It occurred to me not long ago that I’ve deliberately and unrepentantly avoided the use of any shade of gray in my paintings for as long as I’ve been using color! Not long after having had THAT thought, I stumbled across these words when re-reading Josef Albers’ Interaction of Color.
“Therefore, we try to recognize our aversions – what colors dominate in our work: what colors, on the other hand, are rejected, disliked, or of no appeal. Usually a special effort in using disliked colors end with our falling in love with them.”
In my case it took a special effort of 12 or 15 paintings before gray stopped feeling rejected, disliked, and of no appeal to me. But now, I must confess I am a zealous convert. I love gray!
“Not a trace of doubt in my mind. I’m in love. Now I’m a believer…”
~ Neil Diamond
Let’s keep in touch,
Marshall