PAYNES GRAYPayne's Gray is a lovely teal blue gray bordering on steely. A full range of values can be manipulated from washes and lifting. It is lightfast and mildly staining, Payne’s Gray is just the ticket for night skies and was fun to test in this example of a "Dawn Patrol" at the Balloon Festival in New Mexico. Daniel Smith suggests using this pigment instead of Indigo, except where yellow is involved and I would agree. It does hit the yellow end of the spectrum in comparison and probably why I see teal in it. Payne’s Gray helps create stormy clouds and skies. Rocks and granite boulders and other landscape features and their shadows, can be quickly sketched with thin washes and dropping in more concentrated brush loads of pigment.
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SOUL“I am a contemplative artist who has trouble accessing verbal skills. Finding the right words to talk about the amazing things I observe around me can be frustrating. It is much more natural for me to pick up a paintbrush, some embroidery floss or my camera when I wish to share some new discovery. The artwork I create is meant to be enjoyed on whatever level the viewer experiences it and not layered with complex meaning. Feathers, fur, flowers and the incredible variation I find in wildlife not only inspire me, but compel me to share every nuance with you. Archives
July 2024
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