Back in the studio

After a few weeks away from the studio, I stepped into the place were I like to create and smiled. Being away due to the holidays and then a bout with upper respiratory infection for a week, today I feel a need to start up again. I look at the painting I started a few weeks ago and wonder to myself .  I am not in the same mindset as before so I gradually ease into painting again. I go over the new tubes of oils I bought when I went home. I limited myself to not only replacing the paints I ran low on but also at the same time picked  three basic colors, cadmium red medium, cadmium yellow medium, and cobalt blue, for a study I wanted to try. For me, when I go back home to stock up on paints for the next few months, I feel like a kid in a candy store.  The array of colors is overwhelming for me and I want to try them all. This gets me into trouble because then I never end up using the colors or I use too much and my palette becomes "muddy" mess. Returning to my basic art foundation training from years ago, I want for myself  to have a better understanding of the concept of primary, secondary, and tertiary colors, as well as complementary and harmonious color juxtapositions.