Clear and bright
Posted: January 22, 2014 Filed under: Uncategorized 11 CommentsIn celebration of the great sawing off of the cast on my painting hand I went out to do some car sketching today. It’s super cold out there but I preheated the car well and was able to do a quick capture of the light on the statue near the convent in Pointe Claire.
It’s not often that I add new colours to my palette but I’ve been trying out Indanthrone Blue (sometimes called Indanthrene Blue) and I like it enough to make it a permanent addition. It’s darker than the other blues I have and mixes beautifully with Alizarin Crimson for shadows. A warning if you decide to buy it: I can’t confirm this but apparently Daniel Smith has a redder tint than Winsor Newton (according to handprint.com).
Ding dong the wicked cast is dead!!!!!!!!!!!! Hooray!
Hooray is right!! I have a splint for another few weeks but at least I can take it off!!
congratulations! I bet it feels great to have your hand back 🙂
It feels so much better. I can type again. I didn’t realize how much typing I do in a day…
Hope your winter is better than ours Genine.
Pleased to hear the cast is off! 🙂
Thanks Susan!
yay – big yay! – for the saw! Hope all good now! (been meaning to drop you a line but as for finding the time to do that…)
and yay for Indathrone blue. I use the DS version and am lost without it. Makes beautiful darks. Are you using the WN one?
I am using the WN one. I also have an old tube of Permanent Blue which later was replaced by Indathrone. I like it as well. But now I have to try the DS version. I do love the darks it makes. It is somehow brighter and deeper than what I can do with Ultramarine.
And so glad the cast is off. I have a splint now for a few weeks but it comes off!
Excellent !
I love WN Indanthrene blue as well – makes great greens with Aureolin yellow.
That’s good to know Suma. I use the yellow a lot. I’ll give it a try.