Refereeing Blues
December 5, 2018
Inspirational Art
Today we’ll contemplate blues and beyond with the joyously colorful work of Anarina Anar.
Although the oranges dominate with their bright hues and fill the largest and terminal shape, I think the blue grounds all the colors here. Sitting in the middle like a color referee, the calm blues blush purple on one side as if the purple circle above has been allowed to drain into it. The bold oranges, on the other hand, are given a definitive border of dots that say, “Hey, you can play with us but stay on your side.” The oranges concede to have a bit of purple in their territory with an ode to the blues within the purple ring so that we have a visual connection between all the pieces and color players on this playground.
Yep, I just personified colors as if they were characters in a story. And why not? They really are, more often than not, integral to the telling of they story within any piece. Here they are central characters that give the necklace its lively spirit.
Color is at the core of all of Anarina’s work as you can see with a quick jaunt over to her Flickr site and her Etsy store.
Following the Lines
November 22, 2017
Inspirational Art
I know this week will be a particularly busy one for many of us, especially in the US where we are kicking off the holiday season with our family-oriented Thanksgiving festivities involving way too much food and way too much shopping to follow it up the next day.
So for today, I thought I would harken to the theme of the just-released issue of The Polymer Arts, our Winter 2017 – Line, with a simple piece that represents a quality of line that I discuss in the article in this issue, “The Language of Line.” The simple circling forms, in the signature wavering organic forms of Anarina Anar, keep the composition centered and focused with a soft energy that continuously winds around in these soft but warm colors. Although the pendant is three-dimensional, it is the line the forms follow that gives the piece its balance and verve.
For more of Anarina’s colorful and energetic compositions, take a look at her Flickr site or her Etsy store. And to learn more about line, get a hold of your copy of this wonderful issue through our website if you have not seen it already or have it on its way to you.
A Festival of Color
October 26, 2016
Inspirational Art
If you need further examples of going all out with color, but maybe not as showy as Monday’s piece, Anarina Anar is the go to artist for slightly washed but very colorful work.
I don’t know if she plans her colors or not. They just feel so organic, like maybe they were a happy accident that happened during the Hindu Holi festival (Festival of Colors) or, in the vicinity of her pan pastels, there was a localized tornado. Or cats. I’m going to go with cats.
But really, there is such abandon and yet cohesiveness in her color and her compositions. She keeps it all together with similar shapes and motifs as well as her signature faux ceramic look. She actually does do some limiting of her palette with some of her pieces but you hardly notice that since the colors wash back and forth in such brilliant saturation. It’s the use of the semi-opaque pastels and the layering and blending of the edges of colors that makes it appear muted. The constant shift keeps any one color from being overbearing which also makes it feel more organic.
Get other ideas about going wild with color while not being overly dramatic by heading over to Anarina’s Flickr site or her Etsy store.
Inspirational Challenge of the Day: Try using a lot of color but take it down a notch. You can mute the colors by adding a bit of black or white or even gray. You can antique the clay with washes of acrylic paint or inks in neutral tones. Or you can use pastels or colored pencils. Use at least 4 hues so you have both cool and warm colors. How do you make them work together?
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Pin Inspired–Greece
May 7, 2014
Inspirational Art, Polymer community news
We’ve seen designs from Portugal and Switzerland using Dan’s pin as inspiration for different versions playing off the same idea in his Broken Internet Project. Now let’s take a look at another pin submitted by an artist from Greece, Anarina Anar. She uses some of the same design elements but presents them with bold colors in a more playful, organic manner. What other elements do you see that are likely drawn from Dan’s pin?
As with the other pins we’ve seen, Anarina’s personal and distinct artistic voice takes over so completely that it would not likely have crossed a viewer’s mind that one pin helped inspire the other. Take a look at more of Anarina’s distinctive work on her Flickr site or in her Etsy store.
This is all we get to peek at for now. Dan and Tracy will post the rest of the set when they get back from teaching around Europe so keep an eye on their Facebook page as well as here for more to come.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.
Blended Rainbows
February 13, 2014
Inspirational Art
Using a lot of color doesn’t mean creating a piece that is bright and bold. Colorful can also be subdued, antiqued, pale, dark or work with any number of alterations to the elements of color. They can also be nicely blended to tone down the graphic impact like Anarina Anar does here in this blended polymer Scarf necklace.
Anarina’s work is all about color with a rough, organic yet light-hearted style. She does a lot of blending of color which allows her to be so colorful yet retain that organic feel. Just open her Flickr photostream to get a serious dose of color and texture today.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.
