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I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Song / Sweet. This is my vibrant, colorful painting of Song & Sweet. I think the Song is obvious and the image is Sweet I think – I hope you enjoy it!! Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other week’s Round / Sharp. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy

Song & Sweet, Blue Rhapsody, Digital © Diane Clancy

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On Facebook, I asked people if this vibrant, colorful painting below worked for them in terms of color – clearly I wasn’t sure if it did for me … but I fooled with it for a long time and wasn’t very satisfied with anything I did.  So I asked for opinions and help.  A few people spoke to the color contrast not really working for them – thank you for that feedback!!

So I decided to play around some more and invite you into my process and hopefully get some more feedback.  I basically like the structure of the image! That can be seen in #2 below in the grayscale.  Then I decided to work on just the blacks first and change them into a softer violet … what do you think … is that progress?  After that, this time I decided to leave the whites alone and work just on the neutrals.  The “neutrals” would be the grays that are part way between black and white. I made them into a color that is softer and also feels more “related” to the newer violet.

Do you think this works now?  In my assessment, leaving the white alone helped give a resting spot to the image rather than cranking it up more and I think that makes it more pleasant for many to look at.  I also think that having the neutrals color closer to the background makes it more peaceful.  this is my current analysis anyway.

Which is your favorite?  Why?  Thank you so very much for playing with me!! ~ Diane Clancy!

Hitched, Digital © Diane Clancy

Hitched #2, in the original grayscale, Digital © Diane Clancy

Hitched #3, changing the blacks to a more neutral violet, Digital © Diane Clancy

Hitched #4, then adding a softer contrast, Digital © Diane Clancy

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Every week #IF #IllustrationFriday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Hitched. This vibrant, colorful painting of Hitched sure has a part that is all Hitched together to me – what do you think? I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Hitched, Digital © Diane Clancy

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My vibrant, colorful painting for Wordless Wednesday. You can see more Wordless Wednesday here #WW from all around the world!  Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Inside & Out, Pastel © Diane Clancy

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I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Round / Sharp. This is my vibrant, colorful painting of Round & Sharp. I think Round & Sharp are obvious this time – I hope you enjoy it!!  Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other week’s View / Partial. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy

Round & Sharp, Digital © Diane Clancy

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Every week #IF #IllustrationFriday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Jump. This vibrant, colorful painting of Jump – has also been called Leap – I think Jump and Leap are very related! I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Jump, Leap, Digital © Diane Clancy

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My vibrant, colorful painting for Wordless Wednesday. You can see more Wordless Wednesday here #WW from all around the world! Here are lots of items made with the Light Within. Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Light Within, Digital © Diane Clancy

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I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is View / Partial. This is my vibrant, colorful painting of View & Partial. This took a lot of figuring out but eventually I came up with a Partial View – I hope you enjoy it!!  I ended up liking this lattice work.  Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other week’s Floor / Flimsy. Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy

Floor & Flimsy, Digital © Diane Clancy

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Every week #IF #IllustrationFriday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Heights. This vibrant, colorful painting of Heights – I see a lot of Heights and depths in there!   I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Heights, Digital © Diane Clancy

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My vibrant, colorful painting for Wordless Wednesday. You can see more Wordless Wednesday here #WW from all around the world! I am very psyched because these are made with KPT filters that I really haven’t had access to for several years … so happy!!  Do you have a better name? Thank you! ~ Diane Clancy!

Green Glamour, Digital © Diane Clancy

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