Course work: Painted the two columns derived from adding white and black to a mixture of cadmium red and ultramarine blue. In this case, rather than selecting the midpoint of the two mixtures, I chose a brown, (since the midpoint color is, for all practical purposes, black). The brown and black mixtures were difficult to arrange in even steps, necessitating several re-paintings. The brown and white series terminated in a color that I can described only as a greyed pink. I then repainted the orange and black column yet again, finally getting reasonably even steps.
I then constructed the color circle for Project Two on a sheet of paper of ~A2 size.
Reading and theoretical studies:
Michael Wilcox Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green
North Light Books Cincinnati, Ohio, USA 1994
Pp. 95-117
(Although I have read this book at least twice before, I always get something new from it.)
R.L Gregory Eye and Brain: The Psychology of Seeing (3rd Ed)
McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York, 1978
Pp. 128-173
Sketchbook work: As an extension of the color mixing exercise, I did an acrylic sketch of a pumpkin (found growing wild in our compost pile). Colors used were cadmium yellow light, cadmium red light, ultramarine blue, and white.
Time today: 2 hours 7 minutes
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