Celeste: I once asked an artist flat out--what are you using for your distant hills?! She answered, oh just Ultramarine blue and Alizarin...(but..er, *my* Ultramarine blue and Alizarin never comes out looking like hers, so I am dubious)! (Laughter)! I adopted something that Terry Miura talked about in a workshop. He uses Yellow Ochre and Ultramarine blue for "non descript background" foliage. I also recently discovered Viridian makes a good sky color.
Dianna: I have a problem with saying that formulas are bad. Of course we have "go-to" colors! It's important to know what all your colors do. I limit my palette to 3-5 colors. I did this chart. I have learned what all the colors produce together. I also added white to see how each combination looks when lightened. I've got all this memorized so I can say "today's colors are....(this or this). This 2nd chart proves that similar colors don't work the same. Cerulean Blue hue gives an altogether different result than Cerulean Blue (mixed with orange). I am showing 2 recent paintings.
Loretta L: I have taken tubed green off my palette, because I am learning what blues and what yellows produce what greens! I mix my own black with blue, red and green. I like Indian yellow, it is transparent and "sunny"! I am showing a painting I did at Penisula Park.
Geri: I use Payne's gray instead of black. When I need a very dark-dark I use Dioxazine Purple with a deep green and one other color. I went to the Joanne Kollman paint out "Peaceful Painting Sunday"...I started this painting there and finished it at home. I am also showing a new painting I call "Ready for Leap Frog" (Laughter)!
Wendy: I don't have anything to contribute to the topic. I'm too new to this! I am showing two watercolors. I painted this one on the "wrong side" of the watercolor paper!
Sharman: I am a novice. I like Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna together. I am also fond of Prussian blue..I'm obsessed by it! I am inspired to do a nice chart too!
Dotty: I like transparent orange and sap green. I also use transparent orange to tone my canvas and wait for it to dry. Then I get my basic composition in with transparent orange (by drawing in with it). I like Ultramarine Blue, Sap Green and a third color (a red) for a dark. I am showing two recent paintings.
Sharon: (new! Welcome!) Dotty didn't tell me that I had to talk! (Laughter)! I do not speak the language yet. I like Blue and Burnt Sienna. It is helpful! I am showing a painting that I have started.
Renita: I don't have any go-to colors...I just came to steal ideas from all of you! (Laughter)!
Brenda: I work in both oil and pastels. In oils I like Ultramarine Blue, Thalo red rose and yellow.
With pastels I often like toned paper. I am showing a recent pastel.
Mark: In oil I like Dioxazine Purple, Ultramarine Blue and Burnt or raw umber. Pastel, of course, is different..it has to do with what you put down and what you put over that. Since I have returned to Oregon I have had to deal with the green-green-green..but it is surprising what relief you'll get with just a hair of purple! Purple will liven it up. I have returned to the same studio in the same house that I had 12 years ago! It is just the same as it was. I painted this in my new/old studio. (I have decided I need new lighting)!
Tim: (Holding up painting) "Uh..Orange and Blue"! I used Transparent Orange and thalo blue and touches of lavender in this painting.
Jim: A "go-to" for me is Ultramarine and Burnt Sienna. Ivory Black and Yellow Ochre makes a great natural looking green. I did this gouache study recently...just to "get outside"!
Tedd: I use black for black. (Laughter)! I am in love with purple. I use a palette knife. I sometimes paint purple over the entire canvas. I'll leave "holes" in the paint that I paint over the purple...letting the purple show through.
Judith: I am on my way to my final painting class at PCC. I borrowed heavily for this painting. Q: What is it called when you steal another person's idea? (A: "Appropriation"?) Yes, that's it, appropriation. I appropriated this! (Laughter)!
Tom: I struggle to come up with formulas! I don't think I have any, really. I struggle for what I do to just be "believable"! That is my main goal. The more I know, the more I don't seem to know! (Laughter)! I am showing two recent paintings. (This one I painted at night at the Clark County Fair).
Vicki: I asked Jodi Burton about a color I liked in her painting...it was Thalo green and burnt umber. I like it so well, I have to be careful not to over use it. I painted this painting at the "Peaceful Painting Sunday" paint out.
Ken: It is amazing to me how these questions make me think! I use just 3 colors and black and white. If I am in a hurry, I will use pure black! I might want to put it in just to quickly get the darkest dark. (Then, later, I might adjust it). I painted this (from a photo reference) with a lime type green and purple.
Susan: In the past I have admired artists and then adopted *their* palettes. That can be very confusing and can make you feel a little nutty! (Laughter)! I really do not have any formulas. I paint in both oil and pastel...and that seems to help me (to feel energized)! Recently I hired a favorite model and I painted this (it is not finished yet). I also painted this cat (as a commission). I don't have the painting, but I will show you this on my phone...it is a portrait of a little girl who is critically ill. I did this through a partnership with Portrait Connection. If you are a portrait artist, I recommend that you check out the website and consider getting in touch with them to do a portrait.
Chris: I have discovered that Thalo blue, a brown with some purple makes a great dark. I know that I sometimes paint "too bright"---I need to learn to neutralize!
