There are quite a few pigments out there some of which are really unique. When I was travelling in Scotland back in 2018 I stopped by an art store and found that they sold the small 5mL size of Daniel Smith company paints. That size is not sold in Canada as far as I know. So I picked up a tube of ultramarine which was awful, bloodstone genuine (hematite) which was all right, and green-gold (PY129) which I used in some of the Scotland paintings. When green-gold is used at full strength it appears to be like pea soup, but when it is diluted with water it becomes almost lemon yellow. In the painting, I used full strength green-gold at the bottom around the orange things, and diluted green-gold for the other yellow objects. Its an interesting paint, but hard to use properly. It also contains some nickel and is labelled toxic in Europe and California, but thankfully not in Canada.
After work today I took a ride down to the 'Sculpture Park' near Lachine to make the most of the summery weather. I made four small paintings and will post them this evening.
Adjust your Set, watercolour 9 x 12" watercolour paper, April 2023 (No. 3593a)
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