Every tool has limited use. Today I tried painting an apple using only the natural pigments and it was a no go. The apple looked more like a tomato. The red — Pozzuoli Red — is too orange. My whole goal was to discover the powers of these colors then maybe add to them as I learned things. Today I ended up adding alizarin crimson, one of my favorite colors, and, also, a color used (sparingly) in medieval times. It’s truly one of the most beautiful colors I know. ❤
Natural Pigments, Day 3
Very nice x
Thank you! It’s on the way to something… 🙂
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#2 and #3 would be good apples if you changed the leaves around the stem (apples don’t have leaves there). The crimson apple is lovely!
It’s all one painting in different stages. 🙂
Oh — I see that now!
Love the colours! Really beautiful! I love your style!
Thank you. 🙂
Your welcome indeed.
Lovely, especially that blue. Interesting backdrops for the apple…
That blue amazes me. Every other blue seems fake, but maybe I’m just in love. 🙂 The backdrop is a Thangka hanging on the wall in my “studio” (playroom).