Color Study: Pink

Aly Jensen • February 11, 2021

In honor of Valentine's Day this weekend, our very own Aly Jensen rounded up some of her favorite pink works for a color study. -LL

I have told myself for years that I don’t like pink, but the truth is, I have been lying to myself. I love the fact that there are so many variations of this one color and that each variation can say a little something different. Hot and bright pinks add energy and playfulness to whatever they adorn, while a soft blush pink adds a comforting femininity that can be both soothing and gentile. Pink takes the passion and vigor of red and soothes it to a playful, excited energy rather than one with assumed movement. It has the power to both excite the senses and soothe them depending on the tone and hue. A little more blue or white and the pink is soothing and comforting, but a little more orange or red and the pink is energizing. Here's my top pink picks currently at the gallery—enjoy! -Aly

Kristi Kohut, Symphonic World #2, 2020, Mixed Media, 40 x 40 in, $3995 ($399.50/mo)
Angela Chrusciaki Blehm, Peek-a-Boo, Caramel, 2019, Acrylic on wood, 24 x 37 in, $1550 ($155/mo)
Fares Micue, The Venus Touch, 2020, (1/20), Photograph, 19.70 x 15.70 in, $640
Marcy Cook, Meadow, 2020, Mixed Media, 40 x 40 in, $2800 ($280/mo)
Stephanie Henderson, Scoop in Lemon, 2020, Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 42 in, $3200 ($320/mo)
Shannon Coppage, Spontaneity, 2020, Acrylic on linen, 40 x 30 in, $1195 ($119.50/mo)
Betsy Enzensberger, Floral Popsicle #3, 2020, (3/20), Resin, wood and imitation floral, 6.50 x 3.50 in, $350
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