Posts That Discuss Color Palettes
Product Review: Gamblin FastMatte
Feb 25, 2020
In this blog post I explain how to use Gamblin Fast Matte and why I think it's an essential part of my paint box....
How to Paint Green Landscapes
Dec 18, 2017
In this blog post I show some ways to paint landscapes without using out-of-the-tube greens and some strategies for using greens more effectively. I will try to answer the question: "What are the best oil colors for landscape painting?" ...
Use an Analogous Color Scheme for Black and White Subjects
Sep 8, 2017
Animals with black and white coloration are the hardest of all to paint. In this blog post I show some techniques for making them easier to handle....
Avoiding Muddy Colors in a Plein Air Painting
Apr 22, 2017
The spring finally caught up with me today and I got outside for my first plein air event of the year. I painted with the Plein Air Painters of Washington at Washington Park Arboretum. ...
Some Fall Studies - Exploring Color in the Fall Landscape
Nov 3, 2016
Fall Study I. 5x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 Fall Study 2. 5x10, oil on linen panel. 2016 These are a couple of studies I've done to explore some ideas for a new painting. I'm trying to create something that will fit a frame that's currently on an older, unsold work. Since I had some opportunity to...
Color Design Using a Sub Set of the Palette
Nov 12, 2014
Color chart for secondary and tertiary mixtures of phthalo blue, alizarin permanent, cad orange, cad yellow medium Sometimes when preparing to start a painting I have to put more thought than usual into the selection of colors. I've just started a small figurative painting of a child ...