I worked back and forth on both paintings starting with a mix of French ultramarine blue and burnt sienna to put in all the dark lines for the mast, windows, door openings and the heads on the figures.
With cadmium red and a mix of cadmium red and cadmium yellow I put in the life jackets to complete the figures.
Sailboats 3
With various mixtures of French ultramarine blue, cobalt blue. Antwerp blue and burnt sienna I painted in the shadows on the sails.
With a dark of French ultramarine blue and Antwerp blue I put in the shadows on the water below all the boats.
On sailboats 3, I used alizarin crimson for the hull of the leading boat and Antwerp blue and raw sienna for the hull of the other boat.
Sailboats 4
On sailboats 4, I used cobalt blue and for the lead boat and raw sienna for the hull of the second boat.
If you would like more information about ACEO please go to my post on 11 March 2010.
The ACEO shown here are all original watercolour paintings using Artist quality Winsor & Newton paint on 140lb. Arches 100% rag, acid free watercolour paper. They are priced at $20.00 each and sold unframed.
