Day 04: #30x30DirectWatercolor: A Genteel Man
June 4, 2023
Mixed up a little batch of Ultramarine Blue Light (Pb29) for this sketch from an internet photo.
I have always had a predilection for Blue/Orange color compositions. I feel it’s a result of growing up in the dusty prairies of Alberta. Most of the time, the only color around is the big blue of the sky and the rusty tones of dry grasses. Alberta’s official colors are the Green and Gold, but there really isn’t that much green :) When I moved to Boston for work, I notice the artists had strong preferences for mossy green and red brick. It’s like you get programmed by what you see as a child. There’s no science behind that! But there you go.
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Citizen Sketcher 
Interesting observation-and seems quite valid. It’s rather amusing how seemingly unrelated things i.e.eye color, birthday, place in the family, can influence our choices. Thanks for sharing this
Love your work! Will you and UMA be cross critiquing like you have previously done? I really enjoyed that.
As always, you are an inspirati
Nice analysis of colors. Not sure where mine came from. I have spent a lot of time in Europe, live there now, so yellow ocher is a base color for a lot of brick buildings. Maybe it is our subject matter as well. Thanks as always.