[Aquanet] a question of scarlet

[Bradford Clement]

I have so many problems using reds that I finally realized that the  
best I can do is help the viewer see just how confused I am when I  
look at reds.  I have a whole bunch of tubes of different reds, but I  
am happiest with the results when I span a wide range of warm to cool  
reds that bracket the local color (more like hot to cold).  I'm  
currently painting a bouquet of what I would describe as "coral"  
colored roses. I'm using a range from ultramarine blue tints for the  
highlights, to  quinacridone violet, to quinacridone rose to  
quinacridone red to naphthol red for each petal. Most of these are M  
Graham paints.
I also find that of all the hues red seems to be the most sensitive  
to the colors that surround it.
But then, maybe I'm just partially colorblind when it comes to red!

Brad

On Mar 5, 2008, at 12:54 PM, Lorraine Dietrich wrote:

> I like permanent Red from Da Vinci very much. Very bright red, lots of
> power.
> Naphthol Red. I love it. It has punch, tinctorial, very handsome ,  
> a real
> Gypsy color
>
> I don't use cadmiums
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "pat davis" <peedee at nucleus.com>
> To: "aquanet" <aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:23 PM
> Subject: [Aquanet] a question of scarlet
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>
>> Hi, gang.
>>
>> Mercy me, we are quiet lately! I assume we're all busy creating
>> masterpieces. In which case, I shan't waste too much of your time,  
>> but I
>> have a quick question: I'm trying to clean up my palette, so to  
>> speak,
>> and I'm trying to find a good scarlet substitute for Cad Red Light.
>> Graham paints would be my preference, but if that is not  
>> available, what
>> would any of you suggest?
>>
>> Back to the "studio"
>> pat
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