Day 28

"Finley, Sit."

4" x 6"

watercolor

Small and quick here, just playing aroung with different ways to start.  This one was initially a wash of pthalo blue for the darks, which became covered by the ivory black in the darkest darks and visible in the highlighted black.  Overall, I think it's still knid of flat.  I need to branch out into a broader use of color...

Zorn

Liam
5" x 7"
acrylic on gessoboard

This was an attempt at using the Anders Zorn palette that one of my  favorite painters, Sarah Sedwick, uses often.  However, I think my reference photo was a little washed out, and so I didnt have the opportunity to try and use the depth of color that she can get from this very limited palette. 

color and contrasts

Playing with color and contrasts of warm and cool. 

The shadows are reading way too warm right now, and I need to darken the hair and lessen the contrast between the hair and the dark side of the face.  Maybe a wash of ultramarine blue will solve both issues...