tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.comments2024-01-30T04:18:24.084-06:00Pochade Box Paintingsjimserrettstudiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comBlogger130125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-29473724974022825292021-03-20T10:06:41.874-05:002021-03-20T10:06:41.874-05:00Good to hear from you Rene. And yes, the color of ...Good to hear from you Rene. And yes, the color of the water here is just amazing, nearly glowing teal blue. If I could capture it in paint people would not believe it and think it a fantasy painting. Used lemon yellow and cerulean blue for most of the water.<br />😊 🎨 👍<br />jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-84693334502842871772021-03-19T17:45:53.666-05:002021-03-19T17:45:53.666-05:00You sure did a good job on the colours of the sea....You sure did a good job on the colours of the sea.<br />Here the North Sea is nothing more then a filthy pool of brownish crap.René PleinAirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03368603005553165550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-20236879605591914122021-01-03T10:18:52.457-06:002021-01-03T10:18:52.457-06:00
Happy New Year! 👍
<br />Happy New Year! 👍<br />jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-10447847728771642652021-01-02T02:51:59.140-06:002021-01-02T02:51:59.140-06:00My very best wishes for Happy New Year 2021 !!!My very best wishes for Happy New Year 2021 !!!MYSTELIOS https://www.blogger.com/profile/04586221161231975293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-45869130740503207472019-07-04T09:30:37.287-05:002019-07-04T09:30:37.287-05:00Happy 4th of JulyHappy 4th of Julyjimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-74679623632186883912013-04-11T12:06:15.991-05:002013-04-11T12:06:15.991-05:00Funny, love the Tarzan yell.
The brush carrier wit...Funny, love the Tarzan yell.<br />The brush carrier with paddles is a good idea.<br />Thanks for the tips.Alyda Artnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-35432410333801037382013-04-09T07:31:59.202-05:002013-04-09T07:31:59.202-05:00HI Thomas,
The level of gray or neutrals in a lan...HI Thomas, <br />The level of gray or neutrals in a landscape is always surprising to me. The challenge I see is to not make assumptions about a color element in a scene, but really try and see it in relationship to one and another, in that I will find color harmony. Lately I have been using more of a muted earth palette that includes ivory black in the palette; I think the simple earth palette is helping me with not using over saturated color, and obtaining a more naturalistic image.<br /><br />Anyway, sorry about the slow respond,..<br />Thanks so much for your thoughts. I appreciate your blog and admire your work<br />Wish I could attend the Annual Plein Air Convention; I would enjoy your presentation.<br />Have Fun.<br />jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-70209630353043253652013-04-09T07:30:27.316-05:002013-04-09T07:30:27.316-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-77370007311116176832013-04-02T09:58:17.528-05:002013-04-02T09:58:17.528-05:00Nice Post Jim. Green can be intimidating to the pl...Nice Post Jim. Green can be intimidating to the plein air painter as they are often thought of as more saturated than they are. Not that there is anything wrong with amping one color if the other colors are suitably balanced in a similar way.<br /><br />Just to contribute: Many artists, before the advent of viridian and the pthalos used yellow and black to produce a warm green. A hue similar to chromium oxide green. Then they'd bias the mix towards blue or red, depending upon their needs. Makes an immediate olive-ish color that is handy in the field. Yellow the only primary that will produce a secondary this way.<br /><br />Nice blog. I enjoyed drilling down through it.<br /><br />Thomas Kitts<br />http://www.thomaskitts.comThomas Jefferson Kittshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605776648016750552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-47245303824925586072013-02-25T08:36:26.551-06:002013-02-25T08:36:26.551-06:00You see snow scenes a lot differently (pleasantly)...You see snow scenes a lot differently (pleasantly) than I do--but then you seem to have the right gear along with great determination and enthusiasm to get out in it and paint it from life. Boots are indeed the most important--but a warmer pair of pants would help too. Twenty degrees and a wind chill factor keep me in the studio working from my photographs.Linda Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833417183469551153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-64264043949616282942013-02-18T11:29:26.648-06:002013-02-18T11:29:26.648-06:00Hi Kelly, I am fascinated by simple color triads a...Hi Kelly, I am fascinated by simple color triads and color palettes. And have been exploring them by making color charts and palette guides. Some of them I have posted here and others on my studio blog. I think you will find them interesting.<br />Here is the url for them or you can just hit the studio link “My other Site” in the side bar.<br />http://jimserrettstudio.blogspot.com/search/label/limited%20palette<br /><br />Mixing colors with a limited palette can give you great insight into color harmony. With the right three primaries a full spectrum of hues is possible. I think making color triads has helped me decide what pigments I need on my palette to mix the color that I actually see in nature. And those that give me the most bang for the buck. By that I mean the pigments that give me the widest range with the least amount of colors. I find what I am ending up with is a palette represents two or three triads, the warm/cool or split-primary palette relationships and one limited earth color (yellow ochre, burnt sienna, ivory black, white) <br /><br />As I learn to recognize them independently, on location I will either pick a particular three color palette for a subject using it as my core pigments or use some or all of my other palette triads.<br /><br />I have found I am using Cerulean blue more and more for landscapes, it just makes some of the best sun lit greens and horizon blues. I have also almost eliminated the cadmiums from my palette, replacing them with Venetian and other earth reds. Cad yellow light is still on the palette. Anyway I think it is good you are going back and forth with a color <br />For me at least that is the best way to learn about it.<br />Thanks so much for your comment it is greatly appreciated.<br />Jim<br /><br /><br />jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-38803460389120046402013-02-18T09:46:59.026-06:002013-02-18T09:46:59.026-06:00Jane, The colors of snow can be challenging to se...Jane, The colors of snow can be challenging to see, I always try for the correct value first then ask myself these six questions, does the color need more blue, red, purple, orange, yellow or green.