"Green Onions on Blue"
10 x 10 inches, oil on canvas
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Here's are the colors I used for this painting. You'll notice that I have black in there - in fact, I almost always have black on my palette. Rather than using it to paint black things, or to darken other colors, I treat it like a blue - a very dark, desaturated blue. Usually, I mix dark greens with it.
I also used it to whip up that little preliminary value study, right in my sketchbook. Ten minutes of planning makes a huge difference in the finished product - oil sketches are a practice I highly recommend!
This is such a gorgeous painting, Sarah. The composition is so pleasing, as is the analogous color scheme and the terrific value contrasts. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteI especially admire the way you capture the texture and surface of ceramics -- they appear so 'creamy' and solid. Your composition and color choices are perfect, as always.
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