What appeals to me the most here is how the negative space is breaken up. I can't spot a single space where there's too much or too little positive space. Everything is spread out, I totally dig that. Even better is the fact that the shapes aren't doing all the work. The colors themselves divide the picture. It all works together.

Other than composition alone, the monochromatic scheme is useful for giving a little more emphasis on the shapes. On a concept basis, I think it's interesting how blue is often conveyed as a calming color, but here, it's the opposite. Whether it's intentional or not, it definately gives a new meaning to the color blue. Very innovative.

Even though the texture isn't very apparant at first, it definatly adds a little more pizazz to the painting. In most cases, it provides interest, yet it's also manages to break up space and create movement. There's alot of movement in the shapes themselves, but the drip lines make it orderly at the same time. It's another interesting concept conradiction.

However, a little more contrast would add emphasis or balance to the painting, depending on where it's added. For example, say the the values were strengthened on the corners, and the right side of the picture. There would be balance between the values and the left side (where a lot of activity is). That of course, on a emphasis idea, rather than compsosition.

Or what if...the main area of activity had strengthened values. The emphasis already there would sky rocket. Maybe whitening darkening all the neutrals in the peice would add a little more pizazz, unless a subtle look was necessary. Overall, I'm very impressed with this peice. It was a joy to look at it.

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Criticism of the Constructive, please.

hi there!
thank you for your kind words you make a lot of very thoughtful suggestions. initially when i created this piece they were tryouts for larger works that i wanted to execute. admittedly some things that happened with this piece were down to luck as opposed to conscious decisions, but i felt whilst i was creating it that the sense of balance was in danger of being lost the more i worked on it.
its the balance of keeping a viewers interest and not overloading the picture that interests me the most i think.

Hmm...I suppose you have a point.

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Criticism of the Constructive, please.