New paints are always an inspiration! Having received four new Gamblin "Radiant" colors--Yellow, Blue, Turquoise, and Green--I couldn't resist doing entire paintings using only those, plus white and a red. The three images are today's fun results! Each is about 5"x7". The iris, which I call "Flash Dancin'," is done on black gessoed board. The sunset is linen on board, and the wildflowers are regular canvas (you can see a little puckering at the top--not stretched yet).
Of the three, I especially enjoy the results of the sunset and the iris. I feel I didn't achieve quite enough contrast with the wildflowers, which was the first effort. I'm pretty pleased with the photos of the paintings--not too bad for phone pics!
Using a limited palette and creating new effects is a great way to learn and develop as an artist! Plus, there's almost nothin' more satisfying for an artist than to have a three painting day!!!
Today's quote is by Francois de La Rochefoucauld: "Some beautiful things are more impressive when left imperfect than when too highly finished."
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