Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Softly Spoken - Experiment in Low Contrast



Oil on Canvas, 60 x 70 cm

Often the strongest statements are understatements.

I had to adjust this in Photoshop, to reach the quiet colors. The camera saw right through the grayish thin layers of paint, to capture the stronger shades below.

2 comments:

Hillary Miller said...

it's jolly and spooky all at the same time!

Anita said...

Incredibly subtle - great illustration of the use of subtle colour.