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| Free hand draw-in of Ruby for palette selection. |
A sketch painted for an afternoon of color play. I had a palette of reds in mind and wanted to test it out. I used Burnt Sienna for this five minute starter sketch. It's livelier than Burnt Umbra and an old time favorite of mine. No likeness was required. I have no doubt that the short amount of time it took me to get a reasonably drawing for this experiment was a result of my thirty minute morning free hand drawing sessions.
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| Likeness was not the goal of this exercise, putting together a palette was. |
At the end of the day, Lemon Yellow; Cad Yel Med, Yellow Ochre, Cad Red Med, TRO, Quinacrodone Violet and Ultramarine blue were on the glass. I've tried the various limited palettes other artists use, but I have never found that the subject I was painting was compatible; my subjects and their world dictate my palette. These colors belong to Ruby.
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| Mr. Henry Kissinger or Mr. Spencer Tracy? One sketch leads to another. |
NOTE: Mechanical leads of the same softness as a Berol/General pencil leave a lighter mark no matter how hard you press. Berol leads give a darker dark, but also leave a grainy effect--suitable for older skin. It could be the nature of the leads--or the texture of the Strathmore Drawing paper? Just something I noticed over the last weeks. I liked the effect for Mr. Kissinger. I didn't for the younger people I've sketched.
