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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Sunflowers and Polka-Dots
Sunflowers and Polka-Dots
8x6in oil on canvas panel SOLD
This DPW Challenge is by the fabulous artist, Carol Marine.
The Polka-Dot Challenge . I was asked if these Challenges are
competitions. No, they are held weekly to stimulate and
share work with other artists. Anyone can submit to them.
They are fun and you see some really creative ideas
and lovely paintings.
I had set my mind to paint something yellow today
so it was easy to place sunflowers into my neat, polka- dot jar.
Artist Note.
There was a request from Maga, on today's post asking what I had learned
about becoming more comfortable with using yellows when I did
my series of lemons.
First and foremost... never use white to lighten, only to mix the highlight.
I think that had been my main problem.
I used Holbein - Naples Yellow Italian to take the acid touch out of
Cad Yellow Light - I had three brands of CYL in my box, trying to find one I liked
Richeson - Unbleached Titanium. (fabulous for lightening warm colors)
Windsor Newton - Indian Yellow. The only brand I like for IY.
Windsor Newton - Cad Yellow deep.
Rembrandt - Transparent Oxide Brown. Beautiful with the Indian Yellow
to reach darker shades, keeping them transparent
and adding a bit of Naples to move into
a lighter area before adding cadmium yellow
Labels:
Carol Marine,
DPW challenge,
floral,
fracturing technique,
impressionism.,
Information on the use of mixing yellow.,
oil on canvas panel,
polka-dots,
sunflowers
I am a painter living in Las Cruces, NM. After many years as an illustrator I turned to fine art to develop my own artistic voice. I currently teach talented and enthusiastic artists in oil, acrylic and egg tempera painting. I am also a member of the Artist Guild of Southern New Mexico.
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This painting is a beauty ! I appreciate your tips on the colors used.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol. I liked your sunflower too.
ReplyDeleteLove your polka dots and your sunflowers too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Dana - I love what you do too!
DeleteEnjoying these sunny paintings! and thanks for he tips on how you use yellows, very useful
ReplyDeleteThanks, Nigel, You capture the sunshine so well in your paintings.
DeleteI love the sunny sunflowers! Thank you for your tips on the yellows and for your special comments on my blog. I feel like I've found a mentor! This is a fun challenge and I love painting polka dots. I better get busy painting!
ReplyDeleteThank YOU, Jennifer
ReplyDeleteMan, that is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThanks, that how I feel about your work, Nora.
DeleteStunning. Actually, sunflowers occupy half of the painting but give the impression of their ubiquitous abundance. Because you've beautifuly closed the composition by repeating yellow in the right bottom. Really good.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, Julie, yellow is completely tamed by you!
Thank you very much for sharing your palette. Really interesting and useful. One question: this orange shade comes from Indian yellow or cad orange?
Thanks Maga. You were the inspiration for the sunflowers when you asked about yellow.
DeleteThe deep orange shade is Indian yellow with just a touch of transparent brown. No cad orange in here.
I did use some of the red from the rim in the purples and pinks...that warms everything up.
I really enjoy this color discussion. Can you expound on mixing white with yellow? What is it that rates a 'NEVER'? I dislike yellow so much I've resorted to using only Naples Yellow and W&N Indian Yellow. Both colors do wonderful things. Have you arrived at a 'best' white?
ReplyDeleteHi LS,
DeleteWhen I mixed white with the cad light or pale I responded to it with dismay because it was not what I wanted. Too acidic somehow.
I found that Naples differs by brand and there is a lovely pale one out but I like the one I mentioned. If I add white to it it is still clear and clean. I use LaFranc Titanium white.
Quang Ho recommended it. It takes longer to dry than my other whites but has the perfect consistency. The Richeson unbleached titanium is fabulous and different in hue from the other unbleached titanium I have tried. Cheap so it is work trying a tube.
Beautiful piece, Julie! I'm not sure how I missed it...I love sunflowers....and the process!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks...but you found it anyway!
DeleteI love the painting. Thanks so much for the info on mixing yellows.
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