Lemon Sunset No. 2

Rarely do you see a lemon on the horizon, casting delicous yellow light across a lake filled with goldfish and coy. This painting was adapted from a previous abstract titled "Lemon Sunset" in fact it is painted on the back side. The goal here was to take my favorite parts from the original painting and wrap them into one composition. For the most part I think it was a success, Should I dive into the lake or eat it?

Colour composition is one of those traditional things they teach in art classes. Colour pairs such as red/green, purple/yellow are complementary and look good together, colour triads such as red/blue/yellow or yellow/purple/orange also look good together. I have relied on my gut feeling to guide colour composition-I just kind of 'feel' when it looks good or bad. In this painting the yellow stands out by providing a lot of complementary purple in the sky and the water. In the foreground I added triad colours orange/red and blue/greens. Using less details than usual also helped me refine the overall colour composition.

22x30" cold press (B side) August 2013