Contrasts, perspectives, composition, hue, tone and value. Lot's to work on. Am reading about Goethe's colour theories as laid out by Szelényi in his excellent book Colours - the acts of light. Fascinating how spot on he was, and how complex it all is. A mathematical and physical Newtonian approach is not enough. We are human's after all, and we feel and react, to what we see and hear, and mix it in our heads to new things. Lingering memories of gains and losses, past experiences and the colours, as filtered through it all, should move us ... for it to be art. Here a portrait study in pastel, where I try to improve my approach to skin and eyes and hair.
