Tuesday, March 27, 2007

The Artist's Palette

Here's what Gamblin recommends for a Landscape Painters Palette
Hansa Yellow Lt. — cool (toward green) semi-transparent light yellow Cadmium Yellow Med — warm opaque yellow. Naples Yellow Hue — light earthy yellow with great hiding power Yellow Ochre — traditional earth yellow. Cadmium Orange — medium opaque orange. Cadmium Red Lt. — warm (toward orange) opaque light red. Alizarin Permanent— cool (toward blue) transparent replacement for fugitive. Alizarin Ultramarine Violet— natural looking transparent violet. Ultramarine Blue — warm (toward red) transparent blue. Cobalt Blue — "true blue" semi-transparent. Manganese Blue Hue — cool (toward green) transparent water blue. Cadmium Green — opaque light green. Sap Green — dark earthy transparent green with yellow undertone. Veridian — medium transparent green, muted in mixtures, Van Dyke Brown — brownish transparent black. Flake White Replacement — replicates the working properties of Flake (lead) White. DOES NOT CONTAIN LEAD.

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Thursday, March 22, 2007

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Three Lighthouses, Limited free offer


This is an 8 x 10 print (collage) of my pencil drawings of Lighthouses. I can send an 8 x 10 PDF file, 300 dpi free. You will need Adobe Reader to download this file.Offer expires April, 2007, at noon EST: send e-mail to: walkerjohn@verizon.net See my other Lighthouse drawings.

Monday, March 12, 2007


My paintings are about the Saltmarshes of the coastal regions. They offer the artist unlimited use of color and shape.

Friday, March 9, 2007


Come and visit Rockport, MA. Rockport is a great place to vacation. Come and visit us in this great fishing village. Bring your sketch book and paint box!

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Thursday, March 8, 2007

Beginning Storm

Another new one! 24 x 36. Visit Plum Island

Ice on the Marsh

This painting is 24 x 36, just finished it and had a lot of fun painting it. You can see that I love the color blue. I also love the open and wide views available on the wetlands:

Hello: Could I possiblly purchase a print of your new work, "Ice on the Marsh"? It is wonderful. I have been visiting Rockport for twenty-five years and your art impresses me as the most original and creative
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