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Line Shape Form Space Value Color COLOR the New Element of Art for this week by Texas Artist Laurie Pace

Line Shape Form Space Value Color  "Colouring does not depend on where the colours are put, but on where the lights and darks are put, and all depends on form and outline,  on where that is put. " (William Blake) Th e Pumpkins began to bloom in the studio and it is now time for color.  Working in Acrylic, which is not the medium of choice for me for still life painting, I plunged ahead with student Lisa eagerly jumping into the challenge. Both of the above are my pieces. Remember last week, we began with just values using black and white. Now it is time to begin applying color.  I found it easier with the acrylics to do it layers letting some bleed through from below and you can watch as some change through the process. This is Lisa at work and her progress with her pumpkins. She will be back tonight for more and we will be gearing up for TEXTURE! ( I really see a lot of texture in her current work.) Here are my pumpkins as they are sitt