta love that strong complment of red and green .....and purple and yellow...ooooh!
Canola field located just outside of the sleepy town of Banks, OR. Love the purple and yellow compliments in this scene!Labels: Century Farm, complimentary colors, crimson clover, farm, field, North Plains, transition fields
posted by Brenda Boylan at
May 31, 2010
9 Comments:
very nice blog and art work
Thanks Gary for stopping by!
Will check out yours here shortly.
All my best, Brenda
Love that clover! Still, not many bee boxes. I guess it's too cold and wet.
Howdy Carrie!
Nope, no bees as of late.
But there was a cat strolling around the farm.
Waiting for clear skies here in Oregon and am getting pretty impatient, being that it's June 1st!
did you fix your RSS feed issue--? beautiful painting!
Yes! And with a bit of hand holding from Carrie H!
I'm thrilled it's working!
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Brenda, Glad to have found your blog! Your pastels are beautiful with such vibrant color.
Gorgeous pastel, and what a photo, too! (I've always wanted to go paint or even see someplace where the fields are planted in colorful crops.)
Thanks Lori! Thanks for stopping by!
Jala,Thanks! Yeah, these fields were incredibly yellow! Can you imagine an intense yellow pastel for this field?
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