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"Patient Reflections", Oil on canvas, 24 x 36".

A good friend took the photo of the lily pads at a botanical garden and graciously gave permission for me to use it as reference material. For this painting I am using four colors; Cadmium Yellow Medium, Alizarin Permanent, Thalo Green, and Prussian Blue, plus a Zinc/Titanium mixture. My black of choice is made by mixingThalo G and Alizarin together. From there I am mixing plies of Gray by adding my mixing white, then warming them with yellow or Aliz. I have mixed a pile of Yellow Ochre by mixing a ratio of 3 parts Cad Yel Med, 1-1/2 parts Alizarin, and 1/2 part Prussian blue, then adjusting as necessary to achieve the color I want. My greens are made by mixing the Ochre with Prussian blue, then graying if needed by adding either a cool or warm gray. Using a limited palette is challenging and rewarding. I am using my favorite Chiaroscuro technique (which means "Light from teh Darkness") whereby I make the painting quite dark and the focal point very light. Rembrandt and Frazetta used this technique to great effect.
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  • Home
  • Contact
    • Purchase Inquiry
  • Paintings
    • Latest Work
    • Recent years
    • Quickies, Plein Air, & Minis
    • Older Work
    • The Nude Figure
    • Step-by-Step >
      • The Masks We Wear
      • Lily in the Flower Garden
      • Late Fawn
      • Buffeting Buffet
      • Bounty
      • Fishing Otter Be Fun
      • The Burning Mist
      • Queen of the Coast
      • Natures Nursery
      • Patient Reflections
      • Victoria (S-B-S)
      • The Challenge (S-B-S)
      • Fall Spider and Shovel (S-B-S)
      • Available Paintings
      • Misty Encounter (S-B-S)
      • Bull Frog Hunting (S-B-S)
      • "Fishing Hurricane Falls Pool" (S-B-S)
      • "Afternoon Tea" (S-B-S)
      • "After the Play" (S-B-S)
      • "Grapes to Wine" (S-B-S)
  • Drawings
    • My Drawings
    • Nude Drawings
  • Available for Purchase
  • ART-Tickles
    • Oil Painting 101-Choosing Paint
    • Oil Painting 101: Choosing brushes
    • Oil Painting 101: Solvents
    • Oil Painting 101: Mediums
    • Oil Painting 101: Indirect Painting
    • Choosing an Easel
    • Oil Painting 101: Direct Painting
    • Choosing and Using Acrylic Mediums
    • Inspiration
    • Painting 101: Portrait Palette Recipes
    • Color mixing and color space
    • Pricing Your Artwork
    • Golden Ratio
    • Paint in the FREEZER!?
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