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   or 10 x 8paintings 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!)

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https://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/nan-venhuizen-9368

This week, I extended my experimentation  with Pthalo Blue.  This time, though, I used Yellow Ochre as the primary color I’m using with this. 

(I used a small amount of Alizarin Crimson mixed with the Pthalo Blue and the Yellow Ochre to make my dark color.)

I actually far prefer the mixture of Pthalo Blue/ Yellow Ochre to last week’s combo of Pthalo Blue/ Cadmium Yellow, as the Pthalo Blue/Yellow Ochre makes  a much gentler green.  Still the brighter combination would be useful for some paintings.

Colors I used this week-

Pthalo Blue, Yellow Ochre, a little bit of Alizarin Crimson, and Titanium White  

Meandering Stream 10 x 8

View of Lake Alvin 10 x 8

Windy Day 10 x 8