Today we’ll contemplate blues and beyond with the joyously colorful work of Anarina Anar.
Although the oranges dominate with their bright hues and fill the largest and terminal shape, I think the blue grounds all the colors here. Sitting in the middle like a color referee, the calm blues blush purple on one side as if the purple circle above has been allowed to drain into it. The bold oranges, on the other hand, are given a definitive border of dots that say, “Hey, you can play with us but stay on your side.” The oranges concede to have a bit of purple in their territory with an ode to the blues within the purple ring so that we have a visual connection between all the pieces and color players on this playground.
Yep, I just personified colors as if they were characters in a story. And why not? They really are, more often than not, integral to the telling of they story within any piece. Here they are central characters that give the necklace its lively spirit.
Color is at the core of all of Anarina’s work as you can see with a quick jaunt over to her Flickr site and her Etsy store.
Read MoreI know this week will be a particularly busy one for many of us, especially in the US where we are kicking off the holiday season with our family-oriented Thanksgiving festivities involving way too much food and way too much shopping to follow it up the next day.
So for today, I thought I would harken to the theme of the just-released issue of The Polymer Arts, our Winter 2017 – Line, with a simple piece that represents a quality of line that I discuss in the article in this issue, “The Language of Line.” The simple circling forms, in the signature wavering organic forms of Anarina Anar, keep the composition centered and focused with a soft energy that continuously winds around in these soft but warm colors. Although the pendant is three-dimensional, it is the line the forms follow that gives the piece its balance and verve.
For more of Anarina’s colorful and energetic compositions, take a look at her Flickr site or her Etsy store. And to learn more about line, get a hold of your copy of this wonderful issue through our website if you have not seen it already or have it on its way to you.
Read MoreIf you need further examples of going all out with color, but maybe not as showy as Monday’s piece, Anarina Anar is the go to artist for slightly washed but very colorful work.
I don’t know if she plans her colors or not. They just feel so organic, like maybe they were a happy accident that happened during the Hindu Holi festival (Festival of Colors) or, in the vicinity of her pan pastels, there was a localized tornado. Or cats. I’m going to go with cats.
But really, there is such abandon and yet cohesiveness in her color and her compositions. She keeps it all together with similar shapes and motifs as well as her signature faux ceramic look. She actually does do some limiting of her palette with some of her pieces but you hardly notice that since the colors wash back and forth in such brilliant saturation. It’s the use of the semi-opaque pastels and the layering and blending of the edges of colors that makes it appear muted. The constant shift keeps any one color from being overbearing which also makes it feel more organic.
Get other ideas about going wild with color while not being overly dramatic by heading over to Anarina’s Flickr site or her Etsy store.
Inspirational Challenge of the Day: Try using a lot of color but take it down a notch. You can mute the colors by adding a bit of black or white or even gray. You can antique the clay with washes of acrylic paint or inks in neutral tones. Or you can use pastels or colored pencils. Use at least 4 hues so you have both cool and warm colors. How do you make them work together?
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Like this blog? Lend your support with a purchase of The Polymer Arts magazine and visit our partners.
_________________________________________
Read MoreWe’ve seen designs from Portugal and Switzerland using Dan’s pin as inspiration for different versions playing off the same idea in his Broken Internet Project. Now let’s take a look at another pin submitted by an artist from Greece, Anarina Anar. She uses some of the same design elements but presents them with bold colors in a more playful, organic manner. What other elements do you see that are likely drawn from Dan’s pin?
As with the other pins we’ve seen, Anarina’s personal and distinct artistic voice takes over so completely that it would not likely have crossed a viewer’s mind that one pin helped inspire the other. Take a look at more of Anarina’s distinctive work on her Flickr site or in her Etsy store.
This is all we get to peek at for now. Dan and Tracy will post the rest of the set when they get back from teaching around Europe so keep an eye on their Facebook page as well as here for more to come.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.
Using a lot of color doesn’t mean creating a piece that is bright and bold. Colorful can also be subdued, antiqued, pale, dark or work with any number of alterations to the elements of color. They can also be nicely blended to tone down the graphic impact like Anarina Anar does here in this blended polymer Scarf necklace.
Anarina’s work is all about color with a rough, organic yet light-hearted style. She does a lot of blending of color which allows her to be so colorful yet retain that organic feel. Just open her Flickr photostream to get a serious dose of color and texture today.
If you like this blog, support The Polymer Arts projects with a subscription or issue of The Polymer Arts magazine as well as supporting our advertising partners.
