Color Proof (yellow)

January 21, 2008

8"x10"

Chiaroscuro print

This is the color that I plan to pull a small edition of, perhaps 15-25 prints. I added a little Yellow Ochre and some Naples Yellow to the gray mixture that I started with. This color reflects the time of year that I made the original sketch, in the spring. There were no leaves on the trees but the bright sun cast a yellow haze over the entire scene that added to the surreal quality of the factory. There is something odd about factories like this as they tend to be smack dab in the middle of the most scenic parts of the country. Without this factory complex this little portion of nature would be spectacular, but it has been replaced by our constant need for paper, fuel and plastic.