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11-27-04,
I'm painting a few night scenes for a article in Artist's magazine. Last night there was a full moon, and rain, and clear and rain. This painting took no more time then 15 minutes. Painting from my studio VW van. Starting with water colors, this is my night palette. It's mostly opaque colors, Bocour is best for that, using original elements. Quin Magenta PV202, D.S., Cooler and Darker than PR122, for night painting.
Alizarin crimson, home made. Burnt sienna, Grum. Finest.
 This second painting on the same paper was done during the day, it is a change from opaque colors to the three primary transparent primary colors. PY153, PR122 and PB15.3  This is what the transparent colors are capable of.  The third painting of this set is a small Hawaiian church in Lahaina called Harvest Chapel. It was painted Christmas Eve 2004 with the three primary colors on Waterford #300 C/P paper, maybe my favorite paper. I didn't start on Waterford paper, I started on Arches #140 block. Never.. will I ever paint on a block paper again. 140 pound paper just wrinkles when it's wet, even in a block. These were my first two colors down, and last two. Look at the wrinkles on this paper. Ridiculous.. I stopped and tossed it. It would be a waste of time to continue. 
This second photo is the second color down, the same yellow as the first color, just deeper. I had planned to scratch in the phone wires. You can scratch the overlaying color if the bottom color is dry. But I didn't, I painted around the wires instead. If it had been a hot pressed paper I would have scratched them in. The third color was magenta and then cyan. That's the way I start three color paintings.  It's late in the painting. The tree, the road, the see through van window, the dark sky and the street light need work.  It's finished, Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. In the morning I'll box it up for the Post Office. I don't touch the night paintings in the daytime on or off location. 
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