I enjoy shaking up color combinations seen in this artwork. But I am also at a point after 18 years of such use of color that I feel the need to move on. Besides, there is today so much brazen in your face color out there in contemporary art that I see its usage as a needy nuisance. A way to divert attention from the artists’ lack of originality. If the pretty massive use of matching colors is what the buyer wants, then I see the point. I also feel that color flooding the viewer is much more acceptable than silly and frivolous deep meaning add-ons that permeate today’s art. Similar to the Salon art of the late 19th century, today’s contemporary art comprises outstanding technical quality equally match by an astonishing lack of originality. It is time for Eager Allen Poe “Quoth the Raven “Nevermore.””

Here are several paragraphs documenting this artist’s technical drivel thoughts:
I was a little disappointed by how close the pink colors of the main canvas for Logical and Dance Monkey were. Using Golden Paints for Dance Monkey, I chose the color Medium Magenta. For Logical I mixed a color using Golden Paints Light Magenta, Quinacridone Magenta and Titanium White. My surprise was how similar the two colors turned out. For Logical I was trying to match the reddish pink of the stage lighting for a performance of live performance of The Logical Song.

I rarely mix my colors because that would not serve the purpose of color in these artworks. Over the years, I have accumulated pre-mixed tubes and jars from different companies that offer different shades and tints to cover my needs. Color for this art is like an accidental in music that is used to change the artwork to better represent the music’s original artist, the music, or both. In this art color detail like that of a 19th century John Constable landscape, is totally superfluous.

This is to document the progress in stereo systems in 2024, showing two different amplifier systems that can be alternatives to the standard 20Watt amplifier I have been using for years. The Dance Monkey amp is big, slow to load and may use up the battery quicker. It is the only battery with a heat sink. Its advantage is the bass and treble controls. At this level of hand built stereo systems, the quality of the sound and volume from each feels similar, although the music is different on each artwork.

Scott Von Holzen