Still Life: Muted Complementaries

Monday, January 3, 2011

Muted Complementaries

This Istanbul interior, by the American plein air painter Kenny Harris, is both simple and complex. It makes use of the quiet harmony of muted complementaries: a red-green scheme framing a yellow-blue scheme.

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This is a collection of favorite still life paintings I've found over the years. I have a particular interest in the oil medium, but occasionally include works in other media, even the odd photo of a nice vase or flower. I hope it will provide a resource for still life painters and art lovers.

There are a few paintings of interiors, and some botanical paintings, which are not really classified as still life, but they fit better here than in my landscape or figurative painting blogs (see links).

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