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About Jala
- Jala Pfaff
- Boulder, CO, United States
- I'm a painter (and writer and Spanish instructor) living in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. I studied classical art in an ARC (Art Renewal Center) school, Colorado Academy of Art, full-time for two years, in order to benefit from the rigorous atelier-style training. I am currently dedicated to exploring abstract and semi-abstract art, working in oil and also in soft pastel. I firmly believe that all human beings are creative, whether or not they have yet found an outlet for the innate creative urge, and that the creative arts are the highest form of human expression. Email me at: jala[at]jalapfaff.com ...Please also visit my website: jalapfaff.com ...ALL CONTENT IS COPYRIGHT
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8 comments:
Now, that leaf is HOT! Same color background as my new chairs. Great minds love red. Why, even the word verification thingy starts with r-e-d. Omens are everywhere.
You make a great point about the differences in light on airy light(not heavy)subjects. Throw in the translucent factor and all the squinting, one eyed, upside down viewing techniques seem fruitless. In the end I think you did a great job on this one, and I bet you'll breeze through your next solid form.
Once again, it's that reflected color in the underside of the leaf that just drives me nuts! You really know how to add a delightful surprise. Beautiful Jala!
You nailed the delicate shadows and defining highlights of this leaf... gorgeous!
I have a thing for leaves, and I'm completely in love with this one.
Sam - gracias. You're right, it's exactly the color of the awesome chairs of yours.
Brian - You made me laugh. I tried almost all those techniques to try to determine which kind of light I was seeing in a given place on the leaf, and they were all almost useless and I just had to sort of wing it.
Loriann - Thanks. Lately my favorite thing of all in painting is exaggerating reflected light color. Donno why, but it sure is fun.
Laurel, Dar - Thank you so much.
this is lovely and delicate. It looks like it would crumble into dust with a touch. Fabulous.
Carolyn - Thank you. It IS delicate, and now that it's done its duty as an art model, it will go back into the outside world to crumble to dust and provide fodder for next year's crop of leaves.
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