This is the first of three pictures of mountains and trees. Each picture is monochromatic and depicts the same scene. I’m looking for how different colors convey varied emotional messages. (Come back tomorrow and the next day for the contrasting pictures!)
Mountains and Trees (I), watercolor, 7″x5″
What feeling does this scene elicit when you view it?
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December 29, 2012 at 8:26 pm
occasionalartist
Hi Ruth, This colour scheme of this scene makes me feel sombre and a bit pensive, the brown colours makes me think of autumn and the quiet end of the year. Here in Australia the summers are so hot, it is a great sense of relief for autumn to come, but as these are a deeper brown hues, which seem like the end of autumn and the makes me feel the quiet as you slow down for the longer, colder slower months of winter.
December 30, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Ruth Bailey
Thanks, Karen, for this thoughtful response.
December 29, 2012 at 9:12 pm
lingeringvisions
This picture makes me think of the Grand Canyon, Arizona, or southwest art in general. Now mind you I have never been to any of the places so I am not sure I can exactly put my finger on the feeling it elicits. Since it makes me think of deserts and open spaces I imagine them free of people.That perhaps makes me feel a little lost or lonely. I am geographically challenged and I always carry a residual feeling of anxiety whenever I am in an unfamiliar place and face the possibility of getting lost. Now if you promise to come back and get me in an hour or two and leave me here with my camera my feelings would change to abundant JoY!
December 30, 2012 at 3:22 pm
Ruth Bailey
Since this place exists only in my imagination, you should have no fear of getting lost there – but if you find some pictures of it in your camera, let me know so we can tramp through the hills together someday!
December 31, 2012 at 6:21 pm
lingeringvisions
Oh my sounds like wonderful fun!
December 29, 2012 at 11:58 pm
Katharine Trauger
Calm.
Lots of color and light always makes me feel attacked. I love dark and neutral, and love brown a lot. So, I also feel welcomed, as if I belong here.
Also makes me think of chocolate and coffee, so I also feel sort of happy in an anticipatory way.
So, happy to be invited into a calm place where there’s lotsa coffee?
December 30, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Ruth Bailey
Oh, we do need to get together!
December 30, 2012 at 3:13 am
bekahdu handmade
It makes me think of sunsets in bushfire season..everything looks browny orange with the smoke haze. Maybe because we recently had a large fire not far from here so we had these colours for days lol
December 30, 2012 at 3:25 pm
Ruth Bailey
The next one doesn’t feel nearly so hot. I’m looking forward to hearing how it makes you feel.
December 30, 2012 at 6:27 am
nuvofelt
The first word that came to me was sombre, and I see that that’s already been mentioned. Colour is such an interesting subject. I’m looking forward to seeing the next one.
December 30, 2012 at 3:26 pm
Ruth Bailey
Thanks for your comment! Color plays such a large role in your art that I greatly value your input.
December 30, 2012 at 11:05 am
yearstricken
A feeling of something lost or faded memories.
December 30, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Ruth Bailey
Sounds like there is a story connected to this…
December 31, 2012 at 6:55 pm
yearstricken
Just my first response.
December 30, 2012 at 11:20 am
Jude
I think I find the combination of the drooping branches and the sombre colour a bit depressing.
December 30, 2012 at 3:29 pm
Ruth Bailey
Me, too. I’m not really happy with the scraggly trees, but that’s what came out. Let’s see if they’re any less depressing with another color (and with the practice of having done them once before!)
January 6, 2013 at 4:38 pm
david.ronka
Makes me feel pensive, tense, and tentative.
January 6, 2013 at 7:10 pm
Ruth Bailey
Thanks for your comments, David. I will add them to the summary.