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Hana Beach, Maui – VI
The work today adds greater depth to the middle of the painting … I created a new mix from the deepest red sand from yesterday, by adding wee bits of Prussian Blue. I noted that the mix would break on … Continue reading
Hana Beach, Maui – V
Here I have all but finished the sands, except for the middle section, which has an unusual red-blue cast to it, because of the reflection of a pool of water over it. Yum! For another day! I mixed Burnt Sienna … Continue reading
Hana Beach, Maui – IV
Today was all about the beginnings of sand … first, I painted the dune closest to the far cliff, in the same shade as the roots on the closer cliff. Then I mixed up a new rusty red for the … Continue reading
Hana Beach, Maui – III
Yesterday I was able to spend some time on the painting, but it was not to my liking, not enough depth, the foliage not wild or natural enough, so I augmented it with more time this afternoon. Now I like … Continue reading
Hana Beach, Maui – II
Here I have quite painstakingly, with my back limitations being what they are, not being able to bend or twist significantly and largely on my knees, heh, painted in the veiny roots of the foreground Hana cliffs. Yay! I mixed … Continue reading
Hana Beach, Maui – I
Where to begin? I thought maybe the background. Decided, obviously the foreground, instead. Wanted to do both. The photo doesn’t show you all the colors I have mixed in there — Mars Black, Burnt Umber, Neutral Gray, Payne’s Yellow, Iron … Continue reading
Hana Beach, Maui – Sketch
It is with great excitement that I sketch this piece from a foto in ISLANDS Magazine. It says from “the cliffs near Hana” and the article is about Maui. So I hope I am naming it accurately? Here goes. 🙂 … Continue reading
Ready to Live XIII Finitti
http://www.amyjackson.cc/paintings/readytolive13.html What a dream this painting was, post-surgery. It just flowed and was such a revelation and charmer to paint. It isn’t perfect, and didn’t want to be. Usually I’m such a stickler for hiding every brush stroke, … Continue reading
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Ready to Live XIII – III
Here I’ve added Pthalo Green straight from the tube in a wavy pattern, then added a cellular pattern over top in the green from two layers down. Then a new mix of Prussian Blue and ? some things for a … Continue reading
Ready to Live XIII – II
Whee! Yesterday I mixed Chromium Green with Pthalo Green (blue shade) to get the second wave, then darkening it a bit more with straight from the tube of the latter. Today I went straight from the tube Pthalo Blue (green … Continue reading
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