In my blog, I am trying various color schemes to expand my painting vocabulary.  To that end, I am selecting a different color scheme/limited palette each week and basing three little 8 x 6 paintings upon that color palette.  If you have any suggestions of color palettes I should try, please email me at nvenhuizen@gmail.com. ( I’d love to have a comment section on this page, but I haven’t yet figured out how to do that!)

This week I tried a palette with two yellows and two blues-plus a very small bit of Alizarin Crimson(most obvious in the barn painting!).  This is the first time I’d ever used Delft Blue and I really liked it- similar to Ultramarine Blue, but slightly more subdued.  The colors I used are listed below-

Delft Blue

Cerulean Blue

Cadmium Yellow

Yellow Ochre

Alizarin Crimson

Now to figure out the colors to use for next week’s paintings!!

Blowing in the Wind

Winter Stripes

Backside of a Barn