Today I opened my mom's birthday gift to me, a new field easel in preparation for the Peggy Kroll Roberts workshop I am attending in May...I had to break it in and muddy it up so I don't look entirely like a "newbie" when I get there. I painted this cow today, and gave pthalo blue a whirl....I'm not a fan of pthalo, but as I dig thru my paints I find I have 3 almost full tubes of it, not sure why...I'm guessing I bought it on clearance somewhere....
Yay for you- new easels are fun!! I wanted to get some paint on mine too!! What did you get?? Post a picture for us!! Love the cow- wonderful brushwork.
ReplyDeleteI like the cow--red against the blue background. And yea for the new easel.
ReplyDeleteI dug through my paints today and found multiple tubes of various colors, and some strange colors that I never use. I think I either like their name, or else they were on a supply list for a long-forgotten workshop.
I just bought a book by Helen Van Wyk and she recommends Phalo Blue and Pthalo Green. I've never been a fan of either because they are so strong, but maybe I don't know how to mix them.
Kathy-I'm not sure what kind it is, it came from Dick Blick, I'll take a pic...I love it though, it's not as cumbersome as my big one! Virginia, I feel the same with viridian green, I like sap green better....Maybe I'll use them more often just to see what they can do....I do like pthalo turquoise for water scenes, it's very carribean looking!
ReplyDeleteNeat painting. Really a fun one to look at. You didn't mention a brand name of your new easel ..... Happy Birthday. What a great gift. I have a new one also and paint stains on it is definitely a must.
ReplyDeleteAgain... really a neat painting.