Warrior one - yoga poses, beach

6x6 oil.
Warrior One. I always paint on a surface that is not white. This little painting is a good example of that. See around the clouds - that orangey color showing through? - that is the color of the panel and I just love that effect.
Orange is my go -to ground color for most paintings - a habit picked up in art school that has never left. Many artists switch the background color to a warm or cool color depending on the overall tone of the final painting. Ex - cool blue background with a warm toned painting.
Not me - I'm happy with bright orange :) in most cases - the Sofia painting was painted on a very pale umber because a lightness effect was the point...
try it! experiment with different colored backgrounds - you just might like the results.

Little Beach -daily painting,beach scene

6x6" oil. Everyone could use a little beach right now. Cold and raw and snowy/rainy here today - perfect for photographing art outside ;) and painting the beach! inside of course.

been sidetracked by all the people painting, but fear not - the little beach scenes are never far and Ive got a few for the next few days
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