Bright colors at the holidays

As the colors of nature drop back to subtle

greys and browns, red becomes an important

color note in our holiday decor. As I was decorating

my mantle and shelves with my doll collection, I

realized that I play with this color balance all

through the year. Punch it up for the winter

months, and tone it down when the colors and

bright sunshine take over.

It's something artists know in doing their work.

Back off the color and tone in parts of the painting

so that the key parts can pop!

Just some thoughts for you.

I'd like to post my latest work, but it is to be a

Christmas gift and I don't want to give it away!