Aug 6, 2010

"FREED AT LAST"

Just another angle and still exploring the shades of grays and the many moods they represent.   (For more on my black & whites) I must say, deciding on the placement of the balloon took a little time.  I knew I wanted red, but where to place it?  A little to the left a little to the right, higher, lower then finely, the balloon was freed at last. Oil on Birch panel, mounted on a 6x6" varnished wooden box:  (Sold)

6 comments:

Tracy Wall said...

Just adore the composition on this; simple yet so effective. Bravo!

Gerald Schwartz said...

Thanks Tracy for stopping to comment. This was a fun painting to do because of those simple shapes.

Becky Joy said...

Really nice composition. That touch of red, perfect.

Gerald Schwartz said...

Thank you Becky,
Working out just where and size of the ballon was a nice challenge but it all worked out in the end..

Mary said...

How interesting! The balloon really adds a certain element of the human to this. Very nice!

Gerald Schwartz said...

Thanks Mary for seeing that, as that was my intent in painting this, I wanted that subtlety to happen.