The oranges and yellows in this Schmincke 24 paint set are glorious. I didn't have to look far in my house for orangey, yellowy objects to use as subjects to test them. I slapped a couple of pumpkinish orbs onto a turquoise, dimpled glass plate and voilà! I also grabbed a couple of odd
little things for another round with blues and violets. Here we go: (In real life, the pumpkin sketch, at 8" x 11", is a good bit bigger than the spoon one, at 6" x 9".
I still have not EVEN begun to play with Prussian blue and have barely cast a glance at phthalo green and Naples yellow, but, since I'm leaving for France again in a week, I had to make some palette choices. I removed the pan of Schmincke black and added the following colors:
Daniel Smith cobalt teal ( I can't do without this one!)
Daniel Smith blue ochre (perfect for all sorts of things, including buildings in Paris!)
Sennelier cerulean (much duller than the Schmincke one. I'm so used to it and use it more than any other color.)
Schmincke dark cobalt. This isn't included in the set, but I NEED it. So I have it.
So for now this is the palette I'm using. I'll be fine-tuning it as I go. I will have to let one of the ceruleans go. It will probably do me good to learn how to use the Schmincke one to get both subtle and rowdy effects!
Wow, love your painting style. It's so loose and free. You did an astounding job on that dimpled plate with just a few brush strokes. Well done!
Posted by: Sherie | September 19, 2009 at 07:58 PM
Oh, thank you, thank you, you kind people! I've been so turned around by all the recent problems with my impending trip, that I forgot to feel happy. And reading such enthusiastic and supportive comments is restoring me to that more natural state of mind. I'll have more to say very soon! Merci, tout le monde.
Posted by: Laura | November 10, 2007 at 08:25 PM
What beautiful colors! I love the free loose movements in your painting. It's easy to see that you truely enjoy your time with color.
Posted by: Dee | November 08, 2007 at 08:44 AM
Larua, I hope you have a wonderful trip!!! I've been enjoying your posts on experiments with your new paints. You'll charm those French!!!
Posted by: lindsay | November 08, 2007 at 08:24 AM
What I would like to see next is a grid of all the colours with the overlays (ie columns and rows). I did this with my 12 pan Schminke set and I'm trying to remember where I put it. But I do remember having this bit of paper which looked like it needed to go and take up a place in some abstract art exhibition. I was trying to see what sort of impact the saturation you get with Schminke would have on mixing different colours - and also to see which were the most transparent.
I've never seen that Blue Ochre before - but then we never see Daniel Smith watercolours over here either! It looks a really useful colour for speedy sketching.
Posted by: Katherine | November 06, 2007 at 01:40 PM
Subtle and rowdy. Can't wait! I think the pumpkin orb is already starting to rock.
Luscious glass and silver. The dimpled plate is really a tiny pool in disguise, enchanted into platedom.
I hope the bugs are on your to-do list.
Posted by: marlyat2 | November 06, 2007 at 01:28 PM