BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter September 18th, Six Colors

Published: Tue, 09/18/18

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #174, Six Colors

These last weeks are just getting more and more interesting! This last week I had an amazing workshop up in the North-woods at Dillman's. I got home Friday afternoon just to find out my dad was sent back to the emergency room from rehab again. This is the 3rd time in 3 weeks... I'm happy to say that I hope and pray he is finally getting better after this last visit. Thanks for all the emails and prayers, they are working. He is going back to rehab today after a crack in his spine surgery, ruptured gallbladder surgery, septicemia and pneumonia... my dad is one tough cookie!

I have been monitoring the storm in North Carolina as I will be teaching at the Perquimans Arts League, Hertford NC, October 15th and 16th. News from the group is that they were not hit hard and the workshop is still on. The 2nd workshop, the 17th, and 18th have been canceled unless a few more folks sign up as most have canceled. I wish everyone well and I am praying for all those in North and South Carolina who were hit hard.

Next week September 27th-30th I will be in Santa Fe for the Artisan Materials Expo teaching 5 workshop classes in 3 days. There are still some spots available if you what to join me. INFO HERE

Yes to class at the Civic Center in Libertyville, Thursday, Sept. 20th 1 pm to 3:30

Yes to class at the BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, September 22nd 9:00 am to 11:30 am

Six Colors

If for some strange reason you were only allowed to use 6 colors and one brand of paper, what would those colors be and what paper would you use? This is what the Holbein company asked me to choose.

The colors that I chose after thinking about it and then trying out a bunch of colors together I came up with the six colors being... Horizon Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Permanent Violet, Scarlet Lake, Permanent Yellow Orange, and Quinacridone Gold. These 6 Holbein colors gave me a wide variety of colors when mixing them together.

With Horizon Blue and Ultramarine Deep mixed with the Quinacridone Gold or the Permanent Yellow Orange, I could get a large variety of greens.

For a Yellow, I could just water down the Quinacridone Gold or the Permanent Yellow Orange.

Purple mixed with the Horizon Blue gets me a Lavender or mixed with the Quinacridone Gold gets me some amazing earth tones.

For a richer Orange, I can just mix the Scarlet Lake with the Permanent Yellow Orange.

If you are looking for a Black you could mix together Ultramarine Deep, Permanent Violet and a little of Scarlet Lake and Quinacridone Gold.

After working these colors out I was really surprised how many colors I could make with just these 6 colors. Below are 12 extra colors I mixed with the 6 original colors.

As for picking a paper the Stonehenge Aqua paper has just recently become my favorite paper. I normally use Arches 300lb Cold Press and also Strathmore Bristol Board. I discovered that the Stonehenge gives me what I like about both the other 2 papers. Stonehenge gives me a cold press surface and absorbs the paint a little and it also lets enough pigment stay on top of the paper for that hot press vibrant color look. It also rubs out real easy if I am looking to scrub out a small area.

Arches 300lb Cold Press and Strathmore Bristol Board are really great papers and I still use them too but I have become a really big fan of the Stonehenge Aqua brand and it's less expensive then Arches and Strathmore Bristol Board.

If you don't have a lot of money but still would like to use professional grade supplies, here are 6 Holbein colors and one Stonehenge Aqua paper that you can afford to buy and come up with some great paintings.

David

With the 6 Holbein colors below I made another 12 colors by mixing them together, and I'm sure you can mix a lot more.

UPDATED
Workshops and Demos in 2018

Artisan Materials Expo Classes, Santa Fe, September 27th-30th, For Information Click Here

Perquimans Arts League, Hertford NC, October 15th and 16th, For Information Click Here

Jacksonville Watercolor Society Workshop, Jacksonville FL, October 24, 25, 26 For Information Click Here

Workshops and Demos in 2019

Dillman's Festival, Marco Island Center for the Arts DEMO, Florida, January 27th, For Information Click Here

Marco Island Center for the Arts WORKSHOP, Florida, January 29th-30th, For Information Click Here

Morris Watercolor Guild Workshop, IL, March 1st, Information to come

Dillman's Acrylic Workshop, Lac du Flambeau, WI, June 3rd - 6th For Information Click Here

Vermont Art Event Workshop Classes, VT, July 29th - August 2nd, Information to come

Cheap Joes Workshop, Boone NC, Sept. 9th - 13th For Information Click Here

Dillman's Watercolor Workshop, Lac du Flambeau, WI, Sept. 23d - 26th For Information Click Here

Artist of the Week

Tony Couch- As I was up at Dillman's last week teaching a 4 day workshop I noticed Tony was going to be teaching there this week. I would like to meet Tony as his style is so much like that of my mentor Irving Shapiro. I would love to know if he ever knew Shapiro.

6 BeckerArt Brushes
Please take good care of your BeckerArt brushes, but if you ever need to get new ones, you know where to go... HERE!
I now have 2 sets of BeckerArt Brushes... they are the original set which includes the 1 1/4" flat, the #16 round and the #4 rigger. My NEW brush set includes the 1/2" flat, the 1/4" flat and the #8 round

Click Here to Purchase BeckerArt Brushes

For any other info please email me at david@davidrbecker.com