“It is mysterious working with colour”

 

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When learning the craft – it is best to seek the advice of experts! I wanted to share some of the things I think about when painting….

“It is mysterious working with colour” Maria Luisa Cruz.

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“An image reflected in a mirror, a rainbow in the sky, and a painted scene

Make their impressions upon the mind, but in essence are other than what they seem

Look deeply at the world, and see an illusion, a magician’s dream.”

– The Seventh Dali Lama.

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“There is no blue without yellow and without orange.” — Vincent Van Gogh

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“If you see a tree as blue, then make it blue.”— Paul Gauguin

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“For those colours which you wish to be beautiful, always first prepare a pure white ground” – Leonardo da Vinci

 

“ There are painters who transform the sun into a yellow spot, but there are others who, thanks to their art and their intelligence, transform a yellow spot into the sun.” Pablo Picasso

 

 

 

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