Recently, I discovered a new lovely brown. For some time I have been searching for a rich, lively brown and finally I have arrived at one. When yellow ochre is mixed with burnt umber it creates this soft brown.
As you can see in the above photograph(of a watercolor) this brown has the color of beach sand. It certainly can be tweaked by making it cooler with an ultramarine blue or warming it up with a yellow or red, if needed.
When I learn of a new color combination I get real exited because I can begin to experiment with other colors on my palette, with a fresh approach. This begins to change how I view and thus paint the landscape.
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