Roberta Warshaw Art and Design: Black Friday

Abstract #1, a photo by Roberta Warshaw on Flickr.

Ha! How appropriate that I would finally get a luscious black on black Friday. I used ultramarine blue instead of cobalt blue and that seemed to do it. The red is still cadmium red and the yellow is Indian yellow.

I love mixing blacks and grays. I don't often get what I am seeking but I keep trying because that is what I do.

I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving. We had a lovely time. My son makes the best apple pie ever. Well, my grandmother made great pie too but it skipped a generation since I can't make a pie to save my life.

But my son really makes fantastic apple pies.

Next big holiday, Chanukah. I will be having my annual brunch with latkes and all the fixings.

Artist Statement

For most of my career as an artist I have been a painter. I have worked in pen and ink, watercolors, gouache, oils and acrylics. I have always painted the world around me in all its true splendor. For many years I lived in the tropics and painted the lush plant life that surrounded me. When I left the tropics and moved out into the country I painted landscapes of the local farms and my wonderful vegetable garden.

In the early 90’s I began a career in graphic design. I designed textbooks for both Pearson Education and Houghton Mifflin. Working as a graphic designer gave my work a new vision. I still painted and drew in my spare time as much as I could but in graphic design it is all about the software. I became a Photoshop whiz and specialized in digital artwork.

Thank you for looking at my work and please get in touch if you would like to purchase my work.

Paintings

Friday, November 23, 2012

Black Friday

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