SoCal: Mondrian does Ocean Park

[Claude J Greengrass]

To the best of my knowledge, Piet Mondrian never visited the west coast nor could he have been influenced by Richard Diebenkorn but in a different universe this is what might have resulted.

 

[Nufocus]

This is extremely well composed (Mondrian) and the color harmony you used (Diebenkorn) is great too. Excellent Claude!!

 

[snoball]

Well balanced, very nice.

 

[Artyczar]

I love this. Two of my favorite artists together, but it's all you.

 

[stlukesguild]

Mondrian's geometric works never did anything for me, but I do use his work to teach students about Abstract Art, horizontal and vertical lines, and primary colors. I do like his early floral paintings a good deal:

What's the medium in your painting? The colors have a more pastel or faded quality. I actually hate the term "pastel" which is usually used to denote a faded or bleached color when pastels can be incredibly brilliant. One need only look at Degas.

 

[trufflecat]

So interesting! Great job.

 

[Claude J Greengrass]

Mondrian's geometric works never did anything for me, but I do use his work to teach students about Abstract Art, horizontal and vertical lines, and primary colors. I do like his early floral paintings a good deal:


What's the medium in your painting? The colors have a more pastel or faded quality. I actually hate the term "pastel" which is usually used to denote a faded or bleached color when pastels can be incredibly brilliant. One need only look at Degas.

Mainly a blend of watercolour paint with white gouache (Titanium White) and black gouache (Lamp Black PBk6) hence the pastel cast to the colours. Unfortunately the Red/Pink experienced a large colour shift on drying which rendered it much more saturated that I wanted.

 

[Artyczar]

I always saw Mondrian's work (the geometric stuff) as an evolution of cubism--his invention or answer to it in the ongoing conversation (in the context) of art history, if that makes sense.

 

[stlukesguild]

I always saw Mondrian's work (the geometric stuff) as an evolution of cubism--his invention or answer to it in the ongoing conversation

That is likely exactly what it was... Of course, Picasso rejected the notion of abstraction.

Mainly a blend of watercolour paint with white gouache (Titanium White) and black gouache (Lamp Black PBk6) hence the pastel cast to the colours. Unfortunately the Red/Pink experienced a large colour shift on drying which rendered it much more saturated that I wanted.

That's an issue with most water-soluble paints... including acrylic. I fight with that with the acrylic passages in my paintings. I often have to apply 6 or 8 or more layers of acrylic and wait until each dries until I get just what I am after. This is not so of oils or pastels.

 

[Bongo]

I like it a lot. Very good.

 

[Claude J Greengrass]

Thank you all for your kind comments and feedback.