Be My Huckleberry

February 01, 2025  •  Leave a Comment

I painted Huckleberry, as seen in the Fruits & Vegetables gallery, on a dare. I challenged myself to forgo all hues from my watercolor paper except blue. Well, perhaps a little green slipped in.

It was the last Friday in January, early afternoon. Rain beat against my door's large glass windows, and puddles formed along the walkway. The sky hung low and heavy, a somber gray stretching endlessly. Droplets clung to the windowpane, distorting the world outside into a dreamy blur. A rhythmic tapping echoed through the room, a steady percussion that complemented the melancholic mood. I felt a bit blue—but not the kind of blue that sinks you into sadness. Just blue enough to paint a shade that would lift me from my rainy-day mood.

No single shade of blue could quite capture my blueness. So, I began layering two shades to form the huckleberries. Still not blue enough. A third hue joined. Still not quite right. Then came what I call BB—Beyond Blue. A fourth blue. Cobalt blue? Too dark. Maybe a touch of white? Yes. Instantly, this combination of four blues snapped me out of my rainy-day blueness.

I often use this BB technique—layering colors—as a self-healing device, adaptable to all hues. For instance, BG stands for Beyond Green, and BY for Beyond Yellow. I find the Beyond approach necessary, not only in painting but in all things.

Thanks to their book Blue, the History of Color by Pastoureau & Cruise available on amazon.com    
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Peace and love. Russ Myers

myersbrothersart.com

 

 

 

 


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