9x12 Oil on Board. I painted from the New Joy of Painting book, I wasn't too careful to read the setup, so I put black gesso on the entire canvas. This created issue for bright yellow in sky - I think the black is still showing thru. But, beyond I also had a phthalo green overload, as the phthalos are really powerful and intense. So with these 2 setbacks, I think it turned out okay.
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thank you for your comments Helen. I might let it dry and add a layer with yellow. I did add some titanium white when I painted it the first time, so I could mix the yellow and white again. I don't think the sky will get darker. I'm doing these to learn, so hopefully I get a tiny bit better!
You've got the right attitude Rebecca, and you paint regularly which I think is key. The worst thing you can do is let it lapse because you do forget. After a long break I've just messed up my last two waves big time with rookie errors, so I know I'll be spending part of today fixing yesterdays effort. I used to find seascapes easy so Im annoyed with myself. But it was only a short time ago I didn't know how to fix things, it's all learning isn't it.
Very nice Rebecca, the speedpainter among us!
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Looks really peaceful Rebecca. Love that tree on the left. Yellow over black does give you problems coz it's transparent. When I did the same thing I let it dry down a bit and added more layers. I guess adding an opaque colour like titanium white to it would help but I didnt try it.