March/April 2008

Kay Godshalk, Louisiana

Morning Glories and Berries

Color Palette: Sevres blue, yellow brown, Albert yellow, ruby purple, french grey, black grape, chartreuse, copen blue, dark green.

1st Fire: Leaves: Dark green and chartreuse

Blackberries: light berries are laid in with light wash of copen blue and french grey. Shadow side, ruby purple, and black grape. Dark berries are laid in with ruby purple, black grape, copen blue and/or Sevres blue. Pull out highlights, leaving only suggestion of form on shadow side.

Morning Glories: wash blue area with copen blue with some Sevres blue in lighter area. Indicate markings with wash of ruby purple. Center is yellow brown and french grey mixed in brush.

3rd Fire: leaves: strengthes as indicated. blackberries: strengthen using same colors. Keep light berries very airy, and dark berries deep along line movement.

Morning glories: strenghten as indicated. wash center very lightly with medium green to point up pistels.

Background: wash very, very lightly with Albert yellow.