Comments on: Ken Kewley – Notes on Color

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:40:01 +0000

Very inspiring post! Thank you.

By: Abriah Samuel

Abriah Samuel — Fri, 02 May 2014 22:07:15 +0000

He is very intriguing. It seems to have a very extensively complex yet emotional understanding of color and how certain colors can spark specific feelings in the art viewer. I would actually love to see more of his work.

By: Patricia Schappler

Patricia Schappler — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:55:56 +0000

This Blog is engaging, thoughtful, practical,…like finding a friend. I use it to encourage students, add greater depth of information where I lack it, and see powerful work. Ken Kewley’s notes are equally enlightening and empathetic.

By: John Kollig

John Kollig — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 13:44:12 +0000

First, great site newly brought to my attention. Bookmarked.
Kewley’s work with color reminds me of process and method in Howard Stern’s book “How to see color and paint it.” It is the best book about painting. Essentially it uses spectrum color theory wherein you mix clean color complement colors, find the neutral grey between them and all the variations from the warm to the cool side. For instance blue violet on the color wheel is pigment ultramarine, some alizarin and touch of white. Opposite on the wheel is yellow orange with pigment cad orange and cad yellow pale. Take 70% of each and mix together for your grey. From the grey you can add white and make incredible variations.

By: Kathy Craig

Kathy Craig — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:58:11 +0000

Just reading my almost daily page or so of this beautiful essay, I believe it will become a classic – for working artists – in its way, like gombrich on art history or Barry Nemett on art appreciation.

By: Lydia Finkelstein

Lydia Finkelstein — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:25:36 +0000

Ken Kewley’s article on color (I am new to this blog) interested me greatly. Do you realize that artists are not often asked specifically about color: how they see it, use it, create it etc. in interviews. …..Kewley’s remarks are most helpful to me in that sense. And……. what about the great, great Braque Atelier paintings, beginning in the late l920s and up through the 1950s…sheer poetry. I feel that Braque has been forgotten, but I look all the time at the studio paintings from those years and am enthralled with their beauty. John Gage’s Color and Culture chapter on painters and
their palettes is a frequent reference for me, as is Nicholas Watkins book on Bonnard’s palette and
his use of color.

By: Larry

Larry — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 03:51:05 +0000

In reply to kim. I'm very happy this was so helpful to you.

By: kim

kim — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 03:15:30 +0000

i wish i could tell you how helpful those observations are. i’ve never heard anyone get to the heart of what i’ve wondered about for so long. my sincerest appreciation for everyone’s effort with this as the information in it will be indispensable to me and my practice.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:23:27 +0000

what an amazing and inspiring read! thanks for sharing! this whole thing is quotable.

By: gage opdenbrouw

gage opdenbrouw — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:43:27 +0000

love this article! a lot of great observations. would love to share this with students.