Primary Colors

Terri Ficenec · 02-20-2005, 04:00 PM

Hi Clive--so nice to see you posting again! I've always enjoyed your work.

I like how you handled this, with the primary colors. Amazing how bright the color in her face, if you isolate it and just look at her face... but how well it fits in and appears right in the scheme of the overall picture. Neat!

Linda Brandon · 02-20-2005, 05:57 PM

I'm also happy to see you posting your work again, Clive. You have what I think is a distinctive "clean" modern style that is very attractive and appealing. I love yellow backgrounds generally and I like your choice here for this charming young lady. You've balanced the color so well.

Clive Fullagar · 02-21-2005, 08:59 PM

Linda and Terri,

Thank you for your kind words - it is nice to feel you have been missed. The main reason that I have not posted much recently is that I have been very busy doing research on the creative process - specifically the experience of "flow" - a psychological state that I am sure many on this forum have experienced. It is when you become so involved in what you are doing that you lose all sense of time passing and become thoroughly immersed in the task. As you probably know it is a very enjoyable experience, and one that probably motivates artists to paint more.

Linda, I am currently working on a very ambitious self-portrait where I am moving away from the clean lines of my previous portraits toward a far looser, more painterly, style. Isn't that the beauty of self-portraits? no clients to satisfy. I will try and post that once it is finished.

Thanks again for your comments. And may you find flow frequently.

Michele Rushworth · 02-21-2005, 10:38 PM

Clive, I'd be VERY interested to read some of your research on the topic of "flow". I find that a fascinating subject, too. Perhaps you could start a thread in the Cafe Guerbois section?

Thank you also, for this very insightful comment:

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a more subtle smile provided a far more sophisticated image. Often, the broad smile becomes a facade that hides the sitter.

Linda Brandon · 02-21-2005, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth

Clive, I'd be VERY interested to read some of your research on the topic of "flow". I find that a fascinating subject, too. Perhaps you could start a thread in the Cafe Guerbois section?

Clive and Michele, I also love the research done on flow (we're talking about Mihaly Czikszentmihalyi, right?) and there has been some talk on the Forum about it in the "Creativity Issues" topic found here.

Flow is so important that it needs its own thread, please start one in Creativity Issues. I'd love to read more about it!

Jean Kelly · 02-22-2005, 01:11 AM

Add me to the "flow" too.

Clive, you have a way of "pushing the envelope" that I love. Glad to see you back and hope to see more.

Jean