Autumn Knik River - 16 x 20 Oil on Panel - As you can see I toned down the "Radioactive Green" Pond as my buddy Don Kolstad called it. I also added the foreground foliage. To tone the water down and not loose the luminosity I mixed up a glaze of Ultramarine Blue, Paynes Grey and Burnt Umber. I did one glaze over and let it dry 24 hours they did a second glaze using the same mix. I am pleased how this has turned out. After it dries some more I will get it to the photographer then to the frame shop.
On Saturday I had the pleasure of demonstrating Michael Harding Oil Paints at Blaine's Art Supply I got to paint all day in the store. It was the grand opening for the new store, huge turnout, great sales. What could be better. I worked up a 8 x 10 painting and gave it to the owner Rene. The Michael Harding Paints, were awesome to paint with, they are really high pigment loaded, and "silky smooth" to paint with. So yes I bought some new paints and brushes. I started a 6 x 9 painting, but was not happy with how it was going (see pictures below) so I decided to sketch over it and change the composition a little and the color choices to get the desired "mood" I was looking for.
3 comments:
Knik River looks amazing! I love the greens.
So you bought some of the 90$ paints! You're crazy lol! I'm glad you had a fun day on your birthday :) You deserved it. Love ya
Actually I only bought 3, the rest were given to me for me to demo. I didn"t buy the $90 tube.
The radioactive green underpainting works to make this a very lively work. I quite enjoy it, isn't color a joy, I also tend to work with bright pigments on my acrylic paintings. Tess
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