Portola Art Gallery--Allied Arts

Oil on textured panel, 11' by 14", plein air My alizarin crimson didn't do the trick on making the flowers glow, so I had to use some flake white substitute and quinacridone red on the lit up flowers when I got back to the studio. Alizarin works just fine for most things.

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Comment by Dorian Aronson on August 5, 2015 at 16:19: Lots of nice stuff going on! Most interesting is that glass block entrance way. Would love to stop there for lunch or just explore...........:-)

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 2, 2015 at 13:50: Thank you Cristina!!

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 2, 2015 at 13:41: Thank you Susan!!!

Comment by Susan Burke on August 2, 2015 at 10:02: Nice one, Stuart! However you got the color, you made the flowers sizzle and bring the entire painting together!

Comment by Cristina Mihailescu on August 2, 2015 at 4:11: Lovely!

Comment by Stuart J. Gourlay on August 1, 2015 at 13:35: Thanks Laura!! If you try it again, take along some quinacridone red; it is warmer and has more tinting strength than Alizarin. Actually, when you are painting a lot of flowers, quinacridone red is a better choice than Alizarin for your cool red.

Comment by Laura Xu on August 1, 2015 at 13:10: Wow! Stu, the bougainvillea just so beautiful! I have tried this scene last winter, I used Alizarin, it didn't work. I will try it again some time soon.