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Monday, February 16, 2009
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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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10 comments:
Wow Jala, I love the gold color in this pear....especially because the little blue streaks make the gold shout.
Another beautiful painting! I really like edges on this one
This looks delicious, Jala, and yes - a great subject. I like the purple and yellow complements very much here. Very rich, expressive color.
I actually did just that - ate a pear that had been painted into ripeness. This one you have looks delicious!! Great light (and shadows)!
Your comment makes me think of the idea of painting something that changes color so quickly every day, for like a week or so....hmmm...
Loriann - Thanks, that's my favorite part of it too.
Brian E - Thanks. I've been trying to have very few hard edges lately.
Brian M - Thanks. Yep, those no-fail complementary colors, gotta love 'em.
Laurel - I just now sliced into mine, and it was rotten inside (perfect outside)! What a shock. Oh well, the next one...
Karen - You're right, that could be really cool (if one has the patience). A pear, a flower in a glass,...?
Jala - The pear is wonderful as a subject... now that you point it out. It has a lumpen anthropomorphic shape, too -- personality-plus. Your painting's good enough to eat.
Hi Jala, this is a beautiful pear - I love all of the subtle color changes in it. Thank you very much for adding me to your list of Artist Blogs. I have added your blog to mine.
I agree, pears are fascinating to paint - they seem to have personalities, too. And green, like yellow, in shadow, is tough to nail, which you did nicely. Thanks for your comment on my blog, Jala, I always enjoy them! And I don't actually worry about painting over a black canvas, because first I use good quality paint, always, and second, I use light paints that are Opaque. And if after giving my best efforts, as such, in 300 years the paint starts to turn translucent... it was a $100 painting - there are many, many paintings which won't last that long! ;)
Edgar - Thanks. I've heard many painters say they like how "human" and how comfortably human-like lumpy pears are. :)
Edward - Great, and thanks.
Kelley - Thanks. I'm still curious about how long it would take before a black underpainting started showing through. (I need to research...maybe I should call a Winsor & Newton representative or something. I plan on it...sometime.)
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