Paint

Colors will blend on the canvas very soon. Preparation is necessary first. Some artist can work quickly but the fine artist is one who is slow and thoughtful. Two tubes of paint waiting to be transformed, right now they are alone and waiting to be partnered into a picture of passion. Grumbacher Thio Violet, Green Deep. Flake White and Indigo Black will make a small appearance also.

A puddle of Violet is released on the pallet and a large pond of white lands beside it. Green Deep is next to be squeezed on to the pallet. With a brush in hand the artist rolls her brush in white and allows a healthy portion to hitch a ride then she moves to Thio Violet and lightly brushes the purple onto the white. Poised over the canvas she thinks about where to start the painting, should it be a bold swath across diagonally or perhaps slowly blend up. Her hand is drawn to the bottom and she spreads her brush slowly across the bottom of the canvas, left to right. A wave of white flows across the bottom and streaks of violet run through it. With deft brushes the artist caresses the two paints to blend, white enveloping the purple, cradling it, lifting it, sometimes softening the purple into a light lilac and sometimes leaving the purple vibrant on its own.

As Thio Violet becomes accustomed to the white sea, the artist takes her brush away, wipes it on a soft rag. Taking another generous portion of white she adds a dip of green to the brush and brings the two back to the canvas. Studying the canvas she places her brush in the upper right portion, hesitates but presses the brush on the canvas. She is committed now, the only place for the brush to go is gliding across the canvas to the opposite corner.

Thio Violet sees Green Deep sliding down the surface as though falling from a cloud. Her purple thoughts reach for, long to be near Green. Sensing her need the artist uses another brush to join the two colors together. Streaks of Green now collide with stripes of Violet. Both colors are floating in the White sea on delicate waves. Sometimes Green is soft next to a bold Violet but then sometimes Green is mellow and gentle showing a soft shade of Green.

To give depth to drama unfolding the artist gently dabs lines of Ivory Black in the sea, lightly touching Violet and Green Deep here and around. Brush strokes are made, more Green and Violet are blended and soon the painting is complete. The artist leans back and is satisfied with her efforts.