Color Notes

I have a few more thoughts on my palette and some of the colors of paint used. I usually have two of each primary. In the Munsell color system that is Red Yellow Green Blue and Purple. The reason for two of each is to have a warm and cool of each color/hue. Most of us recognize that colors have a temperature component and we think of reds and yellows as warmer than blues and greens. Our language references it when we say "something is red hot". Blue or green hues can be warmer if they have some red or yellow in them and are perceived to be cooler when they are not in the mixes. In real life all colors/hues are evaluated by the colors next to and around them. By using this knowledge an artist can create the illusion of depth in a painting or enhance a mood or emotion in a less representational painting.
Currently I use cadmium yellow light and medium, cadmium red light, alizarin crimson or quinacridone red, ultramarine blue and phthalo blue(red shade) viridian or medium green, and dioxazine purple, plus white and black. I use several earth colors sienna, yellow ocher, transparent yellow iron oxide and transparent red iron oxide.

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Thanks for reading, please let me know what you think and feel free to email me any questions.
Bruce