Showing posts with label fall colors painting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fall colors painting. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Colors Squashed

Because I love to paint nature and organic subjects, I try to keep my art in tune with the seasons. Hot of the easel, this is a quick oil painting color study of pumpkins and squashes which I painted in the studio yesterday. For better color harmony, I prefer a limited palette in oils. But this time I challenged myself with just 4 pigments + white.
  • One blue: French Ultra
  • Two yellows: Yellow Ochre, Indian Yellow
  • One red: Rose Madder
  • One White: Permalba (mix of Titanium + Zinc)
I always tell students, less is more when it comes to your palette. I think this oil study is a good example of how you can paint a colorful painting with very few colors. For more information about my oil painting classes please email me at ScarletOwl@hotmail.com.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Simply Gourd-geous

This morning I was thinking about the great painting opportunities that come with the colors and crispness of fall. This is one of my favorite autumn oil paintings.

Denver area has over 80 community gardens and this oil painting was inspired by one such urban "oasis" near my studio. I loved painting the organic shapes emerging from the tangled vines.

"Gourd-geous" 24x24, oil on board, SOLD