I worked on several paintings over the past few days. I also applied the ground to the canvas on the right-side of the photo. The tone is burnt sienna, raw umber, and white. I used to use warm grounds based on burnt sienna but lately I’ve used gray. So I am reverting to my earlier practice.
The large (40″ x 50″) painting on the easel is titled The Press. It’s still in the very early stages, as you can see from the umber-white ground visible in several figures.