2/14/11 – “RIO CHAMA AT ABIQUIU” – 18″x24″ Study – Work in Progress (Glazes) — This is a study for a larger commission piece (36″x48″) The sky is completed and the mountains in the distance. Sky: Thalo Blue, Permalba White, Indanthrone Blue and a touch of Yellow Ochre. Far mountains: More intense sky color. Same mixtures. Closer mountains: Add Chrome Oxide Green Opaque and more Yellow Ochre. River: Deeper sky colors. Land and trees: Combinations of semi-transparent glazes: Yellow Ochre, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Sienna. Foreground: Burnt Sienna in cross-hatch pattern to simulate gravel (I hope).
