View from my Window

The seasons change in the park next door, and the mood each day can be very different.  I took a photo of the park that I had taken on a recent morning to my class to have a little inspiration in something I was familiar with. For the color scheme I used a limit palatte, Prussian Blue, Yellow Ochre, Alazarin Crimson, Neutral Tint and a small amount of Hookers Green. I wet the paper where the sky would be.  I loosely mixed the prussian and neutral and then after painting the clouds and foggy trees.  Later I added a little warmer yellow ochre to the mix to get greens that came forward slightly in the background.  I layered the grass color to add a little interest to the strong planes in my painting. A detail of my painting is on the right.

I learned something new today about washing brushes.  Usually a product called "Goop," is what I use to clean my brushes with.  It is a handcleaner designed for getting greasy mechanic's hands clean, but I haven't had any for awhile.  My teacher Rene uses Murphy's Oil Soap.  That seemed to work well.  A gentle soap is good for the natural hairs of the brushes, but a little oil is also good to bind with the paint to strip it off of the hairs.  Remember never leave your brushes sitting upside down in the water.  A good brush will last a long time if it taken care of. 

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