Discussion (Colour)

When I think of colour, I think of bright coloured hues and playing with basics like Primary and Secondary colours. I love how Cyan and Magenta go so well together. In the list below, the artists works that I like totally reflects the graphic persona that I am... I love bright, solid colours and minimal colours just don't work for me.

Here are the artists:

1) Leonid Afremov
http:// www.afremov.com

Oh his works are simply awesome! He uses primary and secondary colours and paints using palette knives and oil to create scenery and landscapes in a modern impressionistic style. I am absolutely attracted to the use of colour and how he manages to blend the colour. He engages the viewer and draws one's attention into the artwork with the use of depth and perspective very successfully.

2) Piet Mondrian
http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=4057

I was sold with the way Mondrian uses geometric lines in his artworks and most importantly, how he is known for his artworks using the three basic primary colours.  Apart from drawing inspiration from the Cubist movement, I liked that he used monochromatic tones of 'yellow' albeit a slightly more funky one for his works.

3) Georgia O'keefe
https://www.google.com/search?q=pictures+of+georgia+o%27keeffe%27s+paintings&hl=en&client=firefox-a&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ei=aVlmUcC8LIep4AP8uIHoBQ&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=976

O'Keeffe's style is beautiful with the way she uses form and lines in her painting. I especially love the use of pastel colours and the blending technique in her paintings. I must say what attracts me most about her artworks apart from her use of objects in nature is the realistic portrayal of the object and the scale in which she paints them. I like that she zooms in and captures magnified versions of the interior of flowers and her use of warm and cool colours make her artworks different from most.