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Thank you Mai and Michele
I found working with such a limited palette to be quite "liberating". All I had to do was figure out how to get the color I wanted with what I had laid out. Wasn't allowed to peek in the drawer and then end up confusing the color scheme by adding a pigment that created a problem somewhere else in the painting.
The colors as shown here are not a vibrant as they are in person. They look slightly grey, but are softer in reality. I underpainted the sweater and pants with a violet shade (cerulean and cad scarlett) you can just barely see it, also repeated it in the shadowed side of the face, and ended up using it to dull the bright blonde of my hair. Color is amazing.
My husband and I are planning our fantasy wedding portrait. You've seen my gentle side, and Tom's, next one will show the wild, gut level raw side. Don't worry Cynthia, it may not be in great taste but it will be fun!
Jean
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