Course work: Constructed the grid for Stage Four on 45.7 x 61 cm paper; I expanded this project to 24 eight-cm squares in order to improve my understanding of the subject. Started painting the squares.
Reading and theoretical studies:
Stephen Quiller Painter’s Guide to Color
Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, 1999
Pp. 35-70
E.H. Gombrich, The Story of Art
Phaidon press Limited, Oxford 1978
Pp. 31-45
Sketchbook work: An experiment using red oxide, yellow ochre, and cerulean blue as “primaries.” A color circle done with these yields a neutral green, a neutral orange, and a rich chocolate color instead of a purple (since red oxide and cerulean blue are near-complements). This palette would be useful in late autumn and winter in the American Deep South, where snow is rare and some green is always present. (I am interested in exploring limited palettes, and plan several more similar experiments.)
Time today: Three hours 18 minutes (64h29m)
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