Clifts of Monterey

11x14 Oil on Canvas Scratch technique with BS under tint. Photo by Richard R

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Comment by Ann Turner on January 19, 2015 at 17:20: Thank you Patsy for "liking" my little painting. Yes I did scratch all over it, I started doing just a little for accent and had such a good time that I just kept going. It dosen't show much in the photo but the canvas is tinted with B Sienna and orange so the scratches are warm peachy. I live about an hour drive from Monterey but I have only tried plein air once there an the wind nearly blew me away ! Come for a visit and we can try it !

Comment by Patsy Heller on January 18, 2015 at 1:49: Ooooh! I really like this Ann. Did you scratch out the tree limbs? Love the effect. This is Monterey. I was at a 2 week workshop in Asilomar in the 90's. What a wonderful experience.

Comment by Ann Turner on September 25, 2013 at 15:59: Thank you Betsy

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 30, 2013 at 0:32: Thanks for the info, Ann. I used Richard's palette, too: UB, Winsor (Pyrole) Red, Yellow Ocher, and Cad. Yellow Lt. I couldn't find Spectrum Yellow that he said to use at the art store. I just need to practice mixing more. I could never get that color. And I see you have added white to the UB for the water. What a beautiful blue you made! I am not sure that you have over scratched. Those delicate lines add to the charm of this picture. I would leave them alone!

Repost your edit, because I would like to see how this changes, it's so lovely.

Comment by Ann Turner on August 29, 2013 at 17:49: I just read it and cad yellow+aliz make orange not purple Sorry my brain hiccuped

Comment by Ann Turner on August 29, 2013 at 17:42: Betsy thank you for liking my experiment in scratching a wet on wet painting that was too wet and dark to do the light values that were needed. so I just took my Palette knife and started scratching, it was fun so I just did the whole thing. BS is Burnt Sienna, mixed with turpinoid and wiped on and off with a soft cloth. It doesn't show in the photo but all the scratches are soft peach that makes the water glow and ties all the composition together. I used Richards palette. The cliff color was yellow ocher + white + a little cad yellow. I then mixed my cad yellow+ aliz for purple and ult blue + aliz for purple. I add these mixes ( secondary colors) to the original Yellow Ocher mix to produce a variety of warm greys for the light parts of the cliff and more purple for the shadow of the cliff. I used these same mixes for the branches of the tree but more on the grey side. I also used a series of cool greys with an ult blue base and yellow ocher mix for the greens and purples in the tree. The water is mainly ult blue with a small amount of the mixes added to bring variety to the water. Hope that answers your questions. I now need to add more values and shadows to the tree with some bright green lights to give it more dimension and take some of those fun scratches away because I just enjoyed doing it and didn't stop. Hope this answers your questions. . . clear as mud ! It was a learning experience to try to remember what I did and to try to write it out. Try some of these mixes your self on a simple painting and then add some detail while its wet, the scratching is addictive like magic .:)

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 29, 2013 at 10:19: I just saw the "scratch technique with BS under tint." What is BS? I mean besides the kind I am already intimately familiar with from the knuckleheads at my job...

Comment by Betsy Jenkins on August 29, 2013 at 10:18: Ann, I really like this. I would like to know how you got such a nice cool sand color on those rocks. I couldn't seem to mix that--it was either too yellow or too violet or too muddy. I really like the delicate lines on your tree, too. On my screen it looks almost like they were scratched out. Not sure how you made all this wonder, but the color choices are very calming and soothing. I relish the peacefulness of this scene.

Comment by Ningning Li on August 26, 2013 at 12:13: Ann, I totally agree with you.

Comment by Ann Turner on August 26, 2013 at 12:10: Thank you Ningning ! It was a creative painting and a nice break from the more serious King of Meadow and Mission Courtyard that I completed this month. Being correct in painting is important but having fun being creative is why we keep trying !