Chrysanthemum3

Here is my palette of one day and finished work.

burnt umber, black, white, verditer blue, cadmium green pale, rose madder, burnt shienna, olive green, aureolin, rose violet, etc

Chrysanthemum 3,
oil on painting, 46cmx53cm (18"x 21")

I like neutral colors. In most cases, I add some gray or umber to any paints from tube. My color tastes are very much influenced by the climate of Japan; very moderate and humid. For example, sky is not really "blue", it is more like verditer blue, a bit grayish and whitish than cerulean blue. White flowers are either inclined toward yellow or gray. Soft sunlight here enables me to see variations of colors and that might be the reason that I like to play with colors.

「菊３」で使用したある日のパレットです。日本の気候のせいか、自然をモチーフにした絵なので原色よりも中間色を好んで使います。グレーや茶系を混ぜることが多いです。バジターブルー、カドミウムグリーンペール（クサカベ）、オリーブグリーン（ホルベイン）など、よく使います。