<br /><br />If I still can not find the answer about a color I like to use small color isolators that I make from old card stock and a paper punch. I have a post about them here if you are interested. It is under labels on the left listed under Tips and Tricks. Or here is the link.<br /><br />http://pochadeboxpaintings.blogspot.com/2012/09/gray-scale-value-finder-color-isolator.html<br /><br />The temperatures here have been fairly mild compare to much of the rest of the states, so honestly it was not so bad most of our snow was gone in a day or two. I could have used a pair of snow boots, my feet suffered the most.<br />Thanks so much for your comment, Jim<br /><br />jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-15723186419100280042013-02-18T02:21:24.900-06:002013-02-18T02:21:24.900-06:00Two beautiful paintings ! You really show us the t...Two beautiful paintings ! You really show us the true color of snow , my brain reads white even though there re lots of colors here. And how brave to go out in the cold and paint...wonder about the color of your fingers :-)))Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06592451071109351862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-57277677469056732422013-02-18T00:32:07.665-06:002013-02-18T00:32:07.665-06:00Great post- simple and easy to follow with the sho...Great post- simple and easy to follow with the shown mixes. <br /><br />I too use a double primary palette and lately I've been going back and forth between Prussian and Cerulean for cool blues and am undecided as to which I prefer. I live and paint in Rome, Italy and the light is really rosy-warm here, so cerulean seems too yellow sometimes.<br />I also just recently tried subsituting deep Madder for Alizarin and like the result, but maybe a little less transparency. <br /><br />The most helpful part of this post was to see your point about how warm the greens mixed up with Alizarin, Cad Ylw and Ultramarine. Color charts, color charts, time to do some of my own to decide what works best for me. <br /><br />Thanks again!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03887137702816587152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-77067374579026110642013-01-31T09:40:12.495-06:002013-01-31T09:40:12.495-06:00Your welcome.
Fascinating artist that I am just di...Your welcome.<br />Fascinating artist that I am just discovering.<br />Thanks for the comment.<br />jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-43951737068966704682012-12-03T00:58:30.684-06:002012-12-03T00:58:30.684-06:00Thanks for your post. This is a new artist for me...Thanks for your post. This is a new artist for me to learn about! Thanks for that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01748215500868935652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-56968641169993845792012-11-27T10:07:08.099-06:002012-11-27T10:07:08.099-06:00Wow. This is exactly what I have been looking for!...Wow. This is exactly what I have been looking for!<br />Thanks so much.<br />:)<br />Hugs and kisses, AprilAprils Artnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-89219565515873827502012-10-22T11:05:28.791-05:002012-10-22T11:05:28.791-05:00Hi Jim....Great to see the paintings you came out ...Hi Jim....Great to see the paintings you came out with from the kayaking trip. Solid little works there. I've been wanting to build a small dory hulled boat to take to Cachuma Lake nearby to paint there. Of course, painting is just my excuse to build a small boat, don't tell my Linda:) <br /><br />Seeing your painting adventure here by boat is just getting my wheels turning once again, thanks for that! Now I'll be browsing through my boat building books for the next few days dreaming away. Nice work out there Jim. Ron Guthriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09173474868558565132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-14464991409308268552012-08-01T09:31:04.716-05:002012-08-01T09:31:04.716-05:00Joan, Thank you.
Glad you liked the sketch.
Your c...Joan, Thank you.<br />Glad you liked the sketch.<br />Your comments are always greatly appreciated.<br />Jimjimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-80780446868297708062012-08-01T09:28:52.063-05:002012-08-01T09:28:52.063-05:00Hi Pat
It is certainly an interesting idea, on my...Hi Pat<br /> It is certainly an interesting idea, on my next outings I plan on ironing out some of the kinks.<br />Thanks for the comment.jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-63983168706772409332012-07-31T19:15:04.324-05:002012-07-31T19:15:04.324-05:00Very enjoyable blog, your invention paid off, you ...Very enjoyable blog, your invention paid off, you did a beautiful plein air sketch. Thank you for sharing. I will continue to look and enjoy the rest of your blog. <br /><br />All the best to you, <br />Joanjsicignano2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00952267666954894935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-3357153055068604442012-07-31T16:03:25.116-05:002012-07-31T16:03:25.116-05:00I like that idea.I like that idea.Pat O'Driscollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12470517751239062494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-70499526451169827102012-04-30T15:48:38.328-05:002012-04-30T15:48:38.328-05:00Looks like a nice spring day by the lake! I like t...Looks like a nice spring day by the lake! I like the depth you caught past the trees on the right!Jon Holdredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05411877499326043083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-50104898766480403612012-04-17T07:53:04.851-05:002012-04-17T07:53:04.851-05:00Tout d’abord félicitations pour votre note, tout a...Tout d’abord félicitations pour votre note, tout autant éclairantes et posées. Cela dit, certains détails auraient pu comporter davantage de précisions, par exemple vers la conclusion. C’est juste un moyen de dire que je suis pressé de lire la suite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819018605230941412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619256961244076192.post-48527641069576500742012-03-06T09:37:21.450-06:002012-03-06T09:37:21.450-06:00Dear Jim,
I've just seen your article, very p...Dear Jim,<br /><br />I've just seen your article, very professional, thank you. It's all thanks to you for sharing your 'Serret' plans, so we can get up and out to paint! Takes me no time at all to prepare my kit now, I go almost every day. What's more, living on an island everything is imported so IS difficult and expensive to buy, making your own is by far the best way!georgie reyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15111633278590778308noreply@blogger.com