Limited Palette

[Linda Ciallelo]

The Michael Harding and the cremnitz ground in walnut oil is helping me get some dellicate blending and detail around the nose and mouth area. You can see it if you compare it to the last photo I posted in this thread.

[Sharon Knettell]

Looks beautiful.

I can see the difference.

The SP Optical white from 'You Know Who' (not Voldemort) works the same way. You really need a soft translucent paint to do that. Thanks for pointing that out. It never occurred to me.

The Venetian Red is lovely. It is an earth tone I use.

Good grief Linda- How to you find the time and energy to do such lovely work after a 40 hour week?

[Linda Ciallelo]

Good grief Linda- How to you find the time and energy to do such lovely work after a 40 hour week?[/QUOTE]

My house is a mess and I go running often to keep in shape. It gives you energy. I will be 60 in April and just discovered running. My boyfriend does marathons. He has taught me how to do it. I am in better shape now than I ever was when I was young. It only takes an hour a couple times a week. Of course I am blessed with good joints. I know that you and your husband have had trouble in that area. Walking is the way to start.

[Linda Ciallelo]

I want to thank Sharon Knettell for nudging me towards the Michael Harding paint. I am very pleased with it and have been working very happily with these Michael Harding colors.
burnt umber
venetian red
indian red
raw umber
raw sienna
yellow ochre
naples yellow deep
naples yellow light
ivory black
flake white # 2(lead and a little zinc)

I just ordered the viridian and the cobalt violet deep. I hope to get the cerulean blue and the vermillion later. I tried all their whites and like the flake white # 2 the best. I'm using a little cold pressed linseed oil with a few drops of damar if I need to. But usually I don't need anything with this paint. I like the fact that these earths go well together and are relatively inexpensive. The reds are bright, the burnt umber is very pink, the raw umber is warm, the naples yellow deep is almost orange, the raw sienna is toward the green side. I can't wait to see their viridian . I have never tried any cobalt violet so this will be a new experience.

[Sharon Knettell]

Linda,

The cobalt violet is delicious!

I think palettes have become a cult thing.

I love to slurp around in color. If I think that Petunia Lake is just the think, I will buy it. Color is so emotional, you have to feel it. There are theories and some good general rules, but once learned like dance steps, they should become automatic.

Mix the raw umber half with black and make a series of 8- 9 greys. It is great for whites. You can warm it or cool it by adding yellow ochre or blue. Alexa's blouse in WIPs was done that way. I used a mixture of the background blue to bring it toward the cool.

The viridian is fabulous as well!

Micheal Harding is the best paint maker on the planet! You have to be very careful tho', his colors are so intense, you don't need much.

[Linda Ciallelo]

I tried to look at Alexa in WIP but for some reason I can't access it. It asks for a password and when I give it I am rejected. There are a couple of links in another thread that are supposedly to my own paintings , but I can't access those either. It's the same thing. It asks for a password and when I give it I am rejected. I am not sure what to do about it.

[Cynthia Daniel]

Linda,

On the home page of the Forum, the main heading for Critiques shows:

CRITIQUES - Moderator: Linda Brandon (PASSWORD = CRITIQUE)

Some artists requested that this area be password protected to keep the search engines out. They didn't want potential clients seeing their critiques.

[Linda Ciallelo]

Thanks Cynthia, I'll go see what I can do.