In the Garden at Maurecourt

approach — 8 steps

color palette

primary · viridian green · yellow ochre · burnt sienna · titanium white

secondary · alizarin crimson · ultramarine blue

Mix greens by blending viridian green and yellow ochre. Use burnt sienna and white for warm skin tones. Add small amounts of alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue to darken colors and create shadows.

techniques

• ·broken color
• ·wet-on-wet blending
• ·scumbling
• ·alla prima
• ·impasto

common pitfalls

• →Overworking the details and losing the freshness of the impressionistic style.
• →Using too much detail in the background, which can distract from the figures.
• →Failing to capture the subtle color variations in the grass and foliage.
• →Creating muddy colors by overmixing.