Limited Palette

[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.