I've been captivated by the blue water of the Caribbean, specifically the water surrounding Cozumel where locals claim there are 5 distinct blues.
I've been trying to capture them, but not like the lady I heard about who boarded a boat one morning with 5 glass ball jars in a quest to coll
ect all five!Rather I've been using my camera, painting plein-air at different times of day from the balcony of my room overlooking the ocean in Cozumel, studying satellite imagery and playing with a plenitude of blue paint: phthalo blues and greens, cobalt blue, cobalt green, cobalt turquoise, ultramarine and cerulean.
Creating color charts to guide my work in the future. Brightening them with yellows, lightening with white and neutralizing with burnt umber and a variety of reds.
This is deeply satisfying work. If you're in Indianapolis, please come see Punta Sur, my newest painting which plunges deeply into this magical blue space.
Summertime Blues, is a group show at the StutzArtspace Gallery on Bearcat Alley at the Stutz. The show opens Friday August 1, 2008, from 5-9 pm.
