~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
Cerulean blues is an extremely important color. Besides being a core blue (it should be on every palette), it forms complementary tones with most orange-brown colors, such as burnt sienna (another very useful color). [caption id="attachment_3284"…
The eye loves complementary neutrals. The eye will accept the 'truth' of a well placed neutral faster than it will a piece of carefully crafted modeling. Nature abounds with complementary colors. I remember as a…
Here is my usual weekly post about what's cookin'. The top painting is 'Deb.' [caption id="attachment_3282" align="aligncenter" width="500"] On the easel 3/23/14[/caption] The lower painting isn't very far advanced but I think you can get…
Someone asked if I inadvertently omitted straight-from-the-tube black from my palette. The omission wasn't inadvertent. I don't use ivory black (or any other black) 'as is.' Ivory black is too cold to use as is,…
Artists usually doctor their oil paint to make them dry faster. By decreasing drying times, paintings can be reworked sooner and completed faster. Siccative agents, such as lead, also enhance the handling qualities of oil…
Here is some recent work. Saturday was a light work day because of family functions. [caption id="attachment_3172" align="aligncenter" width="500"] On the easel 3/9/2014[/caption] The top painting is titled "Explain," and I think it's far enough…
I updated the Oil Paint Brand post with new information and a rating for Michael Harding paints.
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