Great Grandma's Hat
11 x 14
Oil on Raymar Panel
$750
Today I was working on skin tones. Years ago when I started painting and learning about colors/skin tones/mixing colors I devised a formula of sorts to get me started...specifically for skin tones. I used a base of yellow ochre, white and cadmium red light. I would mix a nice pinkish color and then add in blues, greens and any other color that I thought the skin tones needed for shading and defining. As I have learned more about color I have broadened my horizons by starting with different color combinations. For this portrait of a little girl trying on her great-grandmother's hat I used a lot of blues and aqua colors mixed with reds and some ochres. It was a fun experiment coupled with painting one of my favorite subjects. A nice way to spend a cold, wintery, snowy day.
