with the sunny and warm weather we have now, i had to head out to my favourite painting spot: yeah, you guessed it: the fish market.
i will be so sad once the old shaggy house gets torn down this fall.
fish market, 8×10, open acylic on canvas panel
because i have a more commissions ordered from this scene i gladly took off yesterday after the kids went to daycare to try out some new gear:
the new ‘golden open acrylics‘ and the ‘easy L’ MacPherson pochade easel. oh, and it all was just perfect! no wind, mid morning sun giving great sun/shade definition on the house (which really helps in creating a high contrast painting), and after the initial wrestling with the new equiment all stood up and worked well. here’s a pic of the set up…

about the paints i have to say: the way slower drying time make them ideal for outdoor painting without the need of retarders or other slowing medium. just open the tube and get started. the feel is almost like oils, without the turps and fumes- great for me as i am pregnant. they feel a tad gooey though- nothing major.
the easel is a simple tripod set up, and i hung the water container from the side knob. as the pochade does not feature a carrying spot for the wet painting, i used corrugated plastic canvas- carrier.
as for colour palette i used: hansa yellow light, cad. red light, alizarin crimson hue, ultramarine blue and titanium yellow. now, i found that it was a bit of a change from my primary palette i usually use, as i had a hard time to mix pure greens with the ultramarine. also, with the cad. red and alizarin crimson hue i had a limited use of reds. never the less i am very happy with the results- and i had a great time painting. thank you Lord, for this day!
harbour boats, acrylic on canvas, 28×48
this is the harbour painting i finished. it’s quite big for me at 28×48in- acrylic on canvas. took a long time to finish, but i learned a lot through the process. i used my Da Vinci paints for it: hansa yellow light, red rose deep, phthalo blue and titanium white.
i feel so blessed beeing able to enjoy the great outdoors and its wonderful creation… once home, i am always very humbled- by its beauty and magnificant creator.