"are black and white colors?"

 "Are black and white colors?" - is one of the most debated issues about color.  Ask a scientist and you'll get a response based on physics: 'Black is not a color, white is a color.' Ask an artist 

and you will get quite a different answer!" Ask me, 
and I will say . . . BOTH are colors!

White is a color.  White reflects all the colors of the visible light spectrum to the eyes; thus it is the blending of all colors to become it's own unique color.  Want proof?  Look at a rainbow, which is sunlight refracted to expose all the colors that make a single beam of "white" sunlight.

Alternately, black is a color as well.  When all three primary colors are combined, you get a "black" color so to speak.  For more on black & white theories, check out this link devoted to exposing the "black & white truth".
-M.ELLIOTT 

*click here for Answers to the black and white debate!

stocking stuffers!

falalalala....,

the studio is busy getting stocking stuffers ready

in time for santa to deliver!

blue bird, blue skies-

(blue bird-blue skies, acrylic on board, M.ELLIOTT)

ahhh, after a taste of the winter yet to come-  

gray skies and cold brittle air - it was delight today to wake up to

 the morning sun and see blue skies through the kitchen window.  

i am feeling like a busy little blue bird today, 

working on CHRISTMAS commissions and visiting with two local 

framers to decide on some custom frames for 

new pieces of gallery work....

nothing but blue skies ahead!

gathering bits and pieces-

(red bird, 5x7, acrylic on board, M.ELLIOTT)

i marvel at the birds outside my studio as the temperature

begins to drop; they continue hunting and gathering
bits and pieces for nourishment and for nest building
materials, with seemingly no regard for the colder air!
meanwhile, in my cozy little studio, i enjoy the opportunity
to watch these little creatures from inside fortified with
 wooly socks, a hot mug of green tea,

and,

sweet coconut curry granola bars

made with bits and pieces of 5 different types of nuts and SEEDS.

MMMMM, wouldn't those birds be envious if they knew how much better these treats tasted!

raw treats and canvas-

(Spice, acrylic on linen, 2012 M.ELLIOTT)

this is the second "face" i have done on linen canvas

....did i mention i LOVE the raw look of linen.  

it is the perfect warm neutral background to complement my color palette.

and,

speaking of raw, i have been trying some new raw goodies 

in my kitchen. taking a cue from the season's spices and flavors, 

this week i made "carrot cake" truffles with organic raw
almond meal, dates, carrots, pecans, and spices....YUM!

  

welcoming the frist signs of fall-

one of the first signs of fall is the diPPing temperature,

along with the first crop of pumpkins! 

for me, that means NEW colors on the palette

warm earthy colors - browns, rust, and harvest orange!

("face forward", acrylic on canvas, 2012, -M.ELLIOTT) 

new gallery space!

new gallery SPACE!

the Nina Kuzina Gallery has a new home at

4231 Harding Pike*

stop by for a visit and surround yourself with
fresh new artwork from FOUR amazing
NASHVILLE artists, including myself!

(orange poka-dots, 40x40, M.ELLIOTT)

*formerly Nancy Saturn's American Artisan Location, across from St. Thomas Hospital