Len Chmiel

Len Chmiel

A few paintings by Len Chmiel, a new favorite I found a the "Masters of the American West" exhibition at the Autry Musuem.  I am impressed by the quality of the light in his paintings.

Oil Palette Colors

My basic palette is:

Burnt Umber

Burnt Sienna

Raw Sienna

Yellow Ochre

Cadmium Yellow Lemon or Pale

Cadmium Yellow Medium

Cadmium Red Light or Cadmium Scarlet

Alizarin Crimson

Ultramarine Blue or French Ultramarine Blue

Cerulean Blue

Viridian

Sap Green

Titanium White

This is a double primary palette, with a warm and cool of each primary and green.  A true blue and red are also useful so I sometimes add cobalt blue and napthol or pyrrole red.

Occasional colors that I add when the subject requires them.  Most are transparent colors, with high chroma and tinting strength.  

Quinacridone Rose - florals

Phthalo Blue and Green - seascapes

Dioxazine Purple - florals

Indian Yellow - transparent yellow that warms without lightening

Transparent Red Oxide - replacement for Burnt Sienna which is opaque.

Phthalo Yellow Green - opaque, convenience color made from Cadmium Yellow Light and Phthalo Green.