Thursday, July 19, 2018

AUTUMN FIELDS AT RANCHITOS - 60"x36" Work in Progress/Mid Tones

Studio No. 1318 - AUTUMN FIELDS AT RANCHITOS (New Mexico) New 60"x36" Work in Progress (Middle Tones) - using painting medium with oil color now.  Middle Tones are the transitional colors that set up the light in the painting  from the final opaque colors. Color Notes:  Sky: Prussian Blue, Paynes Grey, Mars Black, Permalba White.  Trees: Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Burnt Sienna.  Fields: Combinations of Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Chrome Oxide Green Opaque, Cadmium Orange, Burnt Sienna, Dioxazine Purple.


Wednesday, July 18, 2018

AUTUMN FIELDS AT RANCHITOS - 60"x36" Original Oil Work in Progress (Underpainting)

Studio No. 1318 - AUTUMN FIELDS AT RANCHITOS (New Mexico) - 60"x36" Work in Progress (Underpainting) - Oils applied loosely with distilled turpentine and MG Underpainting White on gray toned ground.  Color Notes: Clouds: Cobalt blue sketch.  Mountains: Prussian Blue, Mars Black. Trees: Combination of Cadmium Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Naples Yellow.  Fields:  Yellows same as trees.  Greener areas - Combinations of Chrome Oxide Green opaque, Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Orange, Olive Green.  Stay tuned!