Monochromatic Marsh!

'Violet' 8x10 pastel

Last night at class we worked on using a limited palette on a simple composition. We could choose a monochromatic, complimentary or anagolous color scheme. I chose monochromatic using what else but purples! It was a fun exercise and really made me think about something that has been in the back of my mind anyway. I really want to be able to take a scene and be able to apply different color palettes...not always just what I am seeing. We tend to get comfortable with our favorite colors and I want to be able to do something different sometimes! So I will be practicing more. Today I did about 15 very quick color studies using different color schemes...I plan on doing more of these. I think it will be very helpful. In the meantime....my daughter likes the purple marsh and wants it for her room!