Mountain Layers: Linda Gilarski

KARMUTZEN

acrylic on 11" x 16" beer box flat

Linda Gilarski

Critique/Discovery 

-looks natural, believable and familiar
 -reminds Sara of L’île des Monts Déserts or Mount Desert Island in Maine

-broad brush strokes--used large brush

-mottled colour--mixed on the canvas rather than palette

-artist started with the darkest value and gradually added white to lighten/step up the values

-used analagous colours: mnts = violet / sky = blue

-reminds us of old wind carved / glacier worn / sweeping mnts

 -the big 2 value contrast looks like yin-yang or a light spoon on a dark ground
-resonance from simultaneous contrast
-invites the viewer into the picture space and beyond . . .