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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A little drive south: Laguna; attempting to work much more quickly

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Laguna 

 

 

 

Sun, Laguna, oil on card, 20.7 x 24 cm - unavailable

 

 

 

 

Laguna, July 2022, oil on card, 28 x 25.5 cm SOLD

 

 

Laguna, July 2022 - detail

 

 

Laguna was beautiful, empty of tourists and full of silent charm. The way the town perches between lake and sea and hills is wonderful.

I will certainly return.

 

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Attempting to work much more quickly

 

My logic is this: that the paintings are "worked out" within the first fifteen minurtes, after which there is a period essentially of filling in which takes up to thirty minutes. 

From experience, I can say that almost nothing I do after these forty-five minutes will make much difference- except perhaps to weary the picture by overworking it. That means the colours becoming increasingly grey or brown or just dirty, and brushstrokes losing their sharpness as marks are "corrected".

 In addition, the longer I work the greater the possibility that the scene will change, usually because of the sun moving.

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