Course work: Painted two more columns as part of Project 3, Stage 2; these two were headed by alizarin crimson and cadmium red light, each mixed with increasing amounts of a green made with cerulean blue and lemon yellow. The cadmium red mixtures shift toward green more quickly than do the alizarin crimson: the latter, more nearly a true complement of the green, produces a truer neutral color. The cadmium red and green mixture can produce a color quite near raw umber.
Reading and theoretical studies:
David Cottington Cubism
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 1998
Pp. 32-57
Sketchbook work: A pencil sketch of a piece of ginger root.
Weekly reflections on learning experience: After six painting sessions trying to get a proper grey scale, followed by trying to match the colored squares with the proper grey scale tone, I have more appreciation for the subtleties of tonal difference. Stage 3, mixing the complementary colors, is progressing without major difficulty. Looking back over the course to date, I see that I have worked fairly consistently, with only a few days on which I was unable to do at least a little work on the course. I could devote additional time to reading and study, and it would probably be beneficial to read a few books on technique.
Time today: 1 hour 55 minutes
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