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Monday, February 27, 2012

The Power of Red!!!

These two paintings have a red figure as their center of interest.




Rain, Reflections and The Lady in Red, 8" x 10", oil on board, 2011 SOLD




Moving on, 12" x 24", oil on canvas, 2011 SOLD

Can you tell why red is so powerful in both paintings? Sometimes, I find red daunting but at the same time I could never have a palette that didn't have red in it!

SPECIAL QUOTE
"A thimbleful of red is redder than a bucketful" (Henri Matisse)
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6 comments:

  1. Sadami2/28/2012 11:08 am

    Hi,Adebanji,
    Lovely paintings, the nice quote and furthermore, CONGRATS on "SOLD"!!!
    Cheers,Sadami

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  2. adebanji2/28/2012 11:29 am

    Thanks Sadami!

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  3. Azra3/01/2012 9:53 am

    Red attracts the eye and creates drama.Both paintings are beautiful,although the rain painting has everything I love.Wonderful to see your paintings selling!Congratulations!

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  4. adebanji3/01/2012 9:57 am

    Thanks Azra! You are right!

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  5. Anonymous3/08/2012 11:47 pm

    Wow! Not only does the red really pop, but that sidewalk looks so wet, I bet her shoes are soggy. ;-)

    Nice work on both.

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  6. adebanji3/09/2012 7:00 am

    Thanks A. Decker! Never thought about the shoes!

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