A selection of paints I use

A selection of the paints I use

I paint mainly using Winsor & Newton oil paint, some Senelier (Cobalt violet hue)  and some Michael Harding (Turquoise and Lemon Yellow).

Flowers in cobalt blue

Flowers in cobalt blue

Painted using winsor and newton cobalt blue an expensive colour

Pond in purple and yellow

Pond in purple and yellow

Cadaques rocks

Cadaques Rocks 51x61cm Oil on canvas

Cadaques Rocks was Inspired by my visit to the coast near Cadaques, Catalunya,  Spain. The rocky coast which I used for inspiration are the same ones which appear in many of Dali's famous works (The spectre of sex appeal) as he lived close by.

Poppy painting

Finished poppy painting

The yellows used in the field made of Indian yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Winsor yellow

The poppies were mainly Cadmium Red, Permanent Rose, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Red Deep.

 

Poppy field morning stage 1
Covering the canvas in colour with slightly thinned paint and mapping in where tree and poppies will go.

Poppy field morning Oil on canvas 6ft x 4ft

Starting the canvas I have discovered the best brush size for the initial stage is a 1inch brush. poppies at this stage were painted mainly with cadmium red a colour which takes longer than usual to dry.