The Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington D.C. has a terrific exhibit of what is described as Color Field paintings produced primarily between 1950 and 1975 by American painters on both coasts. These are paintings by Rothko, Motherwell and others which are large in size with healthy saturation of a few colors. I have always loved large paintings, especially if they are abstract. This style of painting provides me with a sense of freedom and vastness that has always appealed to me. I noticed in a couple of paintings that the color almost undulates as it interacts with my rods and cones. Now, how often can you say that?
