Marlena Urban
Living Space
22” x 28”
Oil on Canvas

 

My painting Living Space is about the different qualities of light and color in my surroundings. My work consists of scenes that I have directly experienced. This painting is one of my series in which I create a still life from my living room. I translate the energy and mood of the subject matter with the emphasis on tonal and hue values. With each painting, my palette consists of similar hues within a color with additions of its contrast to explore its psychological impacts when they are near one another in close proximity. The main color in Living Space is green, however, I create spatial depth without adding details because I emphasize the conceptual aspect of what my art is about.