Lagoinha do Norte,watercolour

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Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023, watercolour, A2

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

Lagoinha do Norte, July 1, 2023 - detail

This is on A2, Canson, 300gsm paper- it has a lightly lined texture and hold the watercolour very well, allowing up to three layers.

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Lagoinha, river

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 Lagoinha, river, watercolour, 40.5 x 29 cm 

 

Lagoinha, river, watercolour- detail

 

 

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Praia da Lagoinha; Prussian Blue

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Praia da Lagoinha, oil on card, 26 x 28 cm  available

 

 

 

 

 

Prussian blue is a nce deep green-blue. But it is very strong and tends to overpower. Because of this, I'd jetissonied it from my regular palette. But it it mixes well with brown to Vandyke Brown to give an excellend dark shadow colour, so I'm going to use it again every now and then.

 

 Cezanne used it a lot and I feel it is sometimes too strong a presence in his pictures, forcing the mood. It isn't as noxious as Phthalo Blue but it can really stain everything if you aren't careful.

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Lagoinha do Norte, morning, July

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Lagoinha do Norte, morning, July, oil on card, 30 x 28 cm  available

 

Lagoinha do Norte, morning, July - detail

 

 

 

 

 

The paintings are growing steadily larger and this means that colour effects- whether harmonious or otherwise- become more obvious. It makes me think my colour is very brash. But perhaps I am simply over-sensitive? At what point does bright become brash?

I love the freedom of movement that a larger format gives, especially with scumbling and other brush marks.

 

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 This camera, a Lumix DMC-1X7 is not good at registering certain contrasting colours. There's a peach colour in the picture that is not effectively shown here.

 

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