Another drawing

I've been honing in on value studies through still life and finding that charcoal on paper exercises liberating from the complexities of color. Now, when I go to work on a few pieces involving color I'm almost overwhelmed. Getting a good value range is difficult enough with black and white, let alone color.

The interaction of color and choices that are made during the creative process exponentially increase. Yes, we know the basics about reds being warm and attention grabbing, while blues cool in color recede. But you also have complimentary colors, muted tones, and chroma to consider. With black an white its just that - black and white and value range. The choices may be limited, but the possibilities endless in what you can draw.