The last blog post showed an example of a simple transparent palette consisting of basic primary colours. This painting was done with a more complex palette that contained cerulean blue, emerald green, and a warm red probably winsor red or vermilion hue. The cerulean blue was used in the sky, it is a cooler blue hue that granulates in the cold press paper leaving a textured effect. The emerald green was probably a mix of cerulean blue and a yellow, although now it is made with less toxic materials. It was used on the powerlines that overlap the flag in order to create a contrast of colour with the red stripes. The warm red was used to create the highlight areas on the stripes, so that it feels like the setting sun is reflecting off the flag. For the browns and oranges of the pole, tree, and light standards it was likely burnt sienna and ultramarine blue with some yellow.
5 x 7" cold press, watercolour, 1999-2000
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