pink! pink! pink!

Evening, St Kilda Road (c. 1930) - Clarice Beckett

A dear friend and I recently visited the Clarice Beckett—Atmosphere exhibition at Geelong Gallery. It was absolutely delightfulThe soft fuzziness to her paintings... swoon.

I love the way Beckett captures light, particularly light on wet roads and water and dusk.

I've tried before to write about the colours of twilight but it's IMPOSSIBLE.

a previous attempt:

Light cornflower blue/lavender à baby blue à pale yellow (narrow band/ribbon) à apricot/peach (dominant), gold into pink undertones. Gentle. Purple blue à yellow à orange (vivid, dystopic, gritty). Darker purple to darker orange. Blue à bruise à red-copper/old bloodstain/rust/teabag. Less and less distinguishable, meld.

Beckett's paintings capture the luminosity and MOOD of dusk. oh!

I love how the street-lights in Evening, St Kilda Road, one of my favs, hover like fairy-lights. The feeling of returning home. The faint shadow of the city skyline~~~~~ pink! pink! pink!

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