After several paintings this weekend it was time for some palette cleaning. The four colours I use to make greens include phthalo green yellow shade (PG36), perylene green (PBk31), lemon yellow (PY175), and benzi orange (PO62). In fact, what we see as green is mostly dark yellow, which explains why I went through so much yellow paint in my years of painting. In the painting, yellow and orange are laid bare, against a backdrop of muted greys and slate green. A whimsical interlocking brick path invites the eye into the distance. A giant chicken roams the horizon looking for somewhere to lay more condos. The new palette setup has been working great so far, after some tweaking I think it is all right for the summer.
Mystic Sidewalk, 5 x 7" cold press, watercolour, June 2021 (No. 2683b)
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