DIEGO RODRIGUEZ DE SILVA VELAZQUEZ

This is my favorite portrait painted by Diego Rodriguez de Silva Velazquez, considered one of the greatest representatives of Baroque Art in Spain.

Born in Seville in 1599, he started painting at an early age inspired by TIZIANO´s work.

In 1629 he traveled  to Italy where he studied the works of TIZIANO, TINTORETO, MICHAEL ANGELO, RAFAEL AND LEONARDO DA VINCI.

In 1631 he returns to Spain with a large pictorial production divided in three categories: hunters, riders, dwarfs and bofoons.

iIt was in 1649, during his second trip to Italy that he had the opportunity to paint this portrait POPE INOCENCIO X.

Notice the great ability for painting shinny cloth, and the pose so realistic, you could think he is about to stand up.

Art comes out of our immensely complex brain functions and radical associations of disparate ideas, some of them subconscious.

Few artists can tell you how they arrive at their ideas because inspiration often comes in a flash after a period of intense work.

There is a beautiful mystery in this. How do you systematize that? And if one even could, wouldn't art then lose its beauty, and like the butterfly turning back into a caterpillar, become something much less inspiring?

Turren And callas

Turren And callas

16x20 oil on canvas

Norma Yorsch

A NEW PAINTING

The Beauty of Pantone

Radiant Orchid , favorite Pantone color for 2014 is the color I used for this oil painting of Lilacs.

Pantone is the colour institute whose palettes are used for inspiration by artists from around the world. The history of their guides of distinct tones based on a numerical code is fascinating.

The so-called Radiant Orchid (Pantone 18-3224) is a purple tone that the Pantone institute defines as "a captivating, magical an enigmatic purple" . While the 2013 colour Emerald (Pantone 17-5641) served as a symbol of growth, renewal and prosperity, Radiant Orchid intrigues the eye and sparks the imagination, says Leatrice Eiseman, Director of the Pantone Colour Institute. "It is an invitation to innovation, it encourages creativity and originality and spreads these values and it is viral, which is increasingly valued in today's society". This enchanting harmony if fuchsia, purple and pink emanates great joy, love and health.

Having great impact in the social networks is the Pantone Project by Chicago (USA) photographer, Paul Octavius. He goes in search if Pantone colors in real life. On his website, he explains that his  mission is to find the perfect match between the colors of the reality he photographs and the Pantone guide. Because the world is full of ranges, nuances, degrees, glances and colors.

Lilacs

Oil painting by Norma Yorsch

16x16x2 inches gallery wrap canvas

(SOLD)