Limitations

 

I’m taking a wonderful on-line class with
Tracy Everly via the Winslow Art Center.
Each week we talk about limiting
one element of painting;
values, colors, ideas, time etc.
Here I used a limited palette of
cad yellow, sap green, and dioxazine purple
with the hopes of creating an overall harmony.

12 x 12 oil on wood panel
We began with a few limited (4) value sketches,
then pre-mixed our colors.

It is fascinating to watch Tracy paint.
She uses a variety of tools;
scrapers, knives, brayers, squeegees etc
to push and pull the paint around.
Here is where the painting was before she
encouraged me to soften the edges.

It ended up being a bit messy
but it’s so liberating to play with
new materials, approaches and techniques.
The journey continues!