JUMP
What's going on here? I'm jumping into more expressive drawing on top of underpaintings. The substrate is primed with LIGHT MOLDING PASTE by Golden. The colors are Golden's modern mixing palette.
With the change in seasons I note the transformation of intense greens and bright flowers of summer. Now there are rust and brown-tinged leaves, seeds are fully formed, pods are fleshing out, all against the deep blue late summer sky.
I'd like to go with rusts and earth tones, but not yet. I can add them to my palette in bits.
What I want to depict is a sense of space and movement, a jump into the next season. It's not a sad transition this time. I can watch the changes and breathe them in with eyes, breath, and body. The sensual experience is encouraging me to take more in this time. Age has it perks.
You can mix the colors of fall with the modern mixing palette. No need to go out and buy more colors.
Here are the basics: Quinacradone magenta, Hansa Yellow Medium, Pthalo Blue (green shade) = primaries. And Napthol Red, Hansa Yellow Light, and Pthalo Green (red shage). Try the quin magenta and hansa yellow medium mixed. Then add a spot of the pthalo green - just a spot. See if that doesn't take you into autumn.
Exciting book - Acrylic Solutions, a Mixed Media Approach/Layering.
Lynn brought a book to Paint Lab last Friday. One of the authors is Chris Cozen. Check out her YouTube videos and her blog and website. http://www.chriscozenartist.com/
Onward! Hiking and swimming are still in the picture!
