7/28/21 McMenamins Anderson School patio |
The green oasis of McMenamins Anderson School turned
out to be a challenging but rewarding opportunity to experiment with a primary
triad again. USk Seattle has met at Anderson a couple of times now since
the historic school building was turned into a hotel by the McMenamins chain. Both
times, I shied away from the forest of foliage surrounding the large central
dining patio. On Wednesday, however, when I met up with Roy and Kate
there, the cool, dense shade was too inviting to resist. I decided to take on all
that greenery head-on. I even opened up a full spread – something I rarely do
anymore – to go big.
In retrospect, I wish I had spent more time making the shaded foreground foliage darker. I’m also still working on the balance between Lemon Yellow and Phthalocyanine Blue to get the green values I want, and I went a little easy on the intense Purplish Red, which tends to take over. Otherwise, though, I had fun working with this Caran d’Ache Museum Aquarelle primary triad again (the same one I had tried recently in the backyard).
Another mini sketch outing! |
Wow! That's big for you. Nicely done!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! It was fun to push myself in both color and size!
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