robert ryman

barbara came to my studio a few weeks ago and asked me who i keep returning to. i said the minimalists.

down Souther--

here's Souther Salazaar, man oh man, what color.

Dear Sir Mix-A-Lot, I'm seduced by straight-outta-the-tube color!

Dear Sir Mix-a-lot,
As an undergrad, I was taught to mix my own color, a practice of which I infrequently engaged in--(which I can only chalk-up to the recklessness and inexperience of youth.) But I recently started using a much larger palette to relax and mix my oil paints. I recently recieved a gift-certificate from a art supply company, [the name the would-be supplier not disclosed] which would allow me to stock up on a few essentials.

The problem is, Sir Mix-a-lot, *as embarrasing as it is to write*,
I am seduced by straight-from-the-tube oil paint! I know I could mix my own palette, but I think I may have mix-esteem issues. How can I gain the confidence to mix my own palette and regain control of my wandering eye when thumbing through pages of come-hither chroma and luring luminosity?

(p.s. ugh, I'm especially a sucker for Rose Grey.)

--SAP GREEN IN GREENSBORO.

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(sorry for the absurdity, but this really is a problem of mine [expressed in a makeshift 'Dear Abby' form] I get suckered into buying a ton of paint that I could easily mix myself. Just kinda curious if I'm the only one--or wondering if
I'm lazy? Jeez, its always those pinkish greys and unbleached muslin creamy colors that get me. Maybe its just a childish longing for crayola colors... (even those before they added such colors as the "macaroni & cheese" in the deluxe 64 pk). dunno, but I'm gonna re-access my paints/palette before I buy my 13th "deep sepia greyish whatever":)