impressionist2
04-19-2002, 08:46 AM
Anyone familiar with Kevin MacPherson's large wooden foldout palette he uses in the field? It's shown in "Oil Painting with Color and Light". Know where to find one?
Also, he uses a black umbrella. I thought that was a no-no. Who has a great white umbrella that can switched to different angles? Which one and where did you buy it, please?
Okay, I found a good description of it and also Daniel Smith carries it.
From an online oil forum:
"I use a "French Companion" for my oils
palette. This is a separate wooden box with two wings that fold
over the top. That way I can simply close up my palette when I'm
done painting and it will be ready for the next session without
any problem. I like a white palette because I usually start with a
white canvas and I tend to paint "alle prima". Most painters prefer
to use the natural dark wood as their palette base, especially if
you paint in the "imprimatura" method. I don't disagree; a dark
palette is very good too. It's up to your preference. When I set
out my paint I squiggle out long "worms" of paint instead of blobs.
This has a lot of advantages for picking up "clean" color when
you're in the middle of painting and you can't stop to squeeze out
more fresh color. White goes at the bottom, yellow to the left,
red in the corner, blue and green at the top. Leave the right side
open, 'cause that's where you're going to scrape the "gray"
left-over paint you get from mixing a bunch of colors. You will use
that gray left-over paint for distant hills, clouds, or other areas
within the painting, as well as for graying down some of the
colors you need to tone down. You mix all your paint in the
center of the palette. When it gets too messy and you need to
mix fresh color just use a palette knife to scrape that mess to the
right. Wipe down the center mixing area with a paper towel
dipped in a little turpenoid, (or water, if you're using water soluble
oils), and you're ready to keep going."
Renee
Also, he uses a black umbrella. I thought that was a no-no. Who has a great white umbrella that can switched to different angles? Which one and where did you buy it, please?
Okay, I found a good description of it and also Daniel Smith carries it.
From an online oil forum:
"I use a "French Companion" for my oils
palette. This is a separate wooden box with two wings that fold
over the top. That way I can simply close up my palette when I'm
done painting and it will be ready for the next session without
any problem. I like a white palette because I usually start with a
white canvas and I tend to paint "alle prima". Most painters prefer
to use the natural dark wood as their palette base, especially if
you paint in the "imprimatura" method. I don't disagree; a dark
palette is very good too. It's up to your preference. When I set
out my paint I squiggle out long "worms" of paint instead of blobs.
This has a lot of advantages for picking up "clean" color when
you're in the middle of painting and you can't stop to squeeze out
more fresh color. White goes at the bottom, yellow to the left,
red in the corner, blue and green at the top. Leave the right side
open, 'cause that's where you're going to scrape the "gray"
left-over paint you get from mixing a bunch of colors. You will use
that gray left-over paint for distant hills, clouds, or other areas
within the painting, as well as for graying down some of the
colors you need to tone down. You mix all your paint in the
center of the palette. When it gets too messy and you need to
mix fresh color just use a palette knife to scrape that mess to the
right. Wipe down the center mixing area with a paper towel
dipped in a little turpenoid, (or water, if you're using water soluble
oils), and you're ready to keep going."
Renee