Oil study, limited palette

[Carlos Ygoa]

Thank you all for the responses.

Mischa...this is like Zen...less is more (?) In the drawing realm, I have seen wonderful things done with a few abbreviated strokes. Jusep de Ribera was a master at that, so I

[Sharon Knettell]

Carlos,

The composition is beautiful and subtle as well.

Elegant, beautifully painted and understated.

[Garth Herrick]

Dear Carlos,

This is an accomplishment! Your limited palette is very effective and versitile; both earthy enough for a flesh palette, and chromatic enough for everything else. Those are great mixed blacks and neutrals too. This painting is as elegant and understated as the palette itself; perfect cohesion!

Garth

[Carlos Ygoa]

Thanks Sharon---always appreciate your words. Thanks for taking the time to view.

Garth--I find this combination of colours quite effective. The Prussian blue when mixed with earth colours produces a greenish quality to the resulting colour that can be used for a great deal of things. Burnt sienna and prussian blue, for example, produces a luscious, deep green perfect for evergreens (for landscape purposes)...and mixed with white, it serves as my neutralizing colour for flesh tones, that cool needed to balance off the warm. The Pozzuoli earth has its counterparts in other brands, I suppose, although with some subtle differences; and the yellow ochre is pretty much a must in any earth palette.
Thanks for your comments.

[Linda Brandon]

Carlos, this is so impressive, both in terms of what you have achieved with these colors but in beauty of composition as well. I like this painting very much and you're convincing me to experiment with my collection of red earth colors. Very beautiful work!

[Chris Saper]

Dear Carlos,

A very fresh, and very lovely piece. Congratulations!

[Tom Edgerton]

Apart from the technical mastery...there is so much soul!

[Carlos Ygoa]

Linda, Chris, Tom and Alexandra,

Thank you all for viewing and for your comments. They are all very encouraging... Alex, when we don

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Oh yes Carlos, at least I do relate...!
This work is full of feeling and intimacy.
She inhabits the canvas with a certain shyness. I like that.
Ilaria

[Aaron Coberly]

Carlos that is beautiful. I am currently using a Yellow Ochre, Venetian Red, Ivory black and Permalba white pallet. I have been very surprised at what can be achieved with those colors. Since I have enjoyed using this pallet so much when I have done landscapes or flowers I still use it as my base and just add the higher chroma colors when needed.

Aaron