Art Blog - Carole Huber

I felt very alive and content on my first day of painting out of doors since last fall. In Delaware, our weather has been quite changeable as is typical of Spring in the Mid-Atlantic, though warmer than usual. This sunny afternoon was all that could be hoped for in mid April. Warm enough to invite my friend to have an ice cream at the University dairy after painting together. The colors in this painting are vibrant reflecting my mood. The whole experience put me in mind of e e cummings' poem in Just- by: e.e… Continue reading… 0 comments

Seeing It All and Making It Your Own Many things come together to make a painter's work uniquely his. When I first started going out to paint, I would drive around all day looking for the subject, some one-of-a-kind, memorable vista. Now I know that what makes a painting memorable is not so much the subject but rather looking at it with Emerson's transparent eyeball. I have seen wonderful paintings of chicken coops, shoes, a white shirt, a slab of beef hanging in a packing house, and so forth. So I burn less gas these days, and now when I go out, I find great subjects just by opening up to what is available to me. Every artist has his own way of transcribing what he sees. For me, line is a very important element. There are directional lines that guide a viewer's eyes through the painting… Continue reading… 1 comment

Green, the Devil's Color Green, the Devil's Favorite Color When you first try to paint out of doors, you_'re apt to be overwhelmed by the life buzzing around your ears. If it is summer, the season when most of us first venture out, and you live in a verdant spot like Delaware, you_'re apt to feel awash in green. A notion of the demonic nature of 'green ' has been around since the Middle Ages, when poets and preachers often made this association. Think of all the demons you_'ve seen represented in green. Any painter will tell you green is the devil_'s color because it is the hardest to control. It also seems to leave the most permanent stain on any article of clothing. You quickly learn that painters have used many methods to exorcise the evil spirit of green… Continue reading… 0 comments