Harley: (new, Welcome)! Thank you for the warm welcome...! It's kind of scary! (Laughter)! I use soft pastels and oil pastels. I wonder why more people don't use oil pastels...I like them! In the past I put down too much soft pastel but then Susan taught me about underpainting and my work was transformed. I am showing two paintings. I did this one at Orenco Woods. It was a quiet spot--I have learned that I like quiet spots!
Yong: I am sorry I was late --I forgot that it is Thursday (Laughter)! I do not have any formulas. I only rely on the thoughts...Three values/thirds/big, medium and small. Two weeks ago I attended a wedding and I painted this. I got there early and painted the location...but the people, you know, they don't stand still! (Laughter)! So, I added the people later.
Announcements:
The group was asked during today's meeting about a proposed paint out to a vineyard/property (that ian hour + drive). Who would do the paint out this month? No one responded positively because people have too many plans during August. We'll ask the generous person who proposed this if a later date (possibly Autumn) is acceptable. (Stay tuned)!
Many of our Alla Prima Portland friends participated in the Pacific NW Plein Air 2019 Competition and Exhibition. You can see the show up until August 23.
https://www.maryhillmuseum.org/events/pacific-northwest-plein-air-event-in-the-columbia-river-gorge (Wendy recently drove out to visit the exhibit and liked the printmaking show as well).
Friday Figure Session Friday August 16 at OSA 1:15-4:00 Joanne Radmilovich Kollman
The model is Za's niece Melinda, $20
Portraits in Oil classes with Joanne Radmilovich Kollman starting Sept 28 (every Saturday) Elizabeth Jones Gallery: https://www.elisabethjones.art/portraits-in-oil.html?fbclid=IwAR3gAzesEy6NW-YgYh2C6KlFS5jE2gt04-N6WMmUFgJ7kekfIErU1JL2edc
Harley Talkington: Brookwood Library, Sunday August 25, 2-3pm (see invitation below)
Painter's Showcase (with Susan Kuznitsky and others) see image below August 23, 24 and 25
Brenda Boylan Saturday Paint-Alongs: https://brendaboylan.com/workshop/18544/saturday-all-media-plein-air-paint-alongs-a-la-carte
Brenda Boylan other classes/workshops: https://brendaboylan.com/workshops
Congratulations Brenda Boylan accepted into National Arts Club and AIS (NYC) https://brendaboylan.com/events
Yong Hong Zhong upcoming workshops: http://yonghongzhong.com/workshpsevents/
Portraits in Oil classes with Joanne Radmilovich Kollman starting Sept 28 (every Saturday) Elizabeth Jones Gallery: https://www.elisabethjones.art/portraits-in-oil.html?fbclid=IwAR3gAzesEy6NW-YgYh2C6KlFS5jE2gt04-N6WMmUFgJ7kekfIErU1JL2edc
Harley Talkington: Brookwood Library, Sunday August 25, 2-3pm (see invitation below)
Painter's Showcase (with Susan Kuznitsky and others) see image below August 23, 24 and 25
Brenda Boylan Saturday Paint-Alongs: https://brendaboylan.com/workshop/18544/saturday-all-media-plein-air-paint-alongs-a-la-carte
Brenda Boylan other classes/workshops: https://brendaboylan.com/workshops
Congratulations Brenda Boylan accepted into National Arts Club and AIS (NYC) https://brendaboylan.com/events
Yong Hong Zhong upcoming workshops: http://yonghongzhong.com/workshpsevents/
Carol Hansen's Paint out (Oregon City) is re-scheduled for Tuesday August 20, 9am. (details will be posted on this blog and our facebook page).
Do you want to paint in the Villa Catalana event (next Saturday) ? (Brooks Hickerson's paint out group is invited and you could join in if you inquire): Email Burl: villacatalana@gmail.com
Call to Artists from Multnomah Arts Center: https://racc.org/resources/listings/call-for-artwork-monthly-shows-for-multnomah-arts-center-gallery-2020/
Tedd Chilless Stoller Vineyard (The show is up until Sept 9)
Upcoming demonstrations and events at OSA:
https://www.osartists.org/classes-and-workshops/demonstrations
Dianna Shyne introduction to acrylics 9-12 in her Portland studio on Saturdays (ongoing) and Camino Island in July: https://diannashyne.com/workshops
See Dianna Shyne's show at Coldwell Banker in Newberg until August 30:
https://diannashyne.com/event/125576/newberg-artwalk
Classes at OSA:
https://public.osartists.org/public/classes
40 years of Sandgren paint outs exhibit /Newburg Visual Center through September 29 (see image below)
Thanks to Joanne Radmilovich Kollman for hosting "Peaceful Painting Sunday" on Sunday. To see photos from the day go here: https://www.facebook.com/paintingpdx/
Check our Facebook page for other resources and opportunities:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/222304114527014/
Workshops Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/408762309299376/
Workshops Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/408762309299376/
The Hiatus Drawing Club: https://www.facebook.com/groups/333152383542909/
Next Meeting: Thursday, August 22 Topic: "Organization" give us your best suggestion for being and staying organized, as it pertains to painting! ...Let's discuss!
Mike Porter update: Here is Mike at the coast with his Mrs...painting a sketch! He continues to mend after his major-major surgery. So glad to see him painting! High Five, Mike!
Mike's sketch
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