Crazy busy (but fun!) weekend. It was our 5 year class reunion at Westmont, we had such a good turnout, I almost forgot how much I missed that place. Although I'm very jealous of their new painting studio, in the open air, and I'm pretty sure it had an ocean view, I would love to paint there for a day.
I'm very happy with how today's painting turned out, definitely one of my new favorites,...
I switched up my color palette for this painting. I took out certain colors that I deemed as "shortcuts" (Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Yellow Ochre) or ones that I was just using too much of (Sap Green) and I added a few that have been neglected in my paint drawers for months, such as Quinacridone Rose and Cadmium Green Pale. I also spent more time working the shadows before adding any of the light...
