When starting the painting we start with simple mass color shapes. From these simple mass color spots I being the process developing the masses in an accurate account of how I am seeing.
The beginning shapes are crude and over the top with color. It's better to have strong color that expresses light.
This method of painting was passed on from Charles Hawthorne to his student Henry Hensche.
This is one way to study color.
I make a small drawing with a blue pastel pencil as a guide to where the masses will be. Then I paint the masses simple with as pure color as possible. I mixed all color on the board with a painting knife.
When studying the color in this way it is best to use pure color and stay in step 2 as long as possible.
You may want to restate the masses a few times before moving on to step three. Only when you are satisfied with the masses first statement should you move on. I keep a be a small white line between the masses (illustrated in step 2), in case I need to restate the mass. The line also helps keep my masses distinct and pure.
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