About Me

Murrieta, CA, United States
Hi! Welcome to my blog. I am a mixed media artist who lives in Murrieta, California. I work in acrylics, watercolor, pastel, charcoal and other water and drawing media. My main subjects are abstracts, abstract landscapes, florals and gardens, equine abstracts and pet portraits. I love to use color! I try to incorporate the three C's in all of my work - color, contrast and composition! Most of these paintings are for sale. Please check with me for availability and prices if not posted. Contact me at: carol.engles@gmail.com carolenglesart.blogspot.com or text me at: (951) 704-2440 carolengles.artspan.com Art copyrighted 2008-2023

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Green and Grey

8x10 watercolor with pastel and charcoal on paper. In this piece, I smudged the pastel for a softer technique. These colors are interesting I think. The grey and the blue green are not often seen together. I also used subtle colors like aqua, pink and mauve. It is very easy to use the same colors over and over again, so I think it is important to try different combinations and see what happens!

4 comments:

Madison Moore said...

Beautiful as usual!
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Carol Engles said...

Madison,
Thank you for your comment. You are too kind. I am so glad to be a part of the blog - I am just amazed at how hard you work to make this a success for all of us!

Elizabeth Chapman said...

i love them all! no matter what colors you are using- i understand the need to change!!

Carol Engles said...

Hi Elizabeth,
Thanks for the comments. I love to see the colors you use. You surprise me with PINK - which I think is great. I also like the way you add black line to some of your work.