[Aquanet] a question of scarlet

[pat davis]

Earlier today (?) patchapin at mindspring.com wrote to Paul:
>
> After looking at your web site, I think I see one firm reason why we 
> like different reds -- your location and light, looking at your great 
> landscapes (and I must say, I really liked your 'add a bit of fantasy' 
> ones, watercolours that need a second look, a grin and some thought!), 
> probably give you different things to see and paint in different 
> colours as opposed to where I am.
Wow! Pat has it right here. I know that one of her favorite blues is 
phthalo blue, a colour I almost never use if I'm looking for something 
realistic in my area. For realism here my standby is ultramarine blue . 
(I can sense Pat cringing from 1000 miles away).

I also note that I see a lot of English landscape painters using colours 
that just would not work for most days here. Too many grays. I also 
notice that when someone from one area goes to another, it's hard to 
make the adjustment sometimes. I have seen the paintings of one noted 
British landscapist (that's a real word, right?) when he visited some of 
the Mediterranean islands... and his paintings still looked like he was 
seeing them thru the lens of an English winter. His dreary, gray English 
landscapes to me were wonderful, full of atmosphere and drizzle, but his 
Mediterranean landscapes had all the joy of a Puritan at an orgy.

FWLIW
pat