12.13.2010

First Light


We have been experiencing the most incredible skies early in the morning lately. Fortunately I get up early enough to see them. For this watercolor I did an underpainting with raw sienna and then used brown madder and French ultramarine mixed with a little payne's grey. I really like the effect the limited palette provides. Size: 12" x 8".

8 comments:

  1. What gorgeous colours Jean. Amazing what a limited palette can produce!

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  2. The warm orange you achieved with sienna and brown madder is just beautiful!
    I also admire the naturalism of your tree line, and that wonderful pine!

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  3. Jean, nice painting! I think we were on the same wavelength because it appears we used a similar color scheme.

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  4. The orange you acquired with the mixing of sienna is glowing and making the composition title full justice Jean! I also loved your free brush strokes on the lovely pine.

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  5. Yes, the limited palette is perfect and so is the early morning light and atmosphere in your lovely painting Jean.

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  6. Fantastic sky and limited palette's wonders

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  7. Lovely skies, Jean. I love the way some colours form pigmentation when they mix! And the trees are somewhat Christmassy!

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