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October 30, 2005
The struggle
Back in the saddle and it’s sore, I feel I’ve forgotten all I knew. I squeeze familiar tubes and put the same colours on the palette that I have in the past. [Flake White, Naples Yellow, Indian Yellow, Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine, Ivory Black] but they don’t seem to mix up the tones they used to. The richness has gone somewhere.
So I look back at old pictures, I pull a few panels from the racks and stand them round the studio. This helps to convince me that I can do it and to remind myself of the colours I want.
Posted by john at October 30, 2005 06:09 PM