My attraction to color is what initially drew me to painting. It has also been my biggest headach. Early on, I faced frustration with color. Creating color harmony in my compositions felt impossible. Despite my fascination with vibrant, saturated pigments, I struggled to balance them in a way that allowed the viewer's eye to rest in the scene I was trying to depict. My dissatisfaction grew as I admired my favorite painters—all of which are brilliant colorists. Their skill in balancing harmony and discord in their color compositions has felt out of reach—until I started using the Color Aid card system.
It’s really amazing how elusive color harmony can be as you said! I am always thinking of music and sound as I read this and when I think about color harmony like this it works the same way as sound and it is super fascinating. The similarities between sound harmony and dissonance and how they change depending on their context (just like color) actually makes me super excited for some reason! You can think about and experiment with it endlessly “bridging the gaps” as you said, and sharing a path to a new place or feeling… it’s a story! Or if you choose to create vibrations or a place/context that is uncomfortable or dissonant. Experiment with new feelings to process and plaths to walk. Allowing oneself to acknowledge the effect it has on you while you experiment is therapy and a huge part of why I make art and music. It’s one of the truest ways that when I share my creations (mostly with flute as I haven’t felt I a really reached this level of expression with my artwork) that I truly feel like you KNOW and SEE me for who I really am. I am the least lonely when I know someone can hear what I have to say in this form.
Thank you for the book recommendation from J Albert and the color tool seems really cool. I’m going to check that out!
It’s really amazing how elusive color harmony can be as you said! I am always thinking of music and sound as I read this and when I think about color harmony like this it works the same way as sound and it is super fascinating. The similarities between sound harmony and dissonance and how they change depending on their context (just like color) actually makes me super excited for some reason! You can think about and experiment with it endlessly “bridging the gaps” as you said, and sharing a path to a new place or feeling… it’s a story! Or if you choose to create vibrations or a place/context that is uncomfortable or dissonant. Experiment with new feelings to process and plaths to walk. Allowing oneself to acknowledge the effect it has on you while you experiment is therapy and a huge part of why I make art and music. It’s one of the truest ways that when I share my creations (mostly with flute as I haven’t felt I a really reached this level of expression with my artwork) that I truly feel like you KNOW and SEE me for who I really am. I am the least lonely when I know someone can hear what I have to say in this form.
Thank you for the book recommendation from J Albert and the color tool seems really cool. I’m going to check that out!
I re read and edited this like 50 times because I kept having more to say lol