Sunrise At Caballo, NM. Day 14

Sunrise At Caballo, NM

6x8in oil on canvas panel $125. SOLD

The only time of the year the sunrise is

 in this position is during the winter

I am always amazed at the large swath 

the sun travels from summer to winter.

The sun doesn't always rise in the true 

east as far as my sense of direction

is concerned.

Artist Note.

Day 13 passed in a blur of busy work.

No post...gasp!

We are learning about the 

Ned Jacob Palette. 

I took a workshop from Ned in the later 80's 

at the Art Students League in Denver,

and his palette was all I used through 

most of the nineties.

That plus ONE accent color if needed. 

Like a turquoise for a door.

The colors.

Yellow light or med, Orange, Alizarin (Perm) 

Ultra Blue, Black and Titanium White

Beautiful harmony can be achieved

by mixing all the secondary and grays with 

with these few colors.

The most important reason for using a 

limited palette is to learn what is IN certain colors

Example... to make yellow ochre you have to use 

yellow and a reddish purple. 

Too blue a purple and you 

get marvelous greens

Fascinating stuff, color!

I did not cheat and used the limited palette 

for this painting knife painting.