Monday, December 14, 2015

Forever Young II, orange kitten, random musings about the color yellow

Forever Young II  Oil on wood, 8" x 8,"  SOLD
Using more yellow is on my to-do list. I'm learning as I go the inherent light value of yellow. Mixed into white/neutral cat fur, yellow will take over! Alternately, mixing a "dark yellow" is never easy, though here they evolve pretty good into warm sienna reds.

4 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 15, 2015 at 11:03 AM

    Use transparent yellow oxide, yellow ochre, and raw umber in various combinations for dark yellow. Also try Richeson Brilliant yellow light for the lighter fur. I love your cats!
    K. A. Rodgers

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  2. Kathryn HansenDecember 15, 2015 at 12:04 PM

    Yellow happens to be my favorite color...so I am really draw to this painting...the background is just beautiful with him!!! Great painting!!

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  3. UnknownDecember 23, 2015 at 12:58 PM

    Which Yellow Diane? I haven't been able to find a good opportunity to use lemon yellow, although it's always on my palette. Not sure why. I think maybe it's because I heard Dan Gerhartz uses it and it just stuck.

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  4. Diane HoeptnerDecember 27, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    Ha, it's mostly the cad medium and cad light I refer to. I use yellow ochre all the time... But it doesn't have the warming effect I'd like. I too hear of artists using lemon yellow and have found it exceptionally good for cat eyes and limes- :) Though, it is by no means a staple color on my palette.

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