“pulsations” / celebration 26: lightening the blue / by Philip Tarlow

pulsations, 8 1/2 x 10 1/2” mixed media & collage on arches ppaer

i made a little collage today, titled pulsations.

ABOVE: celebration 26, 36x36” before and after lightening the blue in the upper left quadrant

10:57 am: the blue on the upper left of celebration 26 seemed too dark and was dominatng the composition, so yesterday afternoon i lightened it considerably. i knew that if i waited till this morning, the oil colors would have dried, which is why i did it yesterday. it worked, and now your eye is no longer attracted to that deep blue in the upper right.