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| Renoir |
I came across this article describing the different techniques that well-known artists of the past used to arrange the color on their palettes - I know what you are thinking, BOR-ING. However, it is one of the most intriguing art history articles that I have read in quite some time. The way an artist arranges the colors on his palette explains the way he visualizes the use of color in his work. People don't normally think about the preliminary steps of actually getting your paints ready to create a work of art. Some artists mix as they go along while some artists mix all of their colors before even starting the work. The spontaneous vs. the controlled. I personally am so controlling over my real life that when it comes to painting I mix as I go ... letting my mind be free to choose as I see fit with each situation that my brush runs into ... art is the one aspect of my life in which I don't want to think ahead. Seeing all of these famous palettes made me really think about my own and how I want people to see it in the future.
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| Van Gogh |
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| Degas |
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| Seurat |
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| Delacroix |
