12x12 oil on stretched canvas
There is the accepted theory that when you have warm light, you have cool shadows. And if it is cool light, then warm shadows. This made it very difficult to paint the nice yellow canopy in the top corner that was in the shade. How does one cool down yellow? I tried it in varying ways...adding purple or red..and then tried a yellow/green mix and it seemed to work. Often when things don't work, it is because the temperature is wrong. Art can be so complicated.
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A beautiful painting! I chose it as one of my favorite daily paintings on my blog, rosaspicks.wordpress.com. I hope you'll come by and check it out! Thanks, Rosa
Yes it is challenging! I am learning so much when generous artists whose work I love posts info like this. Thank you Catherine! Love this painting!
It is definitely complicated...more so in the case of watercolors, I feel, as the colors behave in their own way and it becomes very difficult to make corrections!
However you have done a wonderful job! This is a beautiful painting! Love the warm light and especially the wet pavement which is so well painted :)
Yellow is a tough one to cool down... I try starting with a cooler yellow, like Naples yellow or cadmium yellow lemon. Then if I need it to be cool, I'll add a bit of burnt umber and a touch of blue. Or, instead, terra rosa and a bit of burnt umber make a really nice cooler yellow without making it too cold. Good luck!
Thanks Rosa, I will definitely come by.
Thanks for the comment Sheila.
Ramesh, I can see why watercolor would be difficult, as changing is not as easy as oil where I can wipe an area.
Shelby, thanks so much for the "yellow" ideas. I will try them out. I struggle with yellow a lot.
You nailed it! I really like how your canopy turned out and it does a great job leading my eye into the painting.
I also struggle with yellows in general and this is a helpful lesson. I've worked with mostly greens and blues the last few years and warm colors are a whole new challenge!
Really like the abstracted quality of this. And I think your cooled down yellow canopy works well.
Boy THAT sure is the truth!!
Seems like you managed to make it work, though.
Love the notan of this painting!
Love this one, the light and the dark and the reflections, simply stunning.
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