tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post519420013358648922..comments2023-05-12T04:31:26.453-07:00Comments on Carol Flatt Art: "FAVORI ITALIEN" 6" X 6" Oil on linen panelCarol Flatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13280091225563623507noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-75012145234623754852011-09-07T20:44:54.800-07:002011-09-07T20:44:54.800-07:00You know, Shirley, sometimes you just need a certa...You know, Shirley, sometimes you just need a certain tube color! But, a limited palette certainly does challenge you to be creative with mixing. Even substituting a different yellow or blue or red (yellow ochre for Cad Yellow, for example,) produces exciting changes and tones. Love it! Thanks for writing!Carol Flatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280091225563623507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-75557922753608668612011-09-07T19:42:31.743-07:002011-09-07T19:42:31.743-07:00I think limited palettes are great though I must a...I think limited palettes are great though I must admit lately I've shifted to a much more expansive one. <br />Love the texture you achieved with that thin and fragile garlic skin. <br />And the dove and basket of your previous post are beautiful with such great color harmony.Shirley Fachillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900078558695081657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-493969520750515412011-09-07T09:11:54.946-07:002011-09-07T09:11:54.946-07:00Lorraine, thanks! I really appreciate it.Lorraine, thanks! I really appreciate it.Carol Flatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280091225563623507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-79066854131373622932011-09-07T07:56:07.800-07:002011-09-07T07:56:07.800-07:00Beautiful, Carol!!!Beautiful, Carol!!!Lorraine Shirkushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08289581724600276889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-26353331255762829242011-09-05T09:43:11.205-07:002011-09-05T09:43:11.205-07:00Thank you, Jean! You're amazing! You grow so m...Thank you, Jean! You're amazing! You grow so many things in your garden! What a treat!!Carol Flatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280091225563623507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-49887041244539341882011-09-05T09:37:16.962-07:002011-09-05T09:37:16.962-07:00It's fun, isn't it? sometimes. it's ha...It's fun, isn't it? sometimes. it's hard to resist pulling out the Viridian or others, but I force myself to stay within the "rules."Carol Flatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280091225563623507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-82785429699541574952011-09-05T04:20:40.921-07:002011-09-05T04:20:40.921-07:00You really captured the texture of that garlic ski...You really captured the texture of that garlic skin:)<br /><br />I like a limited palette too: Cad yell lt, cad red light, ultra blue, and white. I have done yell ochre, paynes gray, and burnt sienna also. It sure does cause you to focus on color mixing and relationships.Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2112630515552086897.post-32620720222423114772011-09-05T04:04:33.655-07:002011-09-05T04:04:33.655-07:00Oh Carol, you did my favorite subject, Love the fr...Oh Carol, you did my favorite subject, Love the freshness of the grain on the skins, so direct and yet gentle strokes. By the way , if you want garlic, our crop is safely drying in the shed.Jean Ranstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922049335021464458noreply@blogger.com