We spent a good part of the week working with two colours. He would give us a pair of complimentary colours and demo a painting with them. We would then emulate his painting. This was painted on Tuesday with Blue and orange with just a little orange-yellow to create the greens.
This painting was painted on Wednesday morning using purple and yellow. It was a huge pine tree with the top missing in the middle of a field.
This one was done Wednesday afternoon using only red and green. I have the tree trunks too thick and the house too large but it was a fun exercise.
On Thursday we went to a farm that had been in the same family since 1912. At this point we were allowed to open up our pallets and use whatever colours we wanted and we could wander the farm an decide what we wanted to paint. I tried red/green with this field but just had to pull out the yellow to catch the glow on the top of the hill. The clouds are a bit too white but I like this.
I am already looking forward to taking John Anderson's advanced plein air class next summer. It was a very intense painting experience. I can't wait to get out with the Monday Painters today.
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