Tickled Pink
Rick Koehler
Yesterday, when I was creating this piece, I had an orange and yellow sky in the upper part of the canvas. When it was all done I stepped back to admire the finished product and that sky just did not fit in with the pink of the could formations. So I scraped it off. This morning, while it was still a bit tacky, I laid in a blue sky mixed with radiant violet which actually set off the pink clouds. Well in some areas, I had a very light hand with the sky color which allowed that yellow to come through. That is called a ‘happy accident’.
Then I had it framed and was taking shots of it for my website, when I realized that it could use the movement of adding some seagulls. I dropped in 3 of them which helped to keep your eye moving around the painting. They also add detail and depth, both of which I really like. I hope you like it as well!
Cheers!