With the advent of a new year comes new resolutions. This first post of 2021 welcomes a better understanding of my palette. Over time I plan on mixing and painting with greater yellows and browns.
I feel like I hardly use yellow and browns in my watercolors. Some of the greatest watercolorists who have ever lived such as John Singer Sargent and Andrew Wyeth were masters of color even if they used minimal amount at times. For example, I admire Sargent's use of yellows and browns in his canal paintings of Venice. There is a historical quality to these images without the use of heavy shadows or strong contrast in light.
This watercolor sketch uses color mixes I do not utilize enough. One has Indian yellow and Windsor violet. Another has cadmium red and ultramarine. Another favorite is quinacridone gold and alizarin crimson. I think you get the picture. The more I play with them the better sense of how to utilize them will emerge.
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