Red, It’s Said…
Is the color of romance, danger, and power. It catches your eye, whether it’s a beautiful
woman’s favorite shade of lipstick, or the stop sign you almost missed. It’s the color of apples, Valentine’s Day,
blood, or a remarkable sunset. A red light can mean a sexy district in
Amsterdam or a warning at a busy intersection.
Red is used as a focal point in art work. Artists have been known to scatter points of
red through their work to act as eye magnets, guiding your eye to take in the
entire composition. It is a highly
visible color, second only to yellow.
I rarely use red in my work.
I favor the cool blue, purples and greens. But every once in a while I
venture to the Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red, and Vermillion part of my paint
box and add a little punch there and there.
Here’s a few paintings I especially like using my bright, brash member
of the color palette:
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Google Culture focuses on the color red with 7 interesting factoids:
Visit my website for an look of my red (and other colored) paintings.
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