How Monet's Palette Developed: The Reader or Springtime

Join me in exploring another of Claude Monet's exquisite paintings - 'The Reader' - by creating another of the color studies that I find so enlightening. Painted in 1872 we will see that Monet had expanded his palette beyond the Old Master colors he was using for the last painting we looked at (The Beach at Trouville, 1870). By this stage his palette consisted of:
- yellow ocher
- cadmium yellow
- red ocher
- cadmium orange
- vermilion
- alizarin crimson
- cobalt violet
- ultramarine blue
- cobalt blue
- emerald green
- viridian green
Note that it still includes the earth colors (yellow and red ocher) - we will see in later videos how Monet stopped using these and the effect that this had on his paintings.
We will see how Monet used two-color mixing to create subtle shifts of color within the painting, and once again we'll see how colors appear to change as they are laid next to each other. Monet exploits this effect masterfully - there are some amazing grays in this painting, and some tiny pinks and purples that set off the other colors beautifully!
The original of the work (which was originally known as 'Springtime') is held by the Walters Art Museum, and a downloadable image of the painting can be found here art.thewalters.org/detail/10078 if you want to create your own color study.
I hope you enjoy stealing some more from Claude - and please don't forget to subscribe!

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  • @Paul1970
    @Paul19703 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant two-color mixing demo. Makes me appreciate Monet even more. And now I’m fired up to paint tomorrow. Thanks!

  • @GreatArtistsSteal

    @GreatArtistsSteal

    3 жыл бұрын

    thanks Paul

  • @roslewis9923
    @roslewis99234 жыл бұрын

    Great demo, takes me time to get my head around 2 colour mixing, this demo was good to get insight into degrees of white which is particularly challenging, especially for some one who loves colour. Thank you Ian, as always.

  • @BeautyIsSkinDeep8
    @BeautyIsSkinDeep84 жыл бұрын

    Good work, your art is absolutely amazing. Keep it up, it's very inspiring. Makes me want to get my paintbrushes and acrylics out and splash some colour on some cavanses. Keep up the good work. Love you xx. 😘😘

  • @GreatArtistsSteal

    @GreatArtistsSteal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sam StyleAndCosmetics Thanks for the that Sam.

  • @BeautyIsSkinDeep8

    @BeautyIsSkinDeep8

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@GreatArtistsSteal you are very welcome 👍🌈♥️

  • @BeautyIsSkinDeep8

    @BeautyIsSkinDeep8

    4 жыл бұрын

    I look forward to seeing more so keep up the good work 😊

  • @MaisieStirfry
    @MaisieStirfry4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Ian, I have really been enjoying your videos. I think I've learned more from your demonstrations than I did in 4 years of art college. In particular, the idea of doing colour studies has really inspired me. It's remarkable what you can learn from doing a quick copy like this, and not worrying about the details. I completed a colour study before starting the painting I'm currently working on (a seated portrait), and it was very helpful in reducing that anxiety I get between the drawing and painting stages. Thank you so much for these videos. Perhaps at some point you could do a demonstration of how you would approach a still-life using two-colour mixing, which would incorporate some of the decision making around colour choices when painting from life. Thanks again and take care :) Tere (from Nova Scotia)

  • @GreatArtistsSteal

    @GreatArtistsSteal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tere Mullin Hi Tere, your comment is very encouraging. Thanks

  • @joannelamb9908
    @joannelamb99084 жыл бұрын

    Glad to see you are well. Thoroughly enjoyed your colour mixing...you make it look so easy Ian. I will try with my acrylics. Jox

  • @GreatArtistsSteal

    @GreatArtistsSteal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Jo, I am so glad you like my Videos and extremely pleased I set this up last September as it is great to be in some contact with you and all at a time when we all need to be in contact with each other in any way that is possible.

  • @wendyjackson270
    @wendyjackson2704 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for another helpful video.Look forward to trying to mix these lovely colours.WJ

  • @GreatArtistsSteal

    @GreatArtistsSteal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi WJ Thanks for your continued support. I am really pleased the videos have been made as it keeps me in contact with you and the rest I miss.

  • @simplesa3464
    @simplesa34644 жыл бұрын

    Hi Ian, yet another interesting mix of colours, i have been practicing and miss the class, but i am having trouble with stopping my skin colours going to orange and my grays being to blue. HELP! hope you and yours are all safe Carole .

  • @GreatArtistsSteal

    @GreatArtistsSteal

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hi Carole, Two colour mixing with a big palette used by the modern painters like Monet and Hopper is good for getting the light of a general scene but not so easy for getting skin colours for portraiture as, like you said, colours can drift over to blue so easily. The old master palette of vermilion red, yellow ochre and black and white avoids blue so is easier for getting a range of convincing skin colours.

  • @joannelamb9908
    @joannelamb99084 жыл бұрын

    Hi! Ian hope you are alright. xxJo

  • @manorandstable9024
    @manorandstable90243 жыл бұрын

    Hello Ian, I was wondering whether you might be interested in giving some paint brand guidance. Do you stick to one paint brand for ease or do you research each colour you use, its pigment intensity, its colourfastness, its base medium, etc. and choose brands per colour, accordingly?

  • @GreatArtistsSteal

    @GreatArtistsSteal

    3 жыл бұрын

    I look for paints that are intense . The brand I use for the mixing are student quality paints. Most of these are the Georgian paints by Daler Rowney. For better quality more expensive paints I think Windsor and Newton artists standard paints are fine.

  • @manorandstable9024

    @manorandstable9024

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@GreatArtistsSteal Thank you so much Ian. I've been enjoying your series. Thank you for your generosity.