The Joy of Yellow
Yellow, oil painting by Melody Phaneuf
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The vibrant spirit of yellow lures me with thoughts of warmth and sunshine. Yellow has a stimulating, lightening and gladdening effect on the soul. In Greek mythology, the Sun God Helios wore a flowing, yellow robe as fiery horses hastened his chariot across the sky. The Sun’s radiant yellow light became a symbol for wisdom and power.
Yellow was Van Gogh’s favorite color. His landscapes are drenched with the scintillating golden light of southern France. Yellow expressed his passion. Van Gogh’s paintings from the Yellow House in Arles expressed his affection for his painting companion, Paul Gauguin.
In the featured painting Yellow, sunflowers echo a radiant compositional theme. The flowers act as the hub of a wheel on which pears, book, and sweet treats mark the spokes. The sunny arrangement expresses joy and I hope, will encourage summer.
Yellow, 25 x 20 Oil Painting by Melody Phaneuf
Yellow is available in Open Edition Print and Fine Art Note Cards
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Melody Phaneuf is a Boston Artist, well known for her evocative still life, landscape, and portrait paintings. Her paintings are regularly on view at The Guild of Boston Artists, 162 Newbury Street; at Fenway Studios, Boston by appointment; and North Shore Art in Gloucester from May through October. Phaneuf ‘s paintings have been exhibited at The National Arts Club in New York City, Galerie Herouet in Paris, and with Art du Monde, in Japan.
Melody The Artist Home, founded with photographer and color specialist, Martha DiMeo, features Phaneuf’s original oil paintings on tumbled marble tile murals and beverage coasters, fine art prints, and handmade note cards.
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