Tempestuous 24X48 Acrylic on Canvas - Hyacinth Paul

Tempestuous is an acrylic on canvas painting and it was done as part of a series on color studies in my studio. Tempestuous is an abstract painting in yellow ochre, lemon yellow, raw umber. I just like the movement in the painting, and initially I was going to call it tempest but the attitude of the painting is tempestuous to me! It may be that clouds are moving and the setting sun is casting a golden hue on them, but the winds are causing a tempest.  It's almost like the clouds are playing with the wind, and the resulting tempestuous relationship of the wind and the clouds is captured in this sunlit painting.

Please take Note:  This original acrylic painting is in the BoldBrush Art Contest in May of 2020.  The painting is trending in the Popular entries.  If you like this painting please vote here:  https://faso.com/boldbrush/painting/209600  I thank you for your vote!

I am interested in the study of color, the emotions they generate in people, and also the act of painting itself as a conduit to focus and possibly heal people. I strongly believe that color has a positive effect on the general health and well-being of individuals.  Associations of the impact of art on the health of individuals abound, but we need to quantify it.  The quantitative effects of the color in art can be studied by utilizing the recent advances in measuring the response of various stimuli to a human.  So why not color?

I've designed a simple 20 item questionnaire so I can begin to collect data regarding color and my hypothesis that "color induces synesthesia and creates feelings of joy."  Please feel free to fill out this survey.  The benefit for you would be to enter a drawing for a chance to win one of my original paintings. For me, I get to study the effect of color in art on the general population!  A win for everybody!

Kandinsky has famously said, "Color is a power which directly influences the soul.  Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power, still unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body."

I submit - it is time to study this “unknown effect” of color on the human body.

Please note that the sale of this original art will generate funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) to help raise money for cancer research.  I was introduced to the work of LLS in 2017.  This organization that has climbed up 30 points in one year on the Forbes charity navigator.  It is run by highly competent scientists and physicians who I have personally met.  They believe they can cure cancer within our lifetime, and I agree.  Study and look at the progress they have made since their inception nearly 70 years ago! The cure rate of blood cancers in 1960, the year I was born, was 3%.  Today it is 94%. 

The research continues to happen at a feverish pace all over the world to bridge that gap.  I raise money for Aparna who sadly lost her fight to cancer.  We are losing many more as we speak whose lives have been cut short by these dreadful diseases.  Just within the last week we have lost two of the greats, Irrfan Khan and Rishi Kapoor, to this deadly disease.  Every life is precious.  It is our responsibility to help fund the fight and propel discoveries.  We are the product of such discoveries.  We enjoy a longer life expectancy because of the discoveries of people who came before us.  I am a product of scholarships that were provided to me when I was a young, bright-eyed, enthusiastic PhD student who put in nearly 15 hours a day toward research.  So I ask you unabashedly, on behalf of these scholars who toil, to help find those discoveries that will finally beat cancer.  

Dr. Lou DeGennaro said "It’s our job to cure blood cancer and put the society out of business."

Everyone has a cause they support. LLS is mine because I believe in them.  To learn more, visit https://www.lls.org/. To contribute, you can either buy a painting or any of the products associated with the painting that are provided in the links.  100% of the profits are pledged to LLS through Jun 05, 2020.

The predominant colors in this artwork are yellow in its various shades with a touch of burnt sienna.  The size of the artwork is relevant for a cozy corner nook.  If you prefer a larger size, I recommend buying a print from the site that allows for purchasing several items not just prints.  Also, sales of any of the items help the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as 100% of the profits are donated until Jun 5, 2020 and 25% thereafter.

My blog is really a collection of my thoughts on the effect of  color in art on the health and well being of society.  This initial study  will help me get seed data upon which other studies will be based upon.  If you fill out this questionnaire and send it in to [email protected] you will be entered to win an original painting of mine on November 30, 2020.  If you sign up for my monthly newsletter you can stay abreast of news pertaining to my study, my art and some ideas that form food for thought.

In order to see the original artworks visit my gallery at https://frontstreet.art/collections/hyacinth-paul-1 Hyacinth Paul Gallery is located at 1001 East Second Street, Building 100, 3rd Floor, Dayton, Ohio 45402 Ph No. (937)829-4652 email: [email protected] https://frontstreet.art/