Cape Cod dunes

Acrylic 11x14. This is my first attempt at a painting using the Munsell theory. It was an interesting lesson because this was the first time using most of the colors.

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Comment by Susan Burke on September 3, 2015 at 14:11: Thanks, Phyllis!!

Comment by Phyllis Johnson on September 3, 2015 at 11:44: Just so beautiful! Nice light! Colors! distant ocean!

Comment by Susan Burke on August 27, 2015 at 6:25: Thank you so much Ruby and Laura!!

Comment by Laura Xu on August 27, 2015 at 6:23: It is so beautiful, Susan!

Comment by Ruby on August 27, 2015 at 5:38: beautifully painted Susan

Comment by Susan Burke on August 26, 2015 at 8:04: Charles, I don't know what happened but after a long while, your post did show up, so I erased mine! I think we're all good to go now! Thanks again!

Comment by Susan Burke on August 26, 2015 at 7:57: Thank you, Charles, for the excellent input! I'm going to try your suggestions! Thanks, Jon!

Comment by Charles Post on August 26, 2015 at 7:56: Odd, about my comment. My technical skills are failing me. Glad to help. The glazing technique creates a transparent result and you can layer color on top of color; e.g, you can create a purple by glazing red on blue. By contrast a mixture of white and a color creates a flatter result. I work in acrylic and use both glaze medium and water for glazing.

Comment by Jon Main on August 26, 2015 at 4:42: The glowing effect is lovely - I also like the violet shadowed area - it's hard to get 'colored'/glowing darks like that!

Comment by Charles Post on August 26, 2015 at 4:17: Again, this is a magnificent painting.

You are correct about P-blue (the same applies for P-green, Diox purple and Aliz crimson). When using any of those, to achieve the lightest value, you can use two techniques: (1) mix small amount of the color with glaze medium or (2) start with a lot of white and a touch of the color. Apply a small amount on the painting or a test page then step back and evaluate. I keep handy a test page paint with mid-tone gray (or mine is p-blue and white) on which I apply my mixed paint to see has the value I am looking for. Then darken in value in small increments; easier to darken the values with those colors than to lighten them. With the glazing technique, you merely apply another layer of the mixed glazed. BTW, I had that problem in my Mormon Row painting and had to cover the blues with layers of pure white to achieve the brightness I was looking for...frustrating as heck. If you decide to lighten the horizon, start with glazes of pure white until you achieve the look you are after.