Adding Phthalo!

Adding Phthalo

9x8 oil on Black Canvas

Work in Progress.

Artist Note.

A repost.

A more decorative style painting
with a brighter palette.

Artist Note.

This was a demo using

Thalo instead of Ultramarine
Magenta instead of Perm Alizarin.

First, I paint right on the front of 
the clear glass jug 
with my Phthalo blue and then a
bit of the yellow  to make it greener
for another layer in the middle.

Why?...because I didn't
have anything in the right color
large enough to hold the peonies.

Above showing the 

painted front of a clear glass jug

A quick block-in

The black canvas

makes it easy to get the value pattern

This is still based on a

limited palette but replacing the

Ultra blue and Alizarin.

REASON?

Sometimes, what you need/want to paint

cannot be managed with just one

limited palette. 

If you are painting near the coast for 

example, the aqua of the water

will need a green/blue.

Lively spring greens have a freshness

which the red in the Ultramarine blue

neutralizes too much. 

To make clear purples the Phthalo needs 

a cooler red than even the Alizarin

 so a substitute

with the Magenta works perfectly.

Here is the limited  palette

for this painting.

Cad Yellow light

Orange 

Magenta

Phthalo Blue

Black

Titanium White