“Katie’s Moustache,” 6x12, pet portrait in acrylic on canvasboard, $90. Inquiries to ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com . One glimpse of Katie’s face, and I was hooked. Not only did she fall into my beloved “black & white” category, but she came with a full moustache and doe-like eyes. I first covered the canvas with a variety of blues and purples, using a (mixed) light green and pink for the highlights. (Right now my palette has been expanded to include the following: pthalo blue red, azurite hue, cad red dark, alizarine crimson, cad yellow dark, and then for graying/hazing out I use light green yellow and ultramarine purple.) I lighten with titanium white and darken with one of the blues and a touch of one of the reds. As a side note, at this time last year I was really struggling with my limited palette (I went from about 60 pots of paint to 3), but I have lived the benefits – I am so much more familiar with what I can mix given just this handful of colors. My paintings are also m...
Bonjour chère amie,
ReplyDeleteJ'ai été très surprise ce matin en poussant la porte de votre univers de découvrir cette jolie peinture ! Votre Peewee Herman est tout simplement adorable et apporte une belle note joyeuse à ma journée.
Gros bisous
I love that you were surprised! I don't do that very often, Martine. Is Peewee known in France? I'm curious..... :)
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