Creating Buzzing Edges

Many of my more recent paintings are excellent examples of what I call my "buzzing edges" tecnique. This technique creates an exceptional amount of visual depth in a painting by causing your eye to vibrate at the edges of a subject, and thereby making the subject appear to have a stereoscopic effect, separating it from its background.

To accomplish this, I create tension along the edges of a subject by applying first a light blend of a bold, usually primary, color such as Lemon Yellow, Colbalt Blue, or Scarlet Lake that bleeds over either side of the edge. Once that dries, i follow up with a line of usually the same color on the edge. Depending on the painting, I may follow up with a different bold color on the other side of the edge. The result is a dramatic "buzzing edge" that lifts the subject away from the background.