Zorn palette....a comp of a few past works

Discussing the Zorn palette on Wetcanvas...just

thought I'd share some old works I did. As a

painter I have my preferred palette and manner,

but as an educator/arts instructor...I feel an

obligation to try and experiment. I don't as a

rule paint with black on my palette...some might

be surprised I haven't used black in my gouache

works yet...though a number of paintings done on

a black support. Yet I mix my darks.

The Anders Zorn palette consists of yellow ocre,

red, black and white. The black of Zorn's day

had a greater content of blue in it than blacks

today have...so I add about 1/3rd by volume Fr.

Ultramarine Blue to black when I play with the

Zorn palette. I have shared this palette with a

number of artists in the past..and my son Jason

took this palette to a whole other height, as he

did with the split-complementary palette...

Here's just a few examples resulting from my play

with it...(and yes...I cheated a little, let's say 

artistic license...when I added a touch of blue to

the woodduck hen's primary feathers).

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