Purple sky after work

 

The sky after work had a pinkish glow on the horizon, with deep purple and dark blue colours. I used a dilute wash of pyrol orange (PO73) because it becomes pinkish when diluted with water. Some painting change their colour (hue) when you add more water... when a paint is thick its called mass tone, when its diluted its called the tint. I learned this from MacEvoy's handprint.com, where he extolled the virtues of pyrol orange. To give it a slight violet hue I let it mix a bit with the indo blue (PB60). Moving up in the sky, I added more indo blue and then touches of blue-green (PG7). Its all easier said than done, especially when wearing giant oven-mitt sized gauntlet gloves and getting pelted with hail, or rain, or both. Its amazing the paper didn't blow away it was so gusty. It was truly unpleasant to paint a picture under these circumstances. Funny enough, it came out looking kind of peaceful. People think painting is relaxing but that is only true when you are sitting at home in a warm studio with a hot cup of tea or coffee. Try standing under a Montreal highway overpass in a rainstorm, painting pigeons with a strong scent of urine all around. Although, that one was a relaxing moment as I remember it.

Purple sky after work, watercolour 6 x 7.5" cold press, November 2024