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Artist R.L. Gibson

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DAY 7: Purpure

"Purpure" DETAIL by RLGibson (6"x6" watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)
“Purpure” DETAIL by R.L. Gibson (6″x6″ watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)

It is DAY 7 the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge.  No themes, no rules, just paint.  When I talk to people about color, I hear over and over again that blue gives them a sense of calm, that yellow makes them happy.  To each his own.  To me, blue is such an ordinary color that it only shines when given assistance by yellow or green.  But red… Red screams warmth to me.  It is my color of choice. Any other color in addition is just a bonus.  Live out loud.

"Purpure" by RLGibson (6"x6" watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)
“Purpure” by R.L. Gibson (6″x6″ watercolor)

DAY 7:
“Purpure” DETAIL
(6″x 6″ watercolor on 140lb. coldpress)

During the February challenge, I am offering each piece at $25, including shipping inside the U.S., for two days after it is posted.  You can email me, message me on Facebook or Instagram with your email address for a PayPal invoice & your snail mail for shipping.  First message takes it.  

See you on DAY 8…

DAY 25: Tenebrific

Tenebrific (5"x5" watercolour) by R.L. Gibson
Tenebrific (5″x5″ watercolour) by R.L. Gibson

It is Day 25 of the 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge; today’s painting is “Tenebrific” (watercolour, 5″x5″).  I had a such a hard day; an icy blue ugly day.  Everyone has had one of those days.  A day when you would have been better off pulling the covers over your head and waiting out the next revolution of the earth.  This piece is that bottomless pool whose weight around your ankles keeps pulling you down while lulling your into complacency.  How do I find the surface?  Tomorrow is another day.

As a xerographist, my work tends to be, almost exclusively, representational.  The 30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge offers me an opportunity to revisit abstract painting as an alternate voice. 

Fingers Crossed Day 26 is better.