I found the application of the different colours onto the totally black canvas initially very disorientating, and I am not sure that much of that colour came through. I think if I was doing this painting again, I would only gesso black the bottom half (or even bottom third) of the painting so that I had a horizon line; and then liquid white the top half for the sky and liquid clear the bottom half so that the colours can jump out of that half. Alternatively, I would try liquid white to black transition down the canvas; that I haven’t got to yet in this series. I do like the effect created with the dead trees. Not sure about the hot pink path created by the Alizarin Crimson though. My painting would have been better if I had a pre-planning phase rather than just following the video with no paper planning phase.
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Thanks for the warning Voy, I plan to use limited amounts of both to help keep it under control. I normally do a few complete viewings and make notes in the preparation phase for a painting, but in this one I had difficulty as it almost seemed a random application of the different colours.
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There are several Ross recreations that have the liquid white and black mingling/mixing. It's not easy to keep it under control but your paint will slide like never before!
Well, at least my mixed liquid black does that since I make it myself with Ivory black and linseed oil!
I don't keep a paper but I learned that watching the show a few hours, or days, beforehand really makes a very positive